Ah you young whippersnappers ... damn hippies!

I think what made the music better years ago was that the musicians/singers had to rely on pure talent. Take a look at the Woodstock CD. No lasers, harness flying over the crowd, dance troupes, and no lip synching! Nowadays there is to much reliance on technology to make up for lack of talent and to present a production. How many of us geezers remember the club shows with minimal production.

Ah you young whippersnappers ... damn hippies!

I think what made the music better years ago was that the musicians/singers had to rely on pure talent. Take a look at the Woodstock CD. No lasers, harness flying over the crowd, dance troupes, and no lip synching! Nowadays there is to much reliance on technology to make up for lack of talent and to present a production. How many of us geezers remember the club shows with minimal production.

Ah yes.....the eight track.....fade out - KACHUNK - fade in.......

Ah yes.....the eight track.....fade out - KACHUNK - fade in.......

The way i see it is, if your young now (which i am) you can listen to whatever good music there is (Kings of leon, fleet foxes, vampire weekend and biffy clyro are all good examples) and you can also listen to old music an enjoy it.
Whereas if you lived back in the 60s and 70s you could listen to the music that was around then but you wouldnt be able to enjoy the good music that has come out since then (Not that i wouldn't like to see some of the greats live).
You have to know where to find the good music, its not going to be in the billboard 100.
And i think we should go out and do something about the music industry rather than complain about it.

Mike, did Elvin Bishop die, too? I knew Bloomfield died a whole long time ago....

Elvin put on the best live shows ever. Saw him in Hollywood, years ago.
It was awsome.

BTW, todays generation does kinda suck. Take your choice:

1. Mindless pop drivel

2. Profane, machine made rap

3. Seething, hateful aggro-rock

4. Post pubescent bubble gum

5. And hip-hop. Soul music's evil twin

I'll pass.

texasguitarslinger Graphic Designers were around forever just without computers. They called them Graphic Artists.

Commercially, music is pretty bad. If you can, go to local venues and see local musicians. That's where the talent is, at least until the record companies get them.

The thing is, this music slump can be "fixed" so to speak by you young folks. Disco died, so can the Lady GaGa stuff. Turn off all the high gain, unplug the millions of effects and then get your tone.
You'd be surprised at what your guitar really sounds like. Don't matter if your amp is tube or solid state. Add the effects for color.

Be creative with your melodies and lyrics. Don't worry about looking cool and posing. It's harder to play a guitar slung down by the knees. Learn different styles of music. Try fingerpicking and slide. Try alternative tunings. Learn some Jazz, Blues, Grunge, Metal, Folk, Ballads, and combine different things.

When I was kid. I turned down playing in a seriously working county band because well, it was a country band. I turned down working at 16 because I thought CM was just lame.

That money could have bought me some really sweet gear, a car music lessons, but like a dumbass I stayed in the garage playing with a band that went nowhere. I could have been getting experience playing in front of people at 16 but didn't. I was too busy playing for the girls in the neighborhood.

Oh, and it's not the anti- American socialists doing this. It's the consumers with disposable income. Why does it always have to come down to either blame the anti- American socialists or Obama LOL. IT's not political!!!!!