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In reply to the discussion: Is the music of today worse than it was 20, 30, 40, or even 50 years ago? Or am I just old? [View all]ghostsinthemachine
(3,569 posts)So many incredible bands out there. Turn off your commercial radio, go to festivals and hear bands you've never heard of.
Tedeschi Trucks band. You'll LOVE them. Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, the next big thing. Leftover Salmon (25 years in my ears) my favorite band, not named The Grateful Dead. Wilco. My Morning Jacket. Phish, an absolutely incredible band. All the bluegrass bands. The funk bands. Slightly Stoopid the worlds only reggae death medal band. MICHAEL FRANTI AND SPEARHEAD. Listen to Stay Human or Yell Fire and tell that doesnt measure up to anything, ever.
Railroad Earth. Americas best songs. What an incredible band with some of the best songwriting since Dylan.
Lukas Nelson and Promise of theReal. Americas next male rock star. Willies kid. Great live show. Plays guitar 'ike crazy and the band pounds it down. Why they are Neil Young's band too.
Youre not a teen anymore. People have a connection in their teens with the music of that time. Classic rock. Then, for most people, music becomes less important. (Frequently timed with the same day cannabis use is curtailed,).
Thats why festivals have a predominately younger demo, the music means something to them.
For me, its all I've ever been. The Grateful Dead opened my ears early. Got me into everything, jazz, Stockhausen, bluegrass, you name it. Its weird but not only does Dead and Co play to large arenas and ballparks, but JRAD and DSO play large theaters and they are both very very different bands that play Dead music... The Dead phenomena is crazy, so many different interpretations of that music. All of it pretty amazing.
Govt Mule is great, if you like Led Zep, hard southern rock. Ghost Light is incredible, the best guitaring I've seen in a looooong time.
Do you have a community radio station? They open ears. If not, try www.kvmr.org for my local station. Awesome music. Kmud. Kzfr. Www.wwoz.org ,(great New Orleans radio)