Friday, December 19, 2008
Merry Xmas from John & Ono
This is one of the few Xmas songs that I truly enjoy even though
it isn't really an Xmas song.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
The Decline of music and its beginnings.
I've been thinking lately about the music industry and its problems. Sales of Cd's are down in every major retailer and space for the product has also been slashed. Some might think that it is because of the downloading of music that replaced the sale of the Cd.
I think that it can be traced all the way back to the days of the cassette tape and the Sony Walkman. Before the invention of the Walkman there were records and stereo systems when a new record was released fans of a particular band would get together and listen to it. In some cases it was an excuse to sit around and smoke illegal substances(I'm talking to the Pink Floyd fans). It was in a sense a social scene where like minded individuals would listen to the record and get to know the music and each other.
I guess that's why I still hold onto my records and turntable maybe sometime in the future when the economy becomes really bad we will all get together and listen to records that were either newly released or released many years ago.
Until next time
GETOUTOFMYHEAD!
I think that it can be traced all the way back to the days of the cassette tape and the Sony Walkman. Before the invention of the Walkman there were records and stereo systems when a new record was released fans of a particular band would get together and listen to it. In some cases it was an excuse to sit around and smoke illegal substances(I'm talking to the Pink Floyd fans). It was in a sense a social scene where like minded individuals would listen to the record and get to know the music and each other.
I guess that's why I still hold onto my records and turntable maybe sometime in the future when the economy becomes really bad we will all get together and listen to records that were either newly released or released many years ago.
Until next time
GETOUTOFMYHEAD!
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
THE END
Well, since not alot of people have been reading my blog and I don't have the "nets" at my humble abode yet I am going to end this blog for awhile. I appreciate the few comments I received from family. However, I am going to create a new blog that mixes my passions of music and art what it will be called and when it will appear is to be determined. Until next time this is THE END
Monday, March 31, 2008
Well it is happening in the music world again what was popular once is now popular with the kids who were young or weren't even born yet. I am talking about RickRoll which is a renewed interest in the singer Rick Astley's one hit "Never Gonna Give You Up" for some odd reason it has become the song of protest for those who are against the Scientologist movement. It is also being used on YouTube in a number of odd ways. The
LA Times that explains it further. Anyway, it proves my theory that being a one hit wonder in music is better than being an enduring artist because people will always remember you fondly even if they hated your music at the time. The evidence is there look at all the former 80's bands like Flock of Seagulls, Quiet Riot, Poison touring the lower end of the club circuit they sell out every time and the people love them. It doesn't matter if the original band plays together as long as it has at least one original member who owns the name. I admit I was a fan of Astley's hit and got some flak for listening to it not too long ago but maybe I'm just ahead of what is culturally cool and don't realize it sometimes.
Well until next time
LA Times that explains it further. Anyway, it proves my theory that being a one hit wonder in music is better than being an enduring artist because people will always remember you fondly even if they hated your music at the time. The evidence is there look at all the former 80's bands like Flock of Seagulls, Quiet Riot, Poison touring the lower end of the club circuit they sell out every time and the people love them. It doesn't matter if the original band plays together as long as it has at least one original member who owns the name. I admit I was a fan of Astley's hit and got some flak for listening to it not too long ago but maybe I'm just ahead of what is culturally cool and don't realize it sometimes.
Well until next time
GETOUTOFMYHEAD!
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
The Grammys or as some call it the Gimmie"s and a way to fix them
Well the Grammys were sunday and surprise not alot of people watched it. Unfortunately, at one time the grammys were a big deal and this being the 50th anniversary of them it should have matttered more. I willl give the grammy judges credit for choosing Amy Winehouse giving her a total of five . I have listened to her album Back in Black ever since it came out and have yet to grow tired of it. Which is weird because I'm not much on female singers as some of my friends.
The Grammy's continued the tradition of "WHAT THE @#!%? by giving best album to Herbie Hancock who is a jazz artist and not a very good one either. It should have gone to Winehouse or at least Kayne West who both have had a up and down year professionally and personally.
In the past the Grammys gave the best album for hard rock to Jethro Thull in 89' when it should have been Metallica and of course the infamous naming of Milli Vanillin in 1990 when they found out the they didn't even sing they gave the grammys back. Then in 2001 they named Steeley Dan best album overshadowing the more popular Eminem, Radiohead. How could we fix these past oversights one may ask?
I propose that the Grammys hire myself, my brother in law Bryan blogger of Benvelont Order of Mustacioed Men to distinguish the winners every year and give the awards to the proper musicians. Of course I would be bias towards Oasis and he would be towards Tom Waits but still the two of us are more "in tune" with the music media. We could even do it in a week at the end of the year and still come up with a better list than those in charge now.
Well that is all I have to say for now until next time
The Grammy's continued the tradition of "WHAT THE @#!%? by giving best album to Herbie Hancock who is a jazz artist and not a very good one either. It should have gone to Winehouse or at least Kayne West who both have had a up and down year professionally and personally.
In the past the Grammys gave the best album for hard rock to Jethro Thull in 89' when it should have been Metallica and of course the infamous naming of Milli Vanillin in 1990 when they found out the they didn't even sing they gave the grammys back. Then in 2001 they named Steeley Dan best album overshadowing the more popular Eminem, Radiohead. How could we fix these past oversights one may ask?
I propose that the Grammys hire myself, my brother in law Bryan blogger of Benvelont Order of Mustacioed Men to distinguish the winners every year and give the awards to the proper musicians. Of course I would be bias towards Oasis and he would be towards Tom Waits but still the two of us are more "in tune" with the music media. We could even do it in a week at the end of the year and still come up with a better list than those in charge now.
Well that is all I have to say for now until next time
GETOUTOFMYHEAD
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