As a Briton, I know the name, and I know she's a Big Thing in the US, but country music has never had a huge following in the UK. Some music crosses worldwide cultural and age boundaries but I would say that much more does not. I wonder how many teens in the US have heard of Steeleye Span or Fairport Convention, The Bay City Rollers or Status Quo? Similarly, The Dave Matthews Band is virtually unknown in the UK, and Kiss, Jimmy Buffet and Journey never had much success here.
Responding to this thread reluctantly and against my better judgement. It will probably come back to bite me in the ***.
I'm in my 40s, have a family, don't own a TV, own a PhD, have about a thousand vinyl records. Grew up knowing Patsy Cline, but don't know who "Drake" is. Most evenings I sit around with my elementary school aged kids and listen to music of all kinds, except apparently Drake. I listen to tonnes of new music, but mostly discovered through association with record labels that I know I like.
I'm in my 40s, have a family, don't own a TV, own a PhD, have about a thousand vinyl records. Grew up knowing Patsy Cline, but don't know who "Drake" is. Most evenings I sit around with my elementary school aged kids and listen to music of all kinds, except apparently Drake. I listen to tonnes of new music, but mostly discovered through association with record labels that I know I like.
Kiss is an interesting one. Certainly in those between 50 and 60 there will be considerable recognition, but I suspect the picture of the band in their makeup is iconic enough for many to say they recognise it but have no idea what their music is. But in the under 30 group I suspect Gene Simmons is better known in UK from his rock school series than the band.
Note I cannot name a single Kiss song.
Tubelab - add me to the Moodies fan list... Love JH's voice and guitar. Still play tacks from Losh Chord, On the Threshold, EGBDF etc a lot....
And wiseoldtech - I don't think I've seen a jukebox since the early 70s... There was never one in any of the pubs I mis-spent time in as a yoof.
And wiseoldtech - I don't think I've seen a jukebox since the early 70s... There was never one in any of the pubs I mis-spent time in as a yoof.
Guy worked in a record store in the '70s and overheard a young lady discovering
that Paul McCartney was in a band before Wings.
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that Paul McCartney was in a band before Wings.
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I'm baffled by the initial premise. There's no reason why they should know about Cline. Or Artie Shaw, Lightnin' Hopkins or La Nina del la Puebla all of whom are wonderful. There's a lot of artists across a wide range of genres and a long time. Stuff gets missed.
After looking at people's music collections over a long time it seems that many just aren't that curious about different stuff and get enough pleasure from a narrow range of genres. A surprising number of people don't really listen to music at all...
After looking at people's music collections over a long time it seems that many just aren't that curious about different stuff and get enough pleasure from a narrow range of genres. A surprising number of people don't really listen to music at all...
what is more interesting to me is the cases where younger people only know re-releases of tracks. But the secret there is to simply educate them. A good example from my kids was 'mad world' originally by tears for fears (who I do not expect many left pondians to have heard of) which was re-recorded as an a capella song for the film Donnie Darko in 2001. Now the film was not a big hit, but the song had quite a lot of airplay, so that version to a large group of younger people is the definitive. I had to reprogram my wife to like the original as well as it was before her time 😀.
And I am sure that many elvis fans are annoyed that a lot of people only know 'a little less conversation' from a remix done in 2002. But that is one of the things I personally love about music, how it can and does evolve to embrace each new generation. And apologies to anyone who things that music stopped being good around 1973 🙂
And I am sure that many elvis fans are annoyed that a lot of people only know 'a little less conversation' from a remix done in 2002. But that is one of the things I personally love about music, how it can and does evolve to embrace each new generation. And apologies to anyone who things that music stopped being good around 1973 🙂
Sometimes, the new "cover" of the song is better than the original.
Lovers in a Dangerous time for instance. I much prefer the version by Barenaked Ladies to the Bruce Cockburn original.
There is good music in every genre and every decade, you just need to look for it.
Anyone who thinks music stopped being good in 1973 is probably in their 70's or 80s, bitter, and uses a quarter to stop the record from skipping.
That's genre I've never heard of. Contemplating it makes me wretch. Every Disney song I've ever heard was the absolute worst type of earworm. You could kill me by locking me in a room and piping in "It's a Small World." It's right up there with "The Barney Song."
Now I'm thinking about putting together a cringe collection to play when I want the party to end.
what drugs are American kids on to think an 8ft tall dinosaur suddenly appearing is a fun and happy thing anyway?
I don't know what the difference is between Barney and Big Bird but everyone I know LOVES Big Bird... Barney? Not so much.
As far as ending a party?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Party's_Over_(1956_song)
As far as ending a party?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Party's_Over_(1956_song)
Don't believe the hype!
Most rap artists pretend to be from the slums and involved with drugs but if you look just a little bit deeper you'll find that most come from a fairly secure middle class background and many even have college degrees, mostly in Business Studies.
All that gun-slinging, drug-fueled ghetto **** is just BS marketing and it sells!
That's not always true, but there are newer artists with zero street cred.
Snoop was up on murder charges when he was 19 and he used to be a self-admitted pimp. That's just one example but then again he's over 50 now.
My other half loves drill for some reason (personally I'd rather listen to someone vomitting). Most of those "artists" are legit criminals.
I call it "sprinkler music" and if you ever hear it, you'll know why.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drill_music
Snoop was up on murder charges when he was 19 and he used to be a self-admitted pimp. That's just one example but then again he's over 50 now.
My other half loves drill for some reason (personally I'd rather listen to someone vomitting). Most of those "artists" are legit criminals.
I call it "sprinkler music" and if you ever hear it, you'll know why.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drill_music
Snoop is mainstream now. He doesn't need the thug life. He's got millions and he's legit.
My buddy, who's an underground DJ, worked an event where Snoop did an appearance. He said Snoop was puffing a huge spleef mere seconds before stepping onstage.
Now I'd like to work the sound at a Snoop/ Willie Nelson concert. Backstage, of course.
My buddy, who's an underground DJ, worked an event where Snoop did an appearance. He said Snoop was puffing a huge spleef mere seconds before stepping onstage.
Now I'd like to work the sound at a Snoop/ Willie Nelson concert. Backstage, of course.
A tour bus driver was telling us the story of the time that Snoop and Woody Harrelson tried to out-smoke Willy Nelson on the bus. It did not end well for the two youngsters. 😀
