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| From | "Jason Damas" <jason.damas@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: It's kinda like watching a train wreck... |
| Date | Tue, 19 Apr 2005 18:42:16 -0400 |
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<< The Beatles will stand the test of time; the music of the Fab Four isn't
going anywhere. It will always be there. It's as much a part of the cultural
fabric now as the national anthem, "Amazing Grace", or Beethoven's Fifth. I
have no doubt that many of today's kids that dismiss the Beatles as boring
will eventually find their way to liking them.>>
Entire post well said, as always, Gregory.
My question, Miguel, is--how old are these kids that you're talking about?
If they're teenagers or adolescents, I really wouldn't worry or even take it
too seriously. I was probably a bit more musically "advanced" than most of
my peers at that age, and I remember getting made fun of something VICIOUS
because I loved The Cars, a band who were "old" (and this is the early-mid
90s!). All those same people seem to love The Cars now.
A friend had something similar happen a few months ago. His little cousins,
aged 9 and 12, got new ipods for Christmas, but they had very little music
to fill them up with. He invited them over and put together a playlist of
about 400 or so songs--ranging from things like the Beatles on up to more
modern fare like Barenaked Ladies and Fountains of Wayne--that were either
very well-known songs or things that would appeal to them. What did they do?
Trash all of it, and leave home with exactly 18 (!) songs more than they
came with, most of them being the most banal of top 40 fare.
Like Gregory said, The Beatles are timeless, and kids in that age range are
very susceptible to peer pressure, and often care very much about what's
"current" or hip, and the Beatles ain't it for most of them. Go talk to a
group of college kids, or people in their early 20s, and you'll get a much
different reaction, I guarantee. I'm 24, and know plenty of people who love
the Beatles (and I knew plenty all through college, as well). You know what
I HAVE encountered in this group, though? Resentment that the Beatles,
Stones et al. have been so shoved down their throats by boomers as music
they *HAVE* to like because it's *BETTER* than whatever they're already
listening to. That doesn't tend to sit well, much like Gregory pointed out
with the Sinatra comment.
--Jason
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