Used to go up once a month in my early teens with my paper-round savings, take a walk round Carnaby Street, (very disappointed with how generic the shops are there now - used to love all the independant traders) then head on down to HMV for an hour or more if browsing, coming away with a handful of singles or albums - sad day. They're also closing my closest HMV at Braehead, although the large one in Glasgow is staying open I think.
https://metro.co.uk/2019/02/07/mill...olden-age-pop-today-research-reveals-8462993/ Research has suggested that modern music really isn’t as good as the old classics. A study has found that golden oldies stick in millennials’ minds far more than the relatively bland, homogenous pop of today. A golden age of popular music lasted from the 1960s to the 1990s, academics claimed. Songs from this era proved to be much more memorable than tunes released in the 21st century. Lead researcher Dr Pascal Wallisch, from New York University in the US, said: ‘The 1960s to 1990s was a special time in music, reflected by a steady recognition of pieces of that era-even by today’s millennials.’ please log in to view this image
Funny, I was having this debate with Mrs SM couple of weeks ago. We were watching a show on BBC4 about rock music, including Chuck Berry, The Beatles, Hendrix, Slade, Floyf, Genesis , and many others, and asked her if she thought any music made now would be on a similar show in 50years time - we couldn't name anything that we thought would be included. The music pool is so vast now, and peoples music tastes so diverse that not many tracks transcend the boundaries. Heard a discussion on the radio a few months ago (sound a bit like Ellers there ) talking about how shows like Top of the Pops were instrumental in hits of all genres crossing the divide and being burnt into the memories. Now shows like this don't exist, we only rrally hear the music we want to - kids who tune in to Radio 1 or Capital won't like whats on Radio 2 or 6Music, and older people who tune into Heart or Absolute 70s/80s/90s won't listen to other stations. That's one of the great things about this thread, it covers all genres, all eras and there's no judging - keep the music coming gents!
Wow, this made me happy and fair play The Specials score first ever number one album after 40 years please log in to view this image The Specials have thanked fans after scoring their first-ever number one album - 40 years on from the release of their debut. Encore, the new album from the ska legends, saw off competition from noughties pop-punk band Busted, who had also been hoping to top the album charts for the first time. After numerous splits and reunions over the years, the current incarnation of The Specials features original members Lynval Golding, Terry Hall and Horace Panter. https://news.sky.com/story/the-specials-score-first-ever-number-one-album-after-40-years-11631777
