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jtuck004

(15,882 posts)
2. Wow. My earliest memories of the radio and music were about 1960 or so. Frankly, I
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 05:37 PM
Jul 2016

would forego anything that's coming to just hear all that over again for the first time.

Thank you for that.

forest444

(5,902 posts)
4. Oof! You and me both.
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 05:54 PM
Jul 2016

These great ladies were a little before my time; but as a thirty-something I can tell you that - Coldplay excluded - good music practically died with the boy bands of the late '90s and early aughts.

Warpy

(111,274 posts)
5. There's decent stuff being produced, just not much of it here
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 06:25 PM
Jul 2016

unless you're really into pop or country. Those two genres are going strong.

It's why I usually listen to http://www.sing-sing-bis.org/results.php?kbps=Infinity Player is in the thought ballon at the top right, "haut debit" is for broadband. They play it all, pretty much, Cab Calloway to hiphop and all stops in between.

 

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)
6. I know. It's also that music reflects its time as well, and I felt more hope, security, and like
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 06:55 PM
Jul 2016

the country had a future. We weren't particularly scared, finally, we were growing and experimenting.

Today I think we aren't, and the music, while good, reflects that. And I miss it. Or maybe it is just like you said, the quantity.

Thank you for the link, I will try it.

 

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
9. What class, what beauty, what talent. Martha and the Vs--it doesn't get any better.
Sun Jul 24, 2016, 04:52 AM
Jul 2016

No obscenity, no outrage, no porno antics, no auto-tune--just pure, raw brilliance.

This WAS 60s music, in all of its glory.

Gen Xers and Millennials, you were born too late.

Sad that you'll never have the foot-tapping thrill of hearing this on the RADIO for the first time.

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