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Post by Kapitan on Sept 1, 2021 14:07:17 GMT
What's funny is, saying that isn't out of the ordinary. I think every critic, most fans, all musicians, would say artists should follow their own creative muse.
But when it comes down to it, critics and fans usually seem to mean "follow your muse as long as it aligns with exactly what we're promoting right now in pop culture, or we'll mock you mercilessly as out of touch. Until later, when fashions change, and we'll pretend we have only just discovered you as being important."
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Post by kds on Sept 1, 2021 14:12:53 GMT
What's funny is, saying that isn't out of the ordinary. I think every critic, most fans, all musicians, would say artists should follow their own creative muse.
But when it comes down to it, critics and fans usually seem to mean "follow your muse as long as it aligns with exactly what we're promoting right now in pop culture, or we'll mock you mercilessly as out of touch. Until later, when fashions change, and we'll pretend we have only just discovered you as being important." Nailed it.
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Post by kds on Sept 2, 2021 15:43:39 GMT
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ZZ Top - My album pick is Tres Hombres. I didn't really know much about their pre MTV era growing up, but it's all really solid.
Second pick - The Zombies and my album pick is Odyssey and Oracle.
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Post by Kapitan on Sept 2, 2021 15:48:15 GMT
Hmm, Z the second time around? I went Zappa the first time, and the only two others who really come to mind are Zeppelin (if we ignore the Led) and the Zombies.
Zeppelin is one of my absolutely central, core bands. I loved them when I was 15, I loved them when I was 25, I loved them when I was 35, and I love them now that I'm 45. I don't listen quite as much as I did in the old days, that's true. But when I do, they still have the same effect on me. Fabulous band that did a lot of diverse music--probably not appreciated for that, in fact. A couple virtuosos in JPJ and JB, and a brilliant arranger/producer in JP. Genre-defining frontman. Just great.
The Zombies, I have far less familiarity with. But O&O is an absolute classic album and I love their work on it. It rates among my favorites of that era.
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Post by kds on Sept 2, 2021 15:53:43 GMT
Hmm, Z the second time around? I went Zappa the first time, and the only two others who really come to mind are Zeppelin (if we ignore the Led) and the Zombies.
Zeppelin is one of my absolutely central, core bands. I loved them when I was 15, I loved them when I was 25, I loved them when I was 35, and I love them now that I'm 45. I don't listen quite as much as I did in the old days, that's true. But when I do, they still have the same effect on me. Fabulous band that did a lot of diverse music--probably not appreciated for that, in fact. A couple virtuosos in JPJ and JB, and a brilliant arranger/producer in JP. Genre-defining frontman. Just great.
The Zombies, I have far less familiarity with. But O&O is an absolute classic album and I love their work on it. It rates among my favorites of that era.
O&O is the only album of their with which I'm familiar. Other than that, it's their early 60s singles.
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Post by jk on Sept 3, 2021 10:27:25 GMT
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Sept 3, 2021 11:16:44 GMT
Artist: Zager & Evans - One of the true one-hit wonders. Denny Zager, now 77, builds custom guitars as Zager Guitars in Nebraska. Rick Evans passed away in 2018.
Song (singular): "In The Year 2525" was No. 1 for six weeks in 1969. Zager & Evans is the only group to have a No. 1 hit on both sides of the Atlantic and never have another charting single.
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