The Official "Music Was So Much Better in the Glorious Days of Yore" Thread

[rubber soul]

Yeah, it's hard to imagine given the Beatles' fame.

On the other hand, I didn't really hear a Bob Dylan record until I was about twelve, that would have been 1974. Up until then, I thought he was just this odd enigma in music.

[rostasi]

Perspective, folks.
Whiteman, in his day, was second in popularity only to Ellington.
Even asking a 20 year old who had a moderate interest in music then
might not have even known who Ellington was after over 50 years of
popularity - which is what you are asking of some 20 year old today.

[SGR]

Originally Posted by rostasi

Perspective, folks.
Whiteman, in his day, was second in popularity only to Ellington.
Even asking a 20 year old who had a moderate interest in music then
might not have even known who Ellington was after over 50 years of
popularity - which is what you are asking of some 20 year old today.

Except in this comparison, we're ignoring the massive increase in access to information and the proliferation of information that's become normal and widespread since then, with TV, the internet, and advertisment networks subsuming everything, swallowing cultural and geographical boundaries in its wake. It's an apples to oranges comparison that you're making.

[rostasi]

Originally Posted by rubber soul

Yeah, it's hard to imagine given the Beatles' fame.

On the other hand, I didn't really hear a Bob Dylan record until I was about twelve, that would have been 1974. Up until then, I thought he was just this odd enigma in music.

He is still an odd enigma (to put it nicely) in music.