tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269925294673930988.post6053006431091246534..comments2023-11-22T09:17:05.368-08:00Comments on TAD's Back-Up Plan: But Seriously, Folks....TADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13853931230081777310noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269925294673930988.post-74253919412216765762009-12-07T20:09:35.583-08:002009-12-07T20:09:35.583-08:00To say that the music of any arbitrary period ago ...To say that the music of any arbitrary period ago was better than it is now is myopic.<br /><br />There sure is a lot of crap out there . . . there's ALWAYS been a lot of crap. It's just that nostalgia (and classic rock stations) filter it out. <br /><br />Now if you are looking to find current Music That Sounds Just Like What You Like From Back When, well, you might be disappointed. <br /><br />Instruments, methods, and compositional launching pads all change, and that's a good thing. <br /><br />To my mind, it's all the "old school" artists "still rocking," as they say, still writing the same kinds of songs they wrote 30 years ago that disappoint me. I like lots of music from the '60's and '70's, but the only artist from those times who I follow currently is Neil Young, because he's the only one who continues to revitalize himself, and who writes songs inspired by and about these times, rather than those long ago times.<br /><br />Plenty of good bands out there, without having to name Dead-inspired Jam bands--Arctic Monkeys, Panic at the Disco, Deerhunter, Mono, TV on the Radio, British Sea Power, Gomez, Cat Power, Ted Leo, 65 Days of Static, Boris, and of course whatever project Jack White is currently fronting are all quality "today" bands. And that's without even getting into the heavier bands that I'm most into.<br /><br />And that's also coming from someone who is by no means an expert on today's music. Like Tad says, I try, but hell, I'm just about 45 years old: I know that this old fart must be missing a bunch, even after the lot I'm aware of.<br /><br />Anyway, good music's out there, plenty of it. <br />So is bad.rastronomicalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16475251545087211066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269925294673930988.post-71930214765009768672009-12-07T13:41:25.007-08:002009-12-07T13:41:25.007-08:00I agree that most of today's music suck! We...I agree that most of today's music suck! We've got rap, Brittany Spears, and other MTV garbage shoved in our faces by the media. If I were to filter through this crap, I'd find a slew of excellent music out there. Bands like Gov't Mule, Back Door Slam (which I saw them over the summer and they are awesome), My Morning Jacket, and Them Crooked Vultures bring me great joy in knowing that rock and roll is not dead.drewzepmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15553144737305430009noreply@blogger.com