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whitem8
It will never end. It is music history that helped shape a cultural revolution. Hundreds of years from now it will still be studies and analyzed much like studying Beethoven and Chopin.
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DaveG
The music will remain and always be listened to, but the nostalgia will end with the end of the generation from the sixties and seventies. I can only be nostalgic about things that were in my life. I cannot be nostalgic about the big band era, but my parents were. It was the music of their generation. I love big band music, but it is not because of nostalgia, it is a music preference. But when I hear a song from the sixties or seventies, I become nostalgic in that it takes me back to a time in my life that I remember fondly.
Yes, much of the music is timeless. But when the last of my generation is finally laid to rest, the nostalgia will come to an end, though the music will live on.
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DaveG
The music will remain and always be listened to, but the nostalgia will end with the end of the generation from the sixties and seventies. I can only be nostalgic about things that were in my life. I cannot be nostalgic about the big band era, but my parents were. It was the music of their generation. I love big band music, but it is not because of nostalgia, it is a music preference. But when I hear a song from the sixties or seventies, I become nostalgic in that it takes me back to a time in my life that I remember fondly.
Yes, much of the music is timeless. But when the last of my generation is finally laid to rest, the nostalgia will come to an end, though the music will live on.
Very well stated, Dave.
Disagree slightly with it ending with the last of our generation though.
Many from younger generations could have nostalgia for the band for decades to come. Couple of my kids for example, getting LD pit tickets last year and being blown away, seeing them on the Imax screens etc as young kids, Stones music dominating the house and events throughout their childhoods.. etc.
The way they've been touring and the latter releases, including upcoming ones, could help keep the nostalgia aspect going for some decades after us boomers are long gone
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MileHigh
If you watch music reaction videos on YouTube the average thirty-something reactor only knows one or two songs from big bands from pre-1980. The average twenty-something reviewer might not have even heard a single Beatles or Rolling Stones song before they take a listen. Many of them have never even heard of the Rolling Stones.
So when does it all truly feel like a bygone era? Granted YouTube has given the Sixties and Seventies a bit of a second life. But forget about YouTube and think about the common popular culture.
I think it's going to be relegated to the history books within about 10 years. When our favourite band members pass on, and the two remaining Beatles, the remaining members of Led Zeppelin, etc, when they are all gone then the whole era is going to fade away. It's just going to disappear for all practical intents and purposes. Yes, some of the music will still be played, but when it's played it will just be "a song." There will be no associations in the minds of the listeners.
Yes it's a sad thought for those of us that grew up in that era and remember how important it was and how dominant it was. Not meaning to be a downer, but it's an interesting thing to ponder. The Sixties and Seventies are going to disappear like the proverbial VCR.
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NilsHolgersson
When the people who actually lived the times die off, it'll be more like 1930s jazz nostalgia or something, more like a niche thing
I see a lot of kids walking around with Stones and Beatles t-shirts but I wonder if they're able to name a song
The tongue logo will live on in popularity, the music, not so much with the youth, unless a DJ remixes Miss You for a new generation[/quote
Agreed
My teen daughter wears a Stones T-shirt and I required her to learn the three guitarists other than Keith!