Mike Posted August 15, 2005 Report Posted August 15, 2005 My generation has a slogan "Rock 'n roll will never die". My generation has seen at least a couple of musical genre's become extinct: Disco, Grunge, and for the most part Punk Rock. What's next?
edna Posted August 15, 2005 Report Posted August 15, 2005 Disco was funny when you look at it twenty years later... ::
_Laurie_ Posted August 15, 2005 Report Posted August 15, 2005 :: yes it was Edna, especiallly those polyester suits! but i will always like Saturday Night Fever....that soundtrack always get me moving and groovin ::
RonJonSurfer Posted August 15, 2005 Report Posted August 15, 2005 Isn't it weird when you hear an old disco cut today and say "Hey, that wasn't terrible." I have to admit to a few of them growing on me in my nostalgic old age.
edna Posted August 15, 2005 Report Posted August 15, 2005 "I will survive", Gloria gaynor, is a great song... and some things by Donna Summer are very good.
RonJonSurfer Posted August 15, 2005 Report Posted August 15, 2005 I thought Donna Summer had the best of the disco era. Hot Stuff and I Feel Love (I think that's the name) are well composed songs.
RonJonSurfer Posted August 15, 2005 Report Posted August 15, 2005 I thought Donna Summer had the best of the disco era. Hot Stuff and I Feel Love (I think that's the name) are well composed songs. after thought...Donna was well composed herself.
Batman Posted August 15, 2005 Report Posted August 15, 2005 I don't see rap dying anytime soon, but I see it changing drastically over time.
_jr_ Posted August 15, 2005 Report Posted August 15, 2005 Really? It hasn't changed for 20 years, has it? It's still basically a beat with talking over it, with the occasional theft of a pop song sample. The format hasn't changed. The lyrical content is more violent now, though. It's always degraded women, that hasn't changed. As far as disco, I hated it at the time, but now, I can listen to it for the nostalgia it evokes in me. I was 13-14 years old when it was at it's height of popularity, so disco always takes me back to that period in my life. Also, I professed an undying hatred for the BeeGees and the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, when I secretly thought it was a brilliant piece of original work.
edna Posted August 15, 2005 Report Posted August 15, 2005 I prefered the Bee Gees before-disco. But then they also did things I like. Barry Gibb did a beautifull record with kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. I know I can be banned for this... And I like Barbra Streissand, I couldn´t say this before. And also ABBA and The Carpenters, which I hated in the 60/70´s but re-discovered some years ago. And any hit of the sixties, even if it´s Lou Christie... just like Jr, it also reminds me of my first parties.
_jr_ Posted August 15, 2005 Report Posted August 15, 2005 When you think about it, all the genres are extinct. There is no classic rock being made today, same as disco or whatever. Some just have stronger afterlifes than others, is all.
_Laurie_ Posted August 15, 2005 Report Posted August 15, 2005 yep, that's right jr...as Dylan says "The times, they are a-changing"
Batman Posted August 16, 2005 Report Posted August 16, 2005 Really? It hasn't changed for 20 years, has it? It's still basically a beat with talking over it, with the occasional theft of a pop song sample. That's why I think it's bound for a change. Sooner or later, people are going to get tired of it, and because it's been the same so long, once rap is what people are hearing on "oldies" stations, it will lose it's hipness, which is it's main appeal. And the 80's are almost oldies, according to some stations.
Shawna Posted August 16, 2005 Report Posted August 16, 2005 I'm hoping Rap will become extinct :: Hope springs eternal.
edna Posted August 16, 2005 Report Posted August 16, 2005 I remember rap in the early 80´s, it was somehow more "fashion". Malcom McLaren had a funny album... then it became so much more violent. Anyways, I never liked rap, nor hip-hop, nor punk...
Uncle Joe Posted August 16, 2005 Report Posted August 16, 2005 They aint got no distinction So let 'em face extinction MFers!
_Laurie_ Posted August 16, 2005 Report Posted August 16, 2005 wow Joe that would make a great rap song! you're good at that ::
katie_sane Posted August 17, 2005 Report Posted August 17, 2005 DISCO music!! Now that's REAL dance music!! I think that ABBA are one of the best bands ever. It is sad that such a great style of music is dead. Same with punk. The Ramones are just bee's knees in my opinion!!
PSYCHOcatholic Posted August 17, 2005 Report Posted August 17, 2005 Techno will die out...unless your playing DDR. And...i hate to say it, but showtunes are dying out...broadway just isnt the same anymore. We need people to make musicals good again... And im not talkin about Disney...those suck nowadays too.
edna Posted August 17, 2005 Report Posted August 17, 2005 DISCO music!! Now that's REAL dance music!! I think that ABBA are one of the best bands ever. It is sad that such a great style of music is dead. Same with punk. The Ramones are just bee's knees in my opinion!! Well, when I said "punk" I wasn´t thinking of The Ramones... :: But you´re so right... I think The Ramones were more than punk... I couldn´t explain why I love The Ramones and I don´t like punk... ABBA
crazy diamond Posted August 29, 2005 Report Posted August 29, 2005 I love punk and this new Green Day "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" business makes me want to cry. I'm also going to jump on the anti-rap bandwagon and say that I hope it changes.
_jr_ Posted August 29, 2005 Report Posted August 29, 2005 (edited) well, I wouldn't consider Green Day punk. There's another thread, I'll see if I can find it, about "Fluff Punk" Here it is: Fluff Punk Edited August 29, 2005 by Guest
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