The Rest in Peace Thread (RIP)

[Trollheart]

Originally Posted by Queen Boo

Taylor Swift is fine, you're just old.

She is fine. I wouldn't kick her out etc. But come on. I can see the teenies lining the streets and jumping off buildings if she dies young, but unless there's a real tragedy, she's likely to be quite old when she does, and I doubt she'll still be making music. I'd imagine she'd be remembered by the generation she dies in as maybe I don't know, Carole King or Karen Carpenter is by this one. Which is to say, not at all.

Ed Sheeran on the other hand, well the nicest thing I can say about him is he's not Lewis Capaldi.

I've nothing nice to say about Sheeran. I hate the guy.

Originally Posted by ribbons

I think about this too. My son often tells me, "Mom, you're going to be really sad if something happens to Paul [McCartney]."

I'm just hoping Springsteen lives forever. I've already had to deal with the passing of Bowie and Dan Fogelberg (who?) and of course Gary Moore and Rory Gallagher.

As for being named after something, I feel I was named after much alcohol was consumed...

[DriveYourCarDownToTheSea]

Originally Posted by innerspaceboy

I've been thinking of Paul every time I hear that a 60s rockstar passes. I'm named after McCartney's birth first and middle names. That loss is going to be devastating.

Yeah, during all the brouhaha about Queen Elizabeth's death, I was thinking, when McCartney bites the dust it's gonna be just like that, or even bigger.

[Queen Boo]

Originally Posted by Trollheart

She is fine. I wouldn't kick her out etc. But come on. I can see the teenies lining the streets and jumping off buildings if she dies young, but unless there's a real tragedy, she's likely to be quite old when she does, and I doubt she'll still be making music. I'd imagine she'd be remembered by the generation she dies in as maybe I don't know, Carole King or Karen Carpenter is by this one. Which is to say, not at all.

Dude what? Saying Carole King and Karen Carpenter are not at all remembered by their generation is a hell of a baffling take, maybe not by rock snobs who somehow convinced themselves Ted Nugent and Foghat are the peak of music but Carole King is one of the most celebrated songwriters of her generation dude, and while The Carpenters were once a favorite punching bag of rock critics they remain a beloved act even among younger people, I'm a millennial and I f*cking love the Carpenters, and I know I'm not alone, it just isn't hip to hate 70s soft rock anymore.

If you think Taylor Swift's legacy will be comparable to those two then I'd say she's done really well for herself.

[Chula Vista]

Originally Posted by Trollheart

But come on. I can see the teenies lining the streets and jumping off buildings if she dies young.

Do you realize it's been over 17 years since her major label debut?

Defining her hard core fans as 'teenies' is ridiculous old man.

[SGR]

Originally Posted by Queen Boo

Taylor Swift is fine, you're just old.

Ed Sheeran on the other hand, well the nicest thing I can say about him is he's not Lewis Capaldi.

His music is better when it's gone through a remix. I don't think Capaldi is a bad singer, but his music is bland.

Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Do you realize it's been over 17 years since her major label debut?

Defining her hard core fans as 'teenies' is ridiculous old man.

I sort of doubt Trollheart has ever really listened to her music. Besides a single here and there.

[Chula Vista]

Originally Posted by Queen Boo

Dude what? Saying Carole King and Karen Carpenter are not at all remembered by their generation is a hell of a baffling take.

That entire statement by him is completely out of touch with reality.

[SGR]

To the point at hand, RIP Jeff Beck - talented dude. I've only ever listened to Blow by Blow and Wired, I should probably check out some other stuff of his.

[Chula Vista]

Originally Posted by SGR

To the point at hand, RIP Jeff Beck - talented dude. I've only ever listened to Blow by Blow and Wired, I should probably check out some other stuff of his.

If you are at a Floyd/Waters fan you must get Amused to Death.
Truth is also essential.

Beck, Bogart, & Appice is fun if just for hearing Jeff playing against those two guys.


This was so good. The smiles on their faces! Check out Tal and Vinnie by the end of Immigrant Song - absolutely rocking!

[Queen Boo]

Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Do you realize it's been over 17 years since her major label debut?

Defining her hard core fans as 'teenies' is ridiculous old man.

That's a good point that I missed.

It's like when I still see YouTube comments on classic rock videos use Justin Bieber as their go-to example when they complain about modern music, ffs everyone who was born when "Baby" came out is going through puberty now.

Tips for the boomers, if you want to rant about what those good for nothing kids are listening to these days it's time to retire the rants about Justin Bieber and update your material what's actually popular with today's youth, 1000 Geckos or something? I dunno I'm also getting old.

[Trollheart]

Originally Posted by Queen Boo

Dude what? Saying Carole King and Karen Carpenter are not at all remembered by their generation is a hell of a baffling take, maybe not by rock snobs who somehow convinced themselves Ted Nugent and Foghat are the peak of music but Carole King is one of the most celebrated songwriters of her generation dude, and while The Carpenters were once a favorite punching bag of rock critics they remain a beloved act even among younger people, I'm a millennial and I f*cking love the Carpenters, and I know I'm not alone, it just isn't hip to hate 70s soft rock anymore.

If you think Taylor Swift's legacy will be comparable to those two then I'd say she's done really well for herself.

Lord almighty! Read what I said! I said that Karen and Carole are not remembered by THIS generation, not their generation! Of course they were huge back in the 70s and 80s and I love both, but ask any young person today who either were and they're likely to ask if maybe their new mixtape has dropped. I'm pointing out that someone who was huge in their time does not, with the current attention span of music fans of this generation, go on being so. And so when Swift or Sheeran pass on, let's say in forty/fifty years or more, our descendants are more likely to say, who were they than there goes another legend.