The 40th Anniversary of Woodstock

TheBig3 · 08-18-2009, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

Michael McDonald still puts albums out dude, let's be fair.

I'd like to know what's so old and stale about Hendrix, The Who or any other band for that matter. I would think you'd be able to appreciate the 60s since The White Stripes have based their whole career off of imitating it.

Or for that matter, you seem to be more into roots revivalism than anything else, I'm not saying Tom Waits or Elvis Costello aren't great musicians, but they're not doing anything terribly new nowadays, let's be honest.

Yet's lets be fair and honest.

Well I don't know about you, but I've had the who and their classic rock cohorts smashed over my head for far too long at this point. The Who have been playing the same songs for 40 years now. At least Hendrix has an excuse.

And Costello released an album this summer - what is "new" to you? Yesterday?

Also, where did I call you "unamerican."

boo boo · 08-18-2009, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

Yet's lets be fair and honest.

Well I don't know about you, but I've had the who and their classic rock cohorts smashed over my head for far too long at this point. The Who have been playing the same songs for 40 years now. At least Hendrix has an excuse.

And Costello released an album this summer - what is "new" to you? Yesterday?

And The White Stripes are NOT overexposed? The Who at least changed it up with every album, The Who still write new songs and of course they're gonna play their old standards, that's what old bands do.

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Also, where did I call you "unamerican."

I already told you, you made a comment to Lateralus and I mistakenly thought it was directed towards me, again I'm sorry.

TheBig3 · 08-18-2009, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

And The White Stripes are NOT overexposed? The Who at least changed it up with every album, The Who still write new songs and of course they're gonna play their old standards, that's what old bands do.

Well this is about Woodstock, but half of the Who is dead. They aren't writing crap anymore.

The White Stripes don't have one album that sounds like another unless we're going to fault them for having a sound.

Woodstock is, as far as I'm concerned, is not still relevant because of the music. There were countless better concerts mentioned in this thread and yet their relegated to the music nerds and publications like us who enjoy this hobby.

Woodstock is still relevant because rich, uppity white folks in the suburbs want to pretend they were part of something more important than their boring, failing marriages. Its still relevant because their well-fed children just want to rebel against the man who harasses them for wearing stupid t-shirts and having long hair.

What a ****ing revolution its become.

boo boo · 08-18-2009, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

Well this is about Woodstock, but half of the Who is dead. They aren't writing crap anymore.

The White Stripes don't have one album that sounds like another unless we're going to fault them for having a sound.

Woodstock is, as far as I'm concerned, is not still relevant because of the music. There were countless better concerts mentioned in this thread and yet their relegated to the music nerds and publications like us who enjoy this hobby.

Woodstock is still relevant because rich, uppity white folks in the suburbs want to pretend they were part of something more important than their boring, failing marriages. Its still relevant because their well-fed children just want to rebel against the man who harasses them for wearing stupid t-shirts and having long hair.

What a ****ing revolution its become.

I'm sorry, this is the stupidest goddamn thing I've ever read.

GuitarBizarre · 08-19-2009, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

I'm sorry, this is the stupidest goddamn thing I've ever read.

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Originally Posted by boo boo

I'm sorry, this is the stupidest goddamn thing I've ever read.

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TheBig3 · 08-19-2009, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

I'm sorry, this is the stupidest goddamn thing I've ever read.

Don't apologize to me, you're the one with the problem.

almauro · 08-21-2009, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

Woodstock is still relevant because rich, uppity white folks in the suburbs want to pretend they were part of something more important than their boring, failing marriages. Its still relevant because their well-fed children just want to rebel against the man who harasses them for wearing stupid t-shirts and having long hair.

Harsh assessment, but insightful. There is some truth to this statement, but the endless recycling of Woodstock has a lot to do about marketing this over-hyped event for profit.