Post #433641 by tikiyaki on Wed, Feb 11, 2009 9:29 AM

On 2009-02-05 07:15, lucas vigor wrote:

On 2009-02-04 17:40, Bay Park Buzzy wrote:

On 2009-02-04 08:27, lucas vigor wrote:
Everything good in this world (concerning art and music) was destroyed by the Hippies.

I wouldn't stop at just art and music. They ruined everything else too.

Whenever I think of hippies, my crotch gets phantom itches like I have crabs. I wonder how it is that I came to associate hippies with genital lice?

We should start a thread about that jerkoff Jim Morrisson too!
Buzzy Out!

I love jazz music. The period of time from 1955 to almost exactly 1964 was a golden period in music, the likes never to be seen again. Then came 1964 and you all know who came on the scene that year, and destroyed Jazz for good. (And before you say that the new scene was equally vital and important, how many of you are into hip hop on this forum? THAT scene was also vital, influencial and important, and I HATE it!!)

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Lucas, If it is the beatles you are referring to, I resent the sentiment. Rebellion against the suit wearing Exotica / Jazz loving set came in the form of Buddy Holly, Elvis, and the early pioneers of Rock n Roll, whom the Beatles sought to emulate. The only thing is they lasted longer and constantly introduced new sounds and different styles into the genre, thus expanding it.

Their expansion into Hippiedom, was somewhat influenced by the San Francisco movement (and some mind altering substances different than alcohol) , and they put their Beatle spin on it, which is very catchy pop melodies, good song construction and inventive production. Remember, the message behind their song "Revolution" was basically telling the Hippie movement to stop complaining and look inward at how to make change in the world.

In the end, the only thing the Beatles did in 1964 was write really catchy songs and have a goofy haircut given to them by a German Existentialist named Astrid.

They didn't seek to destroy everything you think was "right" about the world in that time period that preceded them.

Also, if you have anything nice to say about what I do, which you do, and I'm grateful for it, you can rest assured that 99% of my melodic sensibility derives from and is influenced by Lennon and McCartney.

I just make it sound like Lyman and Denny :)

As far as Jerry Garcia goes, I'm not a fan either...and I'll leave it at that.

The same goes for the most overrated "singer/poet" of all time...Jim Morrison. :)