It is not always the case. I listen to a lot of 50s, 60s, and 70s music on you tube. I'm surprised to see how many of the comments are about how younger people were introduced to this music by their parents or how this old music brings fond memories of their parents.
Jethro Tull was an 18th century agriculturist. When the band was starting out they would get booked under a different name every night.
Came across this vid about Beck and his collection (hot rod) this weekend....I was thinking the same, but JB was more a musician's musician, and BTO is the everyman's band. I mentioned to my wife the other day that Beck had passed, and she said "who?"
The pop world was also too quiet when we lost Chris Squire, John Wetton, and even Keith Emerson. Peart was one of the few of that crowd that almost got the wider recognition he deserved.
There's a funny story about JB from one of the members of Pink Floyd. It's been a long while since I heard it, so I forget the details, but basically they had wanted to ask him to join them when they had lost Syd Barrett. But they thought he was too good for them, and so they were afraid to ask him!
".... closing-radius curves get car drivers too....
Same back-story I had heard, years ago. One of the greatest and most under-recognized bands of all time, IMO.
Rules like the one I suggested are very difficult to enforce.
Came across this vid about Beck and his collection (hot rod) this weekend....
...... might have been in Part 2, but he recounts cracking up one of his cars coming back from Clapton's place "late one night
3 chord rock was what BTO was known for (and mostly played) - accessible and radio friendly in The Day. Lisa Marie reminded me of a story Randy recounted...... Takin' Care of Business caught The King's ear, so he had a few rings made up for his inner circle : TCB . Randy offered to buy one years ago, but AFAIK hasn't yet.....
Famous people pass every year, but I think why it's tougher on us with musicians is they provide the soundtracks to our youth and other eras....... I was used to Rush being legend in Canada, but it took me traveling in the USA in the 90's to get a feel for how popular they were south of the 49'th..... always liked that they often took their bikes on tour...... ride your asses off, traveling the world, making music..... a Carpe Diem lesson right there....
Rgds, D.
It doesnt weird me out one bit, I am a metalhead my fav band is Megadeth but I appreciate Sinatra especially his more jazzy stuff. But I always felt Dean Martin had a better singing voice, velvety and like liquid gold only Frank had better material.