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| From | <tinyvolcano@wavecable.com> |
| Subject | Re: McCartney is God Get over it |
| Date | Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:43:04 -0700 |
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Marty ....
Well played!
Hole in one ...
On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:08:01 -0700
Marty Rudnick <mrudnick@marturo.com> wrote:
> Stewart Mason wrote:
>
>> [snip] but my problem isn't with baby boomers who
>>prefer the music of
>> their youth to that which came after -- that's a natural
>>reaction --
>> but with baby boomers who adopt an attitude of smarmy
>>superiority over
>> anyone who had the temerity to be born after them.
>>[snip]
>
> Marty sez:
>
> Maybe I've been asleep at the wheel, but I don't recall
>much if any smarmy superiority or attitude in that regard
>on this list.
> As for me, I grew up in the 60's, and my feeling is that
>of being blessed to be alive and impressionable in that
>era. It's hard to feel superior about it, since I was
>but a spectator. I just feel lucky. To me, pure magic
>was coming out of the radio. Yes, I do feel the magic
>has diminished over the years, but I also realize that
>the older I get, the less I can relate. I feel about
>hip hop the same way my dad felt about rock and roll, so
>I question my own ability to judge.
>
> The music of the era was highly concentrated in the form
>of Top 30 radio that included an eclectic amalgam of
>rock, pop and country all competing on the same charts.
> The best of the best. Since then, the airwaves have
>been diluted into endless niche categories, with much
>less crossover. I thnk if you compare the Billboard
>charts over the years this will be hard to dispute.
>
> I also feel there was a boatload of crap that came out
>in the sixties....talentless Beatle imitators and 1000 Al
>Martinos all recording their version of Yesterday.
> I think there is no possibility of fair comparison
>anymore.
>
> I also have mixed feelings about Paul. He is my
>all-time fave, yet it seems that he rarely visits the
>rarified air anymore. I also rarely give his disks a
>second listen anymore, and I may be overlooking some
>great tunes. Paul has become like my golf swing --
>diminishing reward, but every now and then he connects
>with one which reminds me why I can't give up.
>
> Marty
>
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