[peel] The Prats - But really Old Music/New Music debate

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Interesting Neil. re. New Music vs Old Music.
Just a thought, but some New Music becomes Old Music ie. it stands the
test of time. Being one of the wrinklies of the group, there are 4 artists
for me, which meet this criteria ie. I've been listening to them since I
1st started buying records seriously. These are:-
Beefheart
Soft Machine
Can
& Howlin' Wolf.
Beefheart and Howlin' Wolf, we all know Peel played on a regular basis but
even the other 2, he played shortly before his ill-fated Peru trip.
After recent lengthy discussions with a current and respected musician, I
felt quite "chuffed" at reintroducing her to Soft Machine and similarily
quite surprised at her musical influences.
An example of "New Music", which I do not think will stand the test of
time is "White Stripes". My reasoning behind this, is that I'ved tired of
them already and there "newness" has worn off somewhat.
As I said, just a thought.
Phil








> Well, digging out new and exciting music starts to lose its point if it's
> going to be forgotten after a short time, and so once it has been dug out
> it should continue to be enjoyed for a long time to come, just like the
> records much talked about by the good people on here.
>
> I think there is a good balance here between new and old music, as there
> should be.  As well as the discussions about the old stuff, we still have
> people like Marcelle showing us the new stuff that's around, and people
> like Sarah Nelson who MAKES some of it!  And of course there's quite a
> following for Rob Da Bank and the work being carried on by Louise
> Kattenhorn and Hermeet Chadha.
>
> Each person's musical journey should be an expansive one: You should fully
> take in the view from the deck of the ship but you should never forget
> about the route the ship ploughed to get you there!
>
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> Rob Strong <robstrong@...> wrote:
> From: "Neil Jenkins" <neil_jenkins.geo@...>
>
>> Trouble is, without a huge bank balance, and without a source of free
> music (apart from stuff I find on the web for downloads), I prefer to
> spend
> my money on new music
>
> wow! considering the supposed nature of this list, that's the first time
> someone's mentioned new music (rather than ancient obscurities or their
> ongoing quest for a career 'filling the Peel void') for weeks.
>
> Rob
>
> Best regards,
> Neil
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