Post #164533 by donhonyc on Wed, Jun 8, 2005 3:21 PM

I hear ya! I read something somebody said on another blog about how all of the pop music from the 50-70s (Beatles, Elvis, etc.) was going to go the way of Al Jolson and the like. I'm not so sure about that. Al Jolson was popular in the 20s (?) and was made for a different audience, Vaudeville to be exact. That stuff could definitely defined as 'Pop' but I don't think you could call it 'radio ready'. Here we are nearly 50 years after Elvis surfaced, and over 40 years since The Beatles appeared and there doesn't seem to be an end in sight for either, and maybe there never will be. I know alot of kids who like the Beatles. That stuff, as is alot of stuff from the 60s has no generational discrmination. Where do you think alot of these indie bands get there inspiration for songwriting?? The Beatles!!!! How many times do we hear, "so-and-so band or so-and-so artist has (almost) broken the pop chart record of the Beatles". They were talking about it last month when 50 Cent had a ton of hits in the top ten. The point is is that it probably won't happen the same way again, but the industry and the press always use The Beatles as the yardstick.

Meanwhile I have been listening to a great internet radio station called 3WK Classic Underground Radio. Great, great stuff. If you like Humble Pie, Stooges, MC5, Blue Cheer,Ten Years After, Grand Funk Railroad, etc. check it out http://www.3wk.com/. It's like what FM radio sounded like when it first blew up in the mid/late 60s. Great underground rock with some bands I've never even heard of. You can get it on iTunes as well. Put it on with the Vizualizer on your iBook and trip out!!!!!!