tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post2407397643389517525..comments2024-02-11T15:29:31.409-05:00Comments on Richard's Pretension: Non-Generic: Lucinda WilliamsRichard Bellushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post-65295895313708981292014-11-28T17:32:52.484-05:002014-11-28T17:32:52.484-05:00All good songsters to be sure. Thanks for the Keen...All good songsters to be sure. Thanks for the Keen recommendation.<br /><br />The internet definitely makes research and sampling of music easier. I peek at the Rolling Stone lists for Best Albums too. As for homogenization of music in each genre, that's apparently not just our imagination. See the study referenced in a Livescience article: http://www.livescience.com/21911-pop-music-trends.html . Apparently this is largely consumer driven. Now that people can call up whatever they like on youtube, most of them call up (and later buy) stuff that sounds just like what they picked the last time. I guess the good news is that the same tech makes also it easy to find something different -- for those who want to do so.Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1656921634940224775.post-30726116066762208292014-11-28T14:30:52.439-05:002014-11-28T14:30:52.439-05:00That is an eclectic mix of songs from '74, whi...That is an eclectic mix of songs from '74, which brings back a lot of memories. Odd that Billy, Don't Be A Hero and Seasons of the Sun, among a few others would be above Paul McCartney. I always wondered who put these list together and perhaps some payola behind them?<br /><br />With today's music scene probably doesn't help much for variety in that most radio has fallen into monopolized conglomerates like Clear Channel or I Heart Radio or whatever. A large number of people listen to radio over their cell phones, if you have that capability using Pandora and Last.fm, etc., I have used them and they can be a pretty good tool, however, with them, you plug in a performer you enjoy and they find other performers similar to them. So you're not experiencing anything new. To be honest though, back in the 70's when a song would come on like say, Terry Jacks, or whoever, that I had no interest in, I'd usually push a button and switch the channel anyway.<br /><br />Seems I've always perused magazines and such to search out new music, back in the old days, that was hit and miss, however, these days it's switched to using Amazon, to hear something before buying. That's a great data base for that sort of thing and other media. Heck, you can preread excerpts of books, search opinions, and all sorts of things.<br /><br />I agree about modern country, it's pretty close to pop and rock these days. Miranda Lambert is pretty big down here as she grew up around these parts. I don't care for country much, but to each their own. I certainly listen to some outlandish stuff that I don't feel anyone could care about either. That's one of the nice thing about the arts though, there's plenty for any taste. By the way I have a Lucinda Williams CD, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road. That singer/songwriter genre is one which I enjoy from time to time. I've always enjoyed Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, J.J.Cale, early Jackson Browne, Jame Taylor, etc. Check out Jack Hardy's Coin in the Realm, or his Collected Works '65-95 is excellent. You can hear some on Amazon. He's from NYC, but traveled all over performing when he was alive. I was fortunate to see him play in Dallas, and he gave a great concert. He used to hold songwriting workshops in his home in NYC when he was around. Also check out Robert Earl Keen, Jr.'s No Kinda Dancer--it's a great one filled with all sort of songs--his best probably. El Voxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985563041511492981noreply@blogger.com