Hollywood wrote:It is because without the Eddie Van Halen, Angus Young, and Hendrix you would not have any of the players you mentioned. Music is progressive and artist build on their inspirations.
There are people who profess to not understand why the Beatles were such a big deal. Yet music as we know it would not exist without them.
Agreed. Also a younger generation cannot appreciate older music in general because they don't see it as what is happening now.
That is like a modern artist dissing Leonardo Da Vinci, Botticelli, Vermeer, Van Gogh, The Byzantine era, The Greek and Roman architects............and the list goes on.
These folks laid the groundwork. It would be well worth your time to learn to find out what makes them so special to rock fans throughout the ages.
The music of every era has its use and beauty. I appreciate music from most generations. Classical, Country, Rock, Pop, Hip Hop, Rockabilly, Punk........and the list goes on.
I sing a great deal of old tunes from my mom's era, she and I used to sing them on trips in the car. They are simple but beautiful in their own right.
Try checking them out more, and place yourself in the time period. What was going on then? Why was this music crutial to the culture and society of the time?
Twenty years from now when some kid is saying the music you love sucks, you can explain it to them. Trust me they won't get it at first either.
Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 6:32 am
