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TheSecondStain said:
It's a generational thing for me then. That's all I can think of. I could say they were crap, but that is obviously not true as they appeal to a lot of people, but I suspect generally to those people who heard them before they heard those who had influenced AC/DC.
By all accounts I should think that Queen, for example, are one of the best bands that ever strode into a recording studio, but I could never take them seriously, and it even took me two purchased LPs to realise it. Sting is another artist who leaves me totally flat [Indeed, if anyone wants that vinyl album of A Dream of Blue Turtles, that I tried to give away on here a few years ago they are welcome to it].

And FWIW, I was born into early 60's Pop, Rock, Psychedelic, Progressive, you name it. I don't really feel that I have an era as such though. Like yourself obviously I just like what I like, be it Gilbert & Sullivan, Mozart, Hendrix, Moody Blues, Nick Drake, Donovan, Beach Boys, Simple Minds, Talking Heads, XTC, the list is practically endless. And I discover music that I've never heard from almost any era and some of it astonishes me how good it is. A couple of years ago, for example, I decided to listen closely, pretty much for the first time, to some of Bjork's albums, and they were incredible. So music takes me where it will.

Here's a Wiki link to Peter Frampton, and a Youtube of Do You Feel off the well known Frampton Comes Alive album. Turn up the volume. You may like it.
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Good one, TSS. Over the years I've tried very hard to keep up with as much of modern music as I can - and it amazes me that you can find artists who are either under the radar or much better than you originally think from listening to what is on the radio.
I confess to being a child of the 60s, so very much into classic rock, prog stuff as well as folk and easy listening (though I draw the line at James Last :emoticon-0105-wink:). I am saddened though by the apparent dearth of talent in the latest music scene (too many "manufactured" artists), but, scratch the surface and get out to a few gigs and there are some crackers out there. I must admit that it's easy to go back to Zep, Hendrix, Free, Beatles, etc (which my 33 year old son really likes as well - guess I bought him up proper), plus (of course) you can never beat a bit of Motown, but you have to explore - Bjork is a good example, as is PJ Harvey and Florence, etc ....... Can't handle the Foos and stuff like that though and Coldplay drive me up the wall!!
Going back now and will listen to Mr Frampton (still, possibly, the biggest selling live album of all time?) and boogie down
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davecg69 said:
Good one, TSS. Over the years I've tried very hard to keep up with as much of modern music as I can - and it amazes me that you can find artists who are either under the radar or much better than you originally think from listening to what is on the radio.
I confess to being a child of the 60s, so very much into classic rock, prog stuff as well as folk and easy listening (though I draw the line at James Last :emoticon-0105-wink:). I am saddened though by the apparent dearth of talent in the latest music scene (too many "manufactured" artists), but, scratch the surface and get out to a few gigs and there are some crackers out there. I must admit that it's easy to go back to Zep, Hendrix, Free, Beatles, etc (which my 33 year old son really likes as well - guess I bought him up proper), plus (of course) you can never beat a bit of Motown, but you have to explore - Bjork is a good example, as is PJ Harvey and Florence, etc ....... Can't handle the Foos and stuff like that though and Coldplay drive me up the wall!!
Going back now and will listen to Mr Frampton (still, possibly, the biggest selling live album of all time?) and boogie down
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Trust me, there's not a lack of talent, there's a lack of money and a lack of risk = lack of exposure = people giving up on it as a viable career (something I was trying to explain to Olly a while back - the fact that this market where you steal music for free is ultimately homogenising everything and shooting yourself in the foot if you're a genuine fan of music).

(You should check out East India Youth's new album - he's just signed to XL who are one of the few labels that are still investing in developing music).
 
XL is an interesting one actually. They made a shed load of money from Adele, which in the main they've invested back into finding and developing interesting new artists (to a degree), but as a rule they only take on one new artist a year. Unfortunately the majors (or what is left of them) are still operating the purely capitalist model (out of necessity to an extent) where if they succeed with a One Direction, they'll try and bleed that market dry of what's left, with similar alternatives, or multipack Olly Murs's, rather than back investing into interesting projects. Twas always thus though.
 
Le Tissier's Laces said:
XL is an interesting one actually. They made a shed load of money from Adele, which in the main they've invested back into finding and developing interesting new artists (to a degree), but as a rule they only take on one new artist a year. Unfortunately the majors (or what is left of them) are still operating the purely capitalist model (out of necessity to an extent) where if they succeed with a One Direction, they'll try and bleed that market dry of what's left, with similar alternatives, or multipack Olly Murs's, rather than back investing into interesting projects. Twas always thus though.
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Thanks, TSS. I'll do that. As you say, always was - look how the recording industry descended on Liverpool in the 60s and signed up all and sundry .............
 
davecg69 said:
So you don't think my £3 would hack it then? :emoticon-0101-sadsm

Oh well - have to put up with my view of St Mary's instead of the sea ....... :emoticon-0102-bigsm
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Never mind Dave. I'd love to see how that Brighton home copes in a storm tide. Not for me at all. Too close to a high tidal range, and the English Channel isn't the Riviera. Now if it was the Mediterranean we were talking about...
 
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TheSecondStain said:
Never mind Dave. I'd love to see how that Brighton home copes in a storm tide. Not for me at all. Too close to a high tidal range, and the English Channel isn't the Riviera. Now if it was the Mediterranean we were talking about...
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I was wondering about the storm protection myself, but I guess that got tested well last year (perhaps that's why he's moving!)
 
Le Tissier's Laces said:
I was wondering about the storm protection myself, but I guess that got tested well last year (perhaps that's why he's moving!)
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Indeed. And it's not just the water. That beach is large pebbles and storm water has no problem at all of lifting it up and throwing it at the windows. It's why the beach is there in the first place. Besides, if it copes well enough now you can't be sure it will in the future.
 
Oh boy! In Colmar, France and due to fly back tomorrow night, with Friday booked off as holiday as last day of kids holidays...

... Flight already cancelled due to French air traffic control :emoticon-0121-angry
 
davecg69 said:
Good one, TSS. Over the years I've tried very hard to keep up with as much of modern music as I can - and it amazes me that you can find artists who are either under the radar or much better than you originally think from listening to what is on the radio.
I confess to being a child of the 60s, so very much into classic rock, prog stuff as well as folk and easy listening (though I draw the line at James Last :emoticon-0105-wink:). I am saddened though by the apparent dearth of talent in the latest music scene (too many "manufactured" artists), but, scratch the surface and get out to a few gigs and there are some crackers out there. I must admit that it's easy to go back to Zep, Hendrix, Free, Beatles, etc (which my 33 year old son really likes as well - guess I bought him up proper), plus (of course) you can never beat a bit of Motown, but you have to explore - Bjork is a good example, as is PJ Harvey and Florence, etc ....... Can't handle the Foos and stuff like that though and Coldplay drive me up the wall!!
Going back now and will listen to Mr Frampton (still, possibly, the biggest selling live album of all time?) and boogie down
<party>
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If there is a better band out there at the moment than Rival Sons, then I haven't heard them because they are excellent.
 
Don't you love it on Spotify when an advert comes on advertising a new album from an artist you've never heard of and you check them out and they turn out to be quite good. Thank you Spotify! :D

Though slightly amusing how a few tracks into their album, they replayed the advert advertising that album.
 
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