The thing is truly good songs don't get ruined.They tried really hard to ruin Beck's "Loser" in the 90's. Same for Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit."
The thing is truly good songs don't get ruined.They tried really hard to ruin Beck's "Loser" in the 90's. Same for Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit."
Also, Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" and "Spoon Man."Don't forget the RHCP's Under the Bridge.
Hmmm, I guess Eagles songs were never truly good then. Much of their hits catalog has been ruined from play after play. YMMV.The thing is truly good songs don't get ruined.
I think most some missed that Sandy is referring to *current* songs that will be overplayed over the course of the next 30 years.
The answer is: that's really hard to say. Stuff endures for a lot of different reasons, and most of them defy predictions.
Remember: Stairway to Heaven never even made the Billboard Top Ten list and wasn't all that popular when it first came out.
There's the fly in the ointment, Sandy -- you're assuming there are some decent songs in the current pop crop -- there aren't. Just a bunch of two-chord vamps or at best, three- chord progressions repeated ad nauseum superimposed on a maddening boom-ksshh, boom-ksshh rhythm track. If any of this crap is floating around in my head twenty years from now, I'll just go ahead and slash off. I'll be pretty old by then anyway.Most of these were pretty decent songs when they came out, but after the 1st 350 gazillion times you heard 'em, they kinda wore out their welcome.
If one really dug The Eagles(or any other band) and wanted to preserve that feeling, changing channels or listening avoidance would stave off any form of ruination.Hmmm, I guess Eagles songs were never truly good then. Much of their hits catalog has been ruined from play after play. YMMV.
There is current music???
"This is my Fight Song, this is the right song (or whatever)... This oughta be a fun exercise..
Sounds like a fair trade to me.I just spent $430 on tickets for The Weeknd for my daughter and three of her friends. As part of that package, I get 4 of his CDs in the mail. Oh boy. I chose the "explicit" version. And I'll gladly drive them to the concert. It's her music and I'm fine with that. She patiently listened to 5/8/77 Grateful Dead all weekend long.
I have no idea what the Weeknd is about beyond their spelling issues.
My last room mate, back in 2001-ish was a huge Eric B fan. I leaned towards De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest, we met in the middle with PE and NWA. Lots of great hip hop nights in that joint.He's a hip hop artist. His music is a bit lightweight if you ask me. I like my rap/hip hop to hit a bit harder, like, say, Erik B. and Rakim. Nice beats and James Brown samples:
Slim Shady
Remember: Stairway to Heaven never even made the Billboard Top Ten list and wasn't all that popular when it first came out.
But did we deserve it?We were not taken by surprise, folks, by IV. We expected that ****er. We assumed that ****er.