New music, Old music

[Secular Elf]

Does anyone else feel like, old music gets preserved well beyond its expiration date? And old bands have been musically irrelevant for a long time, as in, they don't put out good music anymore? And people are trying to keep the bands' legacies alive in an inappropriate manner, to the point that it actually stifles up and coming creativity? Don't get me wrong, there are some old bands that I really love, such as Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, and Metallica. I just feel like people shouldn't gush over old bands and keep the music scene trapped in the past, always trying to live up to old standards. There are newer artists I listen to, such as Carly Rae Jepsen, Billie Eilish, and Grimes, who really take modern music to a really great place, and it would be really cool if more modern artists did novel stuff with their music. People shouldn't gatekeep old bands, they're old news. Let's bring in the new.

The way I look at, good music is good music, no matter how old or new it is, and I am quite eclectic in my musical tastes, I sort of like it all: Jazz, Classical, Baroque, Folk, Country, Alternative, Japanese Pop, Bluegrass, Latin, etc. From Medieval madrigals to the Beetles to Sia to Billie Eilish, good music will stand the test of time. Just remember, 40 years from now you yourself will pine for the days of your generation's music, wondering what he hell is going on with your kid's generation of music. I wouldn't worry about creativity though. Talent finds a way.

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It sucks that I even have to be serious about something like this. Music should be all about having fun, whether it's channeling anger, or laughter, or youthful exuberance.......if your spirit is dancing (or moshing) along to the music, all is right with the world. But a lot of people want to make things complicated, so people like me have to step in and set things straight.

 

Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga
Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga
Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga
Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga

Oooga-Chaka, ohhh yeah!!
Blue Swede - Hooked On A Feeling (1974 - HQ - Live): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5jkAkm4JmM

For those who don't know, the song, minus ooga-chaka, was first recorded by B.J. Thomas back in the 70s.)

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Classical music is definitely good, but also boring.

Go see the 1812 Overture. If you start to nod off, you’ll almost certainly be awoken by the cannon fire. And here’s a picture I took of an actual mortar firing during the last minute of the piece at Ravinia two years ago:

Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, one of my favs, Romantic Period. Nothing like a loud boom to make you feel alive.