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latebloomer
The age of the rock star ended with the passing of physical product, the rise of automated percussion, the domination of the committee approach to hit-making, the widespread adoption of choreography and, above all, the advent of the mystique-destroying internet,” he argues. “The age of the rock star was coterminous with rock’n’roll, which, in spite of all the promises made in some memorable songs, proved to be as finite as the era of ragtime or big bands. The rock era is over. We now live in a hip-hop world.
Looks like a good book, thanks for the link dmay.
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latebloomer
The age of the rock star ended with the passing of physical product, the rise of automated percussion, the domination of the committee approach to hit-making, the widespread adoption of choreography and, above all, the advent of the mystique-destroying internet,” he argues. “The age of the rock star was coterminous with rock’n’roll, which, in spite of all the promises made in some memorable songs, proved to be as finite as the era of ragtime or big bands. The rock era is over. We now live in a hip-hop world.
Looks like a good book, thanks for the link dmay.
Steve Earle kind of said the same about male country stars, doing hip-hop I think; that the female country artists were the only ones actually doing country.
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LongBeachArena72
Any young musician still playing rock music ought to have his/her head examined. There's too many other interesting things happening right now ...
Ok to listen to the stuff, the way we listen to Sinatra, or Ellington, or Basie, or Scott Joplin, or Gershwin, or Bach.
But play it? Create in that idiom? That's a dead-end son; better work on some beats or your next-gen smartphone app or something in your garage that the world doesn't even know it needs yet ...
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Palace Revolution 2000
But the world of pop music is a wheel. And it is in a safe zone right now. Clean cut, well scrubbed, inane lyrics. 1st time that happened we got Hendrix, the next time Sex Pistols, the 3rd time Nirvana.
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Deltics
"the world of pop music " (although from your argumentation I'd say you're really talking about rock)
Rock is part of "the world of pop music".
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Mr. Jimi
So, did anyone read:
UNCOMMON PEOPLE by David Hepworth
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DandelionPowderman
Who needs to be a "star" anyway?
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LongBeachArena72
Any young musician still playing rock music ought to have his/her head examined. There's too many other interesting things happening right now ...
Ok to listen to the stuff, the way we listen to Sinatra, or Ellington, or Basie, or Scott Joplin, or Gershwin, or Bach.
But play it? Create in that idiom? That's a dead-end son; better work on some beats or your next-gen smartphone app or something in your garage that the world doesn't even know it needs yet ...
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LongBeachArena72
Any young musician still playing rock music ought to have his/her head examined. There's too many other interesting things happening right now ...
Ok to listen to the stuff, the way we listen to Sinatra, or Ellington, or Basie, or Scott Joplin, or Gershwin, or Bach.
But play it? Create in that idiom? That's a dead-end son; better work on some beats or your next-gen smartphone app or something in your garage that the world doesn't even know it needs yet ...
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LongBeachArena72
Any young musician still playing rock music ought to have his/her head examined. There's too many other interesting things happening right now ...
Ok to listen to the stuff, the way we listen to Sinatra, or Ellington, or Basie, or Scott Joplin, or Gershwin, or Bach.
But play it? Create in that idiom? That's a dead-end son; better work on some beats or your next-gen smartphone app or something in your garage that the world doesn't even know it needs yet ...
Jack White is doing awrite; as are Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Cage The Elephant (support act NO FILTER Paris), to name but the few I can think of spontaniously while my mind is still drifting in all kindsa season's liquids...
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Javadave
Rock Stars under the age of 55:
Jack White
Eddie Vedder
Beck
Bjork
Shakira
John Mayer
Courtney Love
Billy Corgan
Billy Joe Armstrong
My definition of a Rock Star is that Joe Average knows who you are, and you play some form of Rock & Roll.
A band like Radiohead may be well known, but I don't think Thom Yorke or any of the others are individually recognizable to the general public.
Taylor Swift, Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, do not play Rock & Roll, they are Pop Stars.
Derek Trucks, Gary Clark Jr., Father John Misty, Jim James do not have the instant recognition factor.
Kurt Cobain and Chris Cornell are Dead Rock Stars who would be under 55 if they were still alive.
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Javadave
Rock Stars under the age of 55:
Jack White
Eddie Vedder
Beck
Bjork
Shakira
John Mayer
Courtney Love
Billy Corgan
Billy Joe Armstrong
My definition of a Rock Star is that Joe Average knows who you are, and you play some form of Rock & Roll.
A band like Radiohead may be well known, but I don't think Thom Yorke or any of the others are individually recognizable to the general public.
Taylor Swift, Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, do not play Rock & Roll, they are Pop Stars.
Derek Trucks, Gary Clark Jr., Father John Misty, Jim James do not have the instant recognition factor.
Kurt Cobain and Chris Cornell are Dead Rock Stars who would be under 55 if they were still alive.