discreet Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 [quote name='Blademan_98' timestamp='1329240762' post='1539440'] Wow, that was deeply profound [/quote] I do apologise. It's these new meds, and blatant theft of Beatles lyrics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJE Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Does noone else think that this is likely to be a joke? possibly mocking the initial post especially as a number of teh responses have 'lol' at the end. Might be alone in this crazy idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Of course, were Mr Lennon still alive he might derive a certain satisfaction from these events. I imagine a certain impish glee twinkling away behind those spectacles. Funny too, how the Beatles, the progressive exponents of the sentiment "All you need is love" are being used as a baton by those who no doubt warbled tunelessly along to that ditty on its debut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blademan_98 Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1329240930' post='1539446'] I do apologise. It's these new meds, and blatant theft of Beatles lyrics. [/quote] The Beatles? Who are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 [quote name='Blademan_98' timestamp='1329241262' post='1539462'] The Beatles? Who are they? [/quote] 60's boyband. No big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 [quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1329241688' post='1539470'] 60's boyband. No big deal. [/quote] I believe they played young people's 'beat' music and were in the 'hit parade'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musophilr Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1329235730' post='1539308'] For me Punk was about not accepting (the) status quo. That just because rock music has been created in a particular way in the past doesn't mean that you should continue to create it that was in the future. And it needed to be horribly destructive to make a sufficiently big enough impact against the rather pedestrian music that prevailed at the time. [/quote] I don't recall Les Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Yes, Camel, Focus et al making "pedestrian" music, although there was a fair bit of it in the pop charts. Rock'n'Roll started growing up in the mid-late 1960s - by the mid 70s it reached a height of maturity which punk then managed to destroy and has not been regained since, except in niche markets such as jazz/rock fusion and some of the seriously technical metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) [quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1329241688' post='1539470'] 60's boyband. No big deal. [/quote] A popular beat combo i believe , M'lud. Or is just urban myth, M'lud. Garry Edited February 14, 2012 by lowdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) [quote name='musophilr' timestamp='1329242681' post='1539495'] Rock'n'Roll started growing up in the mid-late 1960s - by the mid 70s it reached a height of maturity which punk then managed to destroy and has not been regained since... [/quote] I'm not so sure about that. There are a number of bands who have come up over the last decade or so who don't seem to be too bothered about the 'destruction' of rock by punk - The Black Keys, for example. Edited February 14, 2012 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) [quote name='musophilr' timestamp='1329242681' post='1539495'] I don't recall Les Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Yes, Camel, Focus et al making "pedestrian" music, although there was a fair bit of it in the pop charts. Rock'n'Roll started growing up in the mid-late 1960s - by the mid 70s it reached a height of maturity which punk then managed to destroy and has not been regained since, except in niche markets such as jazz/rock fusion and some of the seriously technical metal. [/quote] Who tf is Les Zeppelin lol Edited February 14, 2012 by leftybassman392 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 [quote name='musophilr' timestamp='1329242681' post='1539495'] I don't recall Les Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Yes, Camel, Focus et al making "pedestrian" music, although there was a fair bit of it in the pop charts. Rock'n'Roll started growing up in the mid-late 1960s - by the mid 70s it reached a height of maturity which punk then managed to destroy and has not been regained since, except in niche markets such as jazz/rock fusion and some of the seriously technical metal. [/quote] I must admit to enjoying all the bands you've mentioned back in the 70's, and punk did indeed make them seem fairly pedestrian to an excitable 14 year old. I has to be said though, what really managed to destroy the popularity of those bands was the poor quality of their output in the late seventies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Hughes Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) Nothing to do with Paul McCartney, but check this out to see what the yoof of today don't know. The kids are not alright apparently. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MHtDF-z77wk[/media] Edited February 14, 2012 by Gareth Hughes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) This is the country where anyone can become President? Scary. However, young master discreet knows who Hitler is, because he was recently involved in a rap battle with Darth Vader. Edited February 14, 2012 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Hughes Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Yup - maybe for it's benefit the rules should be changed so that anyone NOT born there can become president? I jest my American friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) Excuse me for asking, but is it me or are folks taking this all a bit seriously? I mean, I'm of an age where The Beatles were slap bang in the middle of my teens. If I was going to spout off about musical history and the lack of appreciation demonstrated by today's yoof, this should be something that really gets my, er, dander up. (FWIW I never let my students forget about the giants whose shoulders their heroes were standing on.) But it doesn't. I think Skank captured it best (as usual) by reminding us that life goes on, and none of us has a right to immortality - especially if we don't make the effort to see the other point of view. Edited February 14, 2012 by leftybassman392 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Hughes Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 I think it's being taken a little too seriously. As legendary as The Beatles are, they're still just a part of pop culture and culture changes. We're all just getting older and this is just a part of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 [quote name='NJE' timestamp='1329240997' post='1539453'] Does noone else think that this is likely to be a joke? [/quote] Don't bring Herman's Hermits into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin7 Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 [quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1329245665' post='1539565'] Don't bring Herman's Hermits into it. [/quote] LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin7 Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1329245066' post='1539554'] This is the country where anyone can become President? Scary. However, young master discreet knows who Hitler is, because he was recently involved in a rap battle with Darth Vader. [/quote] The state of American education today is abysmal. Especially at the secondary level, discipline has broken down and teachers are little more than babysitters. To make matters worse, the morale of teachers is very low. Much of this has to do with conservatives at the state level trying to slice away pay and benefits for teachers. The poster boy for this sort of thing is Scott Walker, the moronic governor of Wisconsin. Unfortunately, there are many others just like him. The point of saying this, of course, is that when I see a video of young people not even knowing the most basic facts of history, I'm not surprised at all. Add to that, that there really is a "coolness" factor on the part of students themselves to not bother learning about the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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