I think that is the definitive answer to the original question...rickenbrother wrote:Who cares? It's music!
Should Old Guys Play New Music?
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I have NO idea what to do with those skinny stringed things... I'm just a bass player...
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Re: Should Old Guys Play New Music?
The benefit of music is its limitlessness.
Just one wish: playing new music does not mean You should behave younger than You are (and not older, too!). That would be just awkward in both cases.
But imagine an "old" person doing a young person's song, putting in all experience of life!
An example: When U2 recorded "One" Bono was only sweet 29 years old. Listen to it and then listen to Johnny Cash's version when he was close to his death. Cash's version is miles above in credibility and soul.
- An extreme example but surely illustrating it very well.
Just one wish: playing new music does not mean You should behave younger than You are (and not older, too!). That would be just awkward in both cases.
But imagine an "old" person doing a young person's song, putting in all experience of life!
An example: When U2 recorded "One" Bono was only sweet 29 years old. Listen to it and then listen to Johnny Cash's version when he was close to his death. Cash's version is miles above in credibility and soul.
- An extreme example but surely illustrating it very well.
Re: Should Old Guys Play New Music?
Bingo!cjj wrote:I think that is the definitive answer to the original question...rickenbrother wrote:Who cares? It's music!
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All I wanna do is rock!
Re: Should Old Guys Play New Music?
Would this image be a good representation of a contraction of Spanish Rock?rickenbrother wrote:I'm in a Spanish Rock band.
Re: Should Old Guys Play New Music?
go ahead and play the new songs... just don't wear the skinny jeans and fedora hats that go with them
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Re: Should Old Guys Play New Music?
Amen to that!
Re: Should Old Guys Play New Music?
fluffy wrote:go ahead and play the new songs... just don't wear the...fedora hats that go with them
Re: Should Old Guys Play New Music?
jps wrote:fluffy wrote:go ahead and play the new songs... just don't wear the...fedora hats that go with them
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This is it: play what you love; good music (music that inspires you and moves you) is indeed timeless; anything else is just pretense.kiramdear wrote:Good songs are timeless and don't belong to any one era or generation. I'll play anything that moves me.
Thanks, Kira!
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The problem with that is there are very few new popular songs I like.DriftSpace wrote:This is it: play what you love; good music (music that inspires you and moves you) is indeed timeless; anything else is just pretense.kiramdear wrote:Good songs are timeless and don't belong to any one era or generation. I'll play anything that moves me.
Thanks, Kira!
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Re: Should Old Guys Play New Music?
There are 4 other members of the band who may find new popular songs they like.Full Cleveland wrote:The problem with that is there are very few new popular songs I like.DriftSpace wrote:This is it: play what you love; good music (music that inspires you and moves you) is indeed timeless; anything else is just pretense.kiramdear wrote:Good songs are timeless and don't belong to any one era or generation. I'll play anything that moves me.
Thanks, Kira!
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Yeah those guys in their 70s can't cut it!
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"Karma lungs"?!
(Just the way the light is hitting the t-shirt....)
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Re: Should Old Guys Play New Music?
Well, that's really just a problem of exposure; you just don't like what you've heard. I tend to be in the same boat (if we're talking about the average number of "new" songs which I have heard that I enjoy compared to "old" songs) but that doesn't mean there isn't good "new" music out there, and the more I seek it out the more I find "new" stuff that seems worthwhile. Besides, the fact that there are "very few new" songs you like just makes those songs that much more special, and thus more worthy of your attention.Full Cleveland wrote:The problem with that is there are very few new popular songs I like.