Comments on: Music Is Dead

By: Pat Patterson

Pat Patterson — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:59:50 +0000

The Monkees made a brief return to TV on the I Network (formerly Pax, now Ion) last fall. It was great to see some those classics again…like Mike Nesmith throwing darts at the Beatles, one of them landing on Ringo Starr’s forehead. And RoseMarie singing the Monkees theme during a shootout episode.

By: RonR

RonR — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:20:09 +0000

And let’s not forget the Monkees…’Here we come, walkin down the street” EVERYBODY!!!

By: Pat Patterson

Pat Patterson — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:10:38 +0000

By the way…speaking of McCartney, if you haven’t already, check out his new album, “Memory Almost Full.”

By: Pat Patterson

Pat Patterson — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:09:45 +0000

That, and don’t forget Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul.

By: Nancy Cleveland

Nancy Cleveland — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 03:53:56 +0000

LOL…Pat. I think Steve VanZant looked much better in his doo-rag when he played with the E Street Band than he did the wig on the Sopranos. And what ever happened to Clarence Clemmons? Maybe I’ll go look…

By: Pat Patterson

Pat Patterson — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:10:50 +0000

I would recommend any youngster to listen to “Little Steven’s Underground Garage,” a weekly rock-and-roll retrospective and also a place for “garage rock.” They could learn a lot from it. The Beatles, Monkees, Stones, plus Donovan, roots music…”Little Steven” VanZant (yes, the guy from The Sopranos) covers it all in a topical format.

http://www.littlestevensundergroundgarage.com

By: commonsense

commonsense — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:08:15 +0000

Lots of people make contributions to the world of music then fade into obscurity. Ask any modern rock band who their influences are and invariably they will name at least one artist you’ve never heard of.

So, I just looked up Donovan. his wikipedia page doesn’t meet their standards, lol. Yeah, I’m not surprised a young person doesn’t know who he is.

By: Nancy Cleveland

Nancy Cleveland — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:05:44 +0000

Odd how the music subject is being blogged. Had a difference of opinion with a colleague a couple of weeks ago, after I had watched a Donovan concert on PBS. He’s about your age, Jared…never heard of Donovan and thus says “he must not have made any contribution to the music world”. HAH! So, speaking of dead music…I’ll ask you. Heard of Donovan, Cat Stevens, Jackson Browne…(and if you say “nope” then I’ll eat my vinyl and invite you to join me for lunch!)

By: Jared Morris

Jared Morris — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:37:20 +0000

No, your mom is taking me.

By: commonsense

commonsense — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:30:11 +0000

Just as Sinatra faded until his death, and just as Elvis is fading, so too, will the Beatles. Let the music stand on its own, not because it happened to be on the radio while you lost your virginity in the backseat of your dad’s Buick.