Those great Golden Oldies . . .

Big Dog · 09-15-2004, 09:52 AM

I'm right now listening to a "half-hour commercial" on TV, hosted by Ringo Starr. They are talking about (and playing bits of) the old Rock&Roll songs we all grew up with. Ah, good tunes . . .

My question though:
They don't make music anything like this now. The "new music" sucks, and I won't even talk about cRAP.
So, is Rock&Roll as we knew it basically dead? Oh sure, we listen to our recordings, and there are some good period movies with the songs on their sound tracks, but is the actual genre of this music gone from the mainstream forever? That's sad.
Makes me feel like my father. He bemoans the loss of "Real Country-Western Music" - heck, so do I, but that's another story.
I feel old . . .

(Ringo got his first set of drums in 1957 - the year I was born!)

PAPA G · 09-15-2004, 10:56 AM

yeah we are ancient in our tastes of music. even oldies radio suck the big one, least our local one do's.

no do-wop, no Miralcles, Impressions, occasional Temptations, and a whole !!!! load of others that i have forgotten about.

i have seen the info-mercial you speak of but where are the Orlons, the Penguins, the Coasters and more.

ohhh how i miss the old HI FI and stack of wax

NRAJOE · 09-15-2004, 07:28 PM

Geez you guys are cranky old fussbudgets!

I listen to everything from Chuck berry to Kid Rock...I got blues CD's...Hank Sr., Hank Jr., The Doors...Eminem...POD...AC/DC...Insane Clown Posse...Stevie Ray Vaughn...Frank Zappa...Cyprus Hill...White Stripes...etc...etc.

Once you close your mind to new music you become old and cranky like our parents and seem to age quicker...I can sing along with my 90 year old dad or sing along with the 15 year old kid across the street...makes you more aware of whats going on around you if you know the "lingo"...wake up dudes!

jerry · 09-15-2004, 07:41 PM

We like some of the old stuff,
We like some of the new,
We like our country,
Mixed with some rythm & blues
Yeah, we are young country,
We like all kinds,
Of music and people, (HWJR)

Like Joe, I like it all. I don't know about no clown possee?? I'm scared of clowns.

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09-15-2004, 09:52 AM	#1
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,219	Those great Golden Oldies . . . I'm right now listening to a "half-hour commercial" on TV, hosted by Ringo Starr. They are talking about (and playing bits of) the old Rock&Roll songs we all grew up with. Ah, good tunes . . . My question though: They don't make music anything like this now. The "new music" sucks, and I won't even talk about cRAP. So, is Rock&Roll as we knew it basically dead? Oh sure, we listen to our recordings, and there are some good period movies with the songs on their sound tracks, but is the actual genre of this music gone from the mainstream forever? That's sad. Makes me feel like my father. He bemoans the loss of "Real Country-Western Music" - heck, so do I, but that's another story. I feel old . . . (Ringo got his first set of drums in 1957 - the year I was born!) __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

09-15-2004, 07:28 PM	#3
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,052 Images: 3	Geez you guys are cranky old fussbudgets! I listen to everything from Chuck berry to Kid Rock...I got blues CD's...Hank Sr., Hank Jr., The Doors...Eminem...POD...AC/DC...Insane Clown Posse...Stevie Ray Vaughn...Frank Zappa...Cyprus Hill...White Stripes...etc...etc. Once you close your mind to new music you become old and cranky like our parents and seem to age quicker...I can sing along with my 90 year old dad or sing along with the 15 year old kid across the street...makes you more aware of whats going on around you if you know the "lingo"...wake up dudes! __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

09-15-2004, 07:41 PM	#4
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,884 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	We like some of the old stuff, We like some of the new, We like our country, Mixed with some rythm & blues Yeah, we are young country, We like all kinds, Of music and people, (HWJR) Like Joe, I like it all. I don't know about no clown possee?? I'm scared of clowns. __________________ I'm a down home back woods redneck

09-15-2004, 10:56 AM	#2
PAPA G Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 12	yeah we are ancient in our tastes of music. even oldies radio suck the big one, least our local one do's. no do-wop, no Miralcles, Impressions, occasional Temptations, and a whole !!!! load of others that i have forgotten about. i have seen the info-mercial you speak of but where are the Orlons, the Penguins, the Coasters and more. ohhh how i miss the old HI FI and stack of wax