Glenn Frey passes away

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by vivfox

Some stupid FB article posted it as if it just happened.Thank you for the correction.

yeah several places posted it on the anniversary of his death as if it just happened. A friend sent me this one this morning and before my coffee I totally fell for it-- it does say 1 year ago but also splashes 'Breaking News' across his photo..
http://hollywoodlife.com/2016/01/18/...er-illness-66/

For What It's Worth is the song she wrote for him. BC was for the Beatles guy.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

yeah several places posted it on the anniversary of his death as if it just happened. A friend sent me this one this morning and before my coffee I totally fell for it-- it does say 1 year ago but also splashes 'Breaking News' across his photo..
http://hollywoodlife.com/2016/01/18/...er-illness-66/

For What It's Worth is the song she wrote for him. BC was for the Beatles guy.

Thank you for the correction.

[vivfox]

I feel very lucky to have been born in 1962. The best music of last century occurred in my youth. At age 18 in 1980 I was lucky enough to see a triple bill of The Eagles, Heart & The Little River Band performing in the Yale Bowl all in their prime.

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by vivfox

I feel very lucky to have been born in 1962. The best music of last century occurred in my youth. At age 18 in 1980 I was lucky enough to see a triple bill of The Eagles, Heart & The Little River Band performing in the Yale Bowl all in their prime.

I agree 100 percent.Great era .I never got to see any of them.
at that time was probably seeing Kenny Rogers and other great true country artists and bands then.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by vivfox

I feel very lucky to have been born in 1962. The best music of last century occurred in my youth. At age 18 in 1980 I was lucky enough to see a triple bill of The Eagles, Heart & The Little River Band performing in the Yale Bowl all in their prime.

Agreed. I've seen so many amazing concerts. And for low amounts of money. I'm glad I'm old.

I saw Christine at a bar in Cleveland. One of the best shows I've ever seen in my life. Then I saw Lindsey at a bar in Cleveland and he sweated all over me when he shook his head. lol

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

Then I saw Lindsey at a bar in Cleveland and he sweated all over me when he shook his head. lol

Let me guess, you never took another shower again.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by vivfox

Let me guess, you never took another shower again.

I wasn't gay yet.. wink wink

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

Agreed. I've seen so many amazing concerts. And for low amounts of money. I'm glad I'm old.

I saw Christine at a bar in Cleveland. One of the best shows I've ever seen in my life. Then I saw Lindsey at a bar in Cleveland and he sweated all over me when he shook his head. lol

Do you mean Christine's 1984 solo tour?
I agree...it was one of the best concerts my entire life. Gosh I wish I could relive that experience. Me and my friends were so close that Eddy Quintela winked at us when he was playing keyboards

[Steviegirl]

Originally Posted by vivfox

I feel very lucky to have been born in 1962. The best music of last century occurred in my youth. At age 18 in 1980 I was lucky enough to see a triple bill of The Eagles, Heart & The Little River Band performing in the Yale Bowl all in their prime.

Most definitely. We've been very lucky. Live music (and great albums) were accessible and affordable and all around us.

We have a wonderful local program on NPR that plays great new music by both new and older artists as well as a variety of other cool things. They did a beautiful tribute to David Bowie, and last night, they announced Glenn Frey's passing and played a few of his songs. The dj then said, as sad as it is, that those of us who were lucky enough to grow up in that glorious heyday will probably get our share of heartbreaking news in the coming months. I realize it's possible that everyone will live into their late 90s, and I hope they do, but we all really did have a lot of GREAT singers and musicians in our lives, and it's very much like a huge extended family, so it's really painful when we get this news.

[Wdm6789]

Originally Posted by vivfox

I feel very lucky to have been born in 1962. The best music of last century occurred in my youth. At age 18 in 1980 I was lucky enough to see a triple bill of The Eagles, Heart & The Little River Band performing in the Yale Bowl all in their prime.

That must have been so amazing. I'm so jealous of those of you that got to experience this music in it's prime, when it was the current music. I'm in my late 20s and I do love being a 90s kid, but I often wish I got to experience youth in the 70s and 80s, you guys had the best music. Today's music is garbage.

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by Wdm6789

That must have been so amazing. I'm so jealous of those of you that got to experience this music in it's prime, when it was the current music. I'm in my late 20s and I do love being a 90s kid, but I often wish I got to experience youth in the 70s and 80s, you guys had the best music. Today's music is garbage.

Agree 100 percent.I'm so glad reading this from some of the 20 somethings .My niece and nephews are in their 20's and enjoy the classic stuff.They cant stand the currents.

Thanks to autotune and other electronic computer gadgetry in the studio or on stage .It ruined a generation or two of youth which could have potential with the right training in voice and writing skills .They could stick out.

The Buckingham/Nicks school of voice and writing will be a good place to start.LOL....

I cant see any artists or bands of today sticking out with longevity like the Eagles and of course FM in 20 plus years.Or I should say a very few currents will stick out and not to condemn them all.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Wdm6789

Today's music is garbage.

It really is true. At least 90% of today's music is CRAP.

The 60's were important, because there was so much innovation happening in the music. The 80's were okay, BUT, the 70's were the decade that American Music really hit it's stride. IMO, the 70's was as good as we'll ever get.

[elle]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

It really is true. At least 90% of today's music is CRAP.

The 60's were important, because there was so much innovation happening in the music. The 80's were okay, BUT, the 70's were the decade that American Music really hit it's stride. IMO, the 70's was as good as we'll ever get.

while i think there's great music out there now the same as before, it's much more dispersed and harder to catch on, probably.

here's Bowie being asked about Britney and NSYNC, listing new groups at the time that were kinda underground and how they are not given enough chance to bubble up on the surface i guess since music on the radio is crap (that was 2002). of course, David Bowie pushed and helped groups like Arcade Fire (probably before LB ever heard of them):

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by elle

while i think there's great music out there now the same as before, it's much more dispersed and harder to catch on, probably.

here's Bowie being asked about Britney and NSYNC, listing new groups at the time that were kinda underground and how they are not given enough chance to bubble up on the surface i guess since music on the radio is crap (that was 2002). of course, David Bowie pushed and helped groups like Arcade Fire (probably before LB ever heard of them):

I cant catch on with the new stuff .I just lost interest .Its just a mix bag .Rock is boring ,R&B in now rap,country is not country.

Radio is the big problem They only play the crap and leave the good stuff aside.Thank goodness for the college stations and Youtube and some internet stations .They play the good stuff.

1990's was the start of the decline of interest.It really nose dive in the 2000's for me.

[Wdm6789]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

It really is true. At least 90% of today's music is CRAP.

The 60's were important, because there was so much innovation happening in the music. The 80's were okay, BUT, the 70's were the decade that American Music really hit it's stride. IMO, the 70's was as good as we'll ever get.

Totally agree, 70s was the best decade for music.