smoe.org mailing lists
ivan@stellysee.de
| From | "Holmes Online" <bholmes_fm@msn.com> |
| Subject | =?Windows-1252?Q?Re:_When_giants_walked_the_earth=85the_end_of_=93the_age?= =?Windows-1252?Q?_of_rock_stars=85=94_?= |
| Date | Sat, 25 Aug 2007 13:03:29 -0400 |
[Part 1 text/plain Windows-1252 (0.9 kilobytes)]
(View Text in a separate window)
great read, thanks for the link.
"...its ability to infuse hedonism with a sense of community"...hell, that's
about as good a definition of rock'n'roll as i've ever heard.
b
ps - i see the comments are already splintering past his point to the "you
can still find great music" arguments, and - well, duh - of course you
can. Key point for me is the change from the almost singular focus to rock
radio / three TV channels to the wide open (yet ironically internalized)
landscape of today. The odds on someone/something polarizing a nation's
listeners at once are long, especially when you'll have to yank the earbuds
out of 90% of them first. Everyone will have their own "Beatles" but there
won't be a universal "Beatles". Won't stop the corps from trying to
manufacture them anyway, though (see American Idol, High School Musical,
Fergie, etc.)
For assistance, please contact
the smoe.org administrators.