I was at a friend's for a BBQ a few weeks ago, thoroughly enjoying the food, drink and great music playing. Sometime around Bob Seger's "Night Moves", the following exchange took place:
Me: "This is a great playlist."
My friend, laughing: "I put it on just for you. It's my 'Southern Rock' playlist."
My friend, turning to everyone else present: "Scribe doesn't think any music of value was written after 1978."
Now, that's not entirely true - there are songs and artists who have come out in the last 20 years that I like - I just don't appreciate music containing the words "Disco Stick" or with group dance sequences in the videos. I hold a soft spot for a particular generation of Rock/pop
. . . it's just not my generation.
But I try to have an open mind when it comes to new music and love discovering some new great song or artist. In fact, several different people (including my friend at the BBQ) have recently recommended that I listen to Kings of Leon. One friend even made me a CD of their music and I've been giving it a listen. I will say that I'm intrigued and this ditty in particular has been stuck in my head for a week:
At the same time, I'm currently debating whether or not I want to go see "Taking Woodstock", Ang Lee's new movie.
The preview makes it look a little cheesy, but my sentimentality over the era and the event might win out. I mean, I may have been the only 15-year-old to ask for the Woodstock soundtrack for Christmas - in the 1990s.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Good Old Days of Music
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How did I miss hearing "disco stick"?
Said friend's awesome playlist:
Midnight Rider - The Allman Brothers
La Grange - ZZ Top
Who Do You Love - George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Mississippi Queen - Mountain
Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band
Funk #49 - James Gang
Ramble On - Led Zeppelin
I Just Want to Make Love To You - Foghat
Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Night Moves - Bob Seger
Picture - Kid Rock/Sheryl Crow
Rolling and Tumbling - Jeff Beck ft Imogen Heap
Give a Little Bit - Supertramp
Some Kind of Wonderful - Grand Funk Railroad
Lonely Road of Faith - Kidd Rock
Cissy Strut - The Meters
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