The day the music died.

[QRTRHRS]

Yet another one is gone. J. Geils was found dead in his home.

 

[MossRoad]

Love Stinks

 

[jerrybob]

J Giles Band had a very devoted following. Did you know that before there was a J Giles Band there was a J Giles Blues Band? Those early days had great influence on the later band. RIP J Giles.

 

[dragoneggs]

J Giles Band had a very devoted following. Did you know that before there was a J Giles Band there was a J Giles Blues Band? Those early days had great influence on the later band. RIP J Giles.

Yeah these are getting too close to home if you know what I mean. RIP.

 

[PJSprog]

While I was never really into the "grunge" thing, I did like Soundgarden ... mostly because of the voice of Chris Cornell. Wow, that guy had a powerful, wide range voice. Sad to see him go last week, and the story seems to get more tragic every day.

 

[/pine]

While I was never really into the "grunge" thing, I did like Soundgarden ... mostly because of the voice of Chris Cornell. Wow, that guy had a powerful, wide range voice. Sad to see him go last week, and the story seems to get more tragic every day.

Actually I was kind of appalled when I read a headline saying the "greatest rock singer of all time" had died...sorry to say I have/had never heard of the guy and would not recognize his voice regardless of what he was singing...For the most part it seems that rock music from the 80's has not transcended beyond that particular generation of listeners... at least nothing like rock from the 60's-70's...

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

While I was never really into the "grunge" thing, I did like Soundgarden ... mostly because of the voice of Chris Cornell. Wow, that guy had a powerful, wide range voice. Sad to see him go last week, and the story seems to get more tragic every day.

5 octaves of range before autotune.... Especially impressive considering how much screaming he did.

 

[DieselnHooters]

...For the most part it seems that rock music from the 80's has not transcended beyond that particular generation of listeners... at least nothing like rock from the 60's-70's...

Guns 'n Roses a late '80s band has more views on YouTube than any of the iconic bands from the '60s and '70s including the almighty Beatles. AC/DC, my personal favorite which had its heyday in the '80s comes 2nd.

 

[/pine]

Guns 'n Roses a late '80s band has more views on YouTube than any of the iconic bands from the '60s and '70s including the almighty Beatles. AC/DC, my personal favorite which had its heyday in the '80s comes 2nd.

It's an age thing...i.e., The age of "music TV" and electronic media...It was also the era of MTV that signaled the decline of family values and a major loss of respect by the generation of the age...

 

[quicksandfarmer]

It's an age thing...i.e., The age of "music TV" and electronic media...It was also the era of MTV that signaled the decline of family values and a major loss of respect by the generation of the age...

My dad's generation would say that about the 60's. My dad's quip about the early 70's was that only two of the ten commandments mattered any more (didn't say which ones). The 40's were shocking to some people, but the 20's were when people really let loose. And so it goes.