Originally Posted by SwampYankee (Post 2956648)

Isn't Wayne Newton still rockin' out the tunes? :) Although, I suppose those would be black pants and he's WELLLLLLLLL past middle aged. At least most of the parts. :D

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Originally Posted by SwampYankee (Post 2956648)

Isn't Wayne Newton still rockin' out the tunes? :) Although, I suppose those would be black pants and he's WELLLLLLLLL past middle aged. At least most of the parts. :D

https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/im...oTMNdcEHUkHF3Q

Originally Posted by dropnosky (Post 2956609)

Back in the 60s and 70s there was plenty of horrendous crap as well that all sounded the same, but over the years, its filtered out to only the stuff we like to remember and played on classic stations. Just like you only hear the greatest hits from any era.

Stuff thats on now is current, so we hear everything thats out there, but there is plenty of great music too, just way more background noise at the same time. The great song, and the thousand songs that are sorta similar, but not as good.

30 years from now, it will be filtered and refreshingly delicious of only the best from the era

Originally Posted by elchivito (Post 2956340)

There are ample opportunities for a RickRoll in this thread but I'm going to pass I think.

Originally Posted by dropnosky (Post 2956258)

dont forget ill fitting pastel polyester pants, and I miss it dearly. Used to be entertainers were unwittingly visually entertaining as well as audibly.

All this planned modern hoo haa with people named Gaga just isn't the same.

Where can I turn to for that chance sudden tear in the bright blue pants of a fat middle aged man with plastic hair singing about something preposterous?

Originally Posted by pj67coll (Post 2956742)

True words those. With the exception of Rap, which is not music but simply the best reason yet for genocide. In my not so humble opinion of course.

Of course as a classical music lover I'm fortunate to listen on a higher plane. The junk from that era was filtered out centuries ago...

And thankfully we now have the internet which allows easy exposure to music from the entire world without being beholden to what the industry in the US serves up.

- Peter.

Originally Posted by Dudesky (Post 2956681)

Lookin' a little MJ'd too if you ask me.:D

Originally Posted by Dudesky (Post 2956886)

Lets hear it for Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw. They laid the groundwork for future sound much akin to what TBO intimated regarding electronic music.:cool: