The '76-'80 time frame that Tweakgeek is so fond of found yours truly scrambling to find some tunes to buy. Thankfully, Steely Dan and some of the Fusion people saved my sanity. This period was filled with Disco and the beginnings of large corporate buy-outs of local radio stations, thus limiting exposure of really creative artists. I can understand however, a certain age group during this time enjoying the grunge sound. No insult intended Tweakgeek. The difference is probably an age thing.
The 80's just about destroyed my interest in music. Between the force fed new digital medium WHICH HURT MY EARS and the likes of Madonna, Cindy Lauper, Michael Jackson and others I found myself buying re-releases on premium vinyl. Geez, the print industry even gave Joe Jackson column inches devoted to his belief that the guitar was on it's way out. Give me a break.
In my opinion, the greatest time frame for innovation and great work was 1965-1973. I have since developed a great appreciation for music from the '55-'65 era, especially the Motown sound and r&b.
Our worst enemy now appears to be radio and the music industry itself what with canned programming and the out of proportion fear of copyright infringement. The sad part is that there are so many great artists who supplement their day jobs by playing for us most evenings in the bar scene.
I only wish I would have discovered Jazz around 1975.
The 80's just about destroyed my interest in music. Between the force fed new digital medium WHICH HURT MY EARS and the likes of Madonna, Cindy Lauper, Michael Jackson and others I found myself buying re-releases on premium vinyl. Geez, the print industry even gave Joe Jackson column inches devoted to his belief that the guitar was on it's way out. Give me a break.
In my opinion, the greatest time frame for innovation and great work was 1965-1973. I have since developed a great appreciation for music from the '55-'65 era, especially the Motown sound and r&b.
Our worst enemy now appears to be radio and the music industry itself what with canned programming and the out of proportion fear of copyright infringement. The sad part is that there are so many great artists who supplement their day jobs by playing for us most evenings in the bar scene.
I only wish I would have discovered Jazz around 1975.