Tomorrow's innovators are probably not getting their ideas from mainstream
radio or MTV. That's what is great about the internet - you can seek out
what turns you on, it doesn't have to be blasted at you in a mass promotion
that is commercially (not artistically) motivated.
In a message dated
8/26/2002 5:00:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time, gwaltzer@optonline.net writes:
Does
something have to be currently popular to be
considered relevant?
more or less - yup.
But ya know,
King Crimson summed themselves up quite adequetely yrs ago in that song
"I'm a dinosaur"... even they realize where they stand perhaps more than
you :)
Another fact
I'm realizing and coming to accept for myself is that I'm 32 & about
to turn 33. I strongly feel & realize that I'm simply old now by industry
standards as for the most part I am way older than the types of musicians
who sell and influence ( if u can call it that ) other kids these days.
& Kids may
listen to classic rock & sing along, but I dont see them droppin the
cash they do on Classic Rock like will in a flash for Jah Rule, P-Diddy
or O-Town.
The rock thing
and the perspective of rock as a foundation for musical experience is very
prevalent here IMHO on LD.
But IMHO the
rock thing is way dead and the perspective it would give ya is one that
kinda clouds what and where peoples heads are at today which is altogether
different than what we (over 30 types associated and grew up having affinity
toward ).
And this summer
the hottest fashion's on the streets of Philly & NYC it seems are Sean
Jean Tee-Shirts, Sean Jean Blue Jeans and Accessories.
I just dont see
too many Steve Miller Shirts or see many Jerry Garcia or Fripp or Lynard
Skynard Tees on the streets ( maybe down south its a different stor ).
However,
I do see Linkin Park Tees, Korn Tees, and I do hear blarin from cars Eminem,
Ashanti, P-Diddy, Nelly, Pink, Jah Rule, Outkast, Red Hot Chili Peppers
( another bunch of old farts but they still sell records ).
I dont hear people
balrin JOhn Cage or Keith Tippet from car stereos...I dont hear Lynard
Skynard much from car loads of 16-19 yr old Boys and girls on south street....I
dont hear any John Coltrane other than edited - samples of his horn in
Hip-Hop grooves from underground DJ's...I dont hear kids looking for the
latest in Brazillian Jazz and Free improv or African drumming or Gamelan
music as I dont think anybody 12-21 really knows where the Bill laswell
lies.
& I really
dont think you hear kids talking about the intricacies or finer statements
and articulations of any guitar or bass solo these days unless you are
hanging out with folks - kids ( usually over 25 big-kid types ) who work
in music stores or record collector/record geek hole in the wall type record
shops.
I think that
most kids today would say Allan Hold's what? if u were to mention Allan
Holdworth's name.
I am convinced
that most people think Soft Machine is an ice cream machine with multiple
flavors.
I think people
think yes is more or less a formal word of accepotance.
I also suspect
people think of Genesis as Genetic cloning.
And I think that
for the most part people really dont care about the details or history
or depth of any influence that the folks over 30 have.
The only thing
folks care about is feeling entertained or seeing something they
can identify with and wanne be like for themselves - it aint a rock n roller
thats for sure.
& I think
most follk especially younger ones 12-21 ( most folks in general do too
) loathe music they feel they would need an encylopedia to reference or
worse yet, being lectured to or having to deal with anything that is experimental
and "meandering" without referenceable grooves and without that familiar
looped beat pumpin in 4/4 dawg.
These days, what
is old is something that hasnt sold in 6months and or that which didnt
reach a sizable audience after its initial release; thats really the definition
of washed up these days by industry standards.
But what is old
happens a lot faster these days than before as that what is held onto is
a lot less than ever b4 IMHO.
