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Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
All music is derivative. Despite the fact that there are many new bands coming out every day that, to one degree or another, emulate or are at least influenced by (among other things) bands of the 70s and 80s, classic rock stations thrive by playing over and over and over and over and over again a small selection of the songs of those bands from the 70s and 80s. And they are playing them to people who may not have really even liked the music back in the 70s and 80s, but through the comfort of familiarity and the soothing of nostalgia, have grown to like these songs, or at least have convinced themselves that they do. On the other hand, the fact that so many new bands are so openly derivative of bands of the 70s and 80s may drive older listeners, who actually experienced these bands when they were new, to go back and listen with fresh ears to the music of their youth. These listereners may not have even appreciated this music at the time, but they now have grown to enjoy it, in part due to the recognition that this music remains influential to newer generations of musicians.
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I went back and listened to Janis today--who wasn't of my youth, because she was dead then--but I listened to her in my youth a lot. I still love her. I don't know if anyone is actually derivative of her, but Lucinda Williams seems to try.
Her performance of Ball and Chain at Monterey (40th anniversary this week) is one of my favorites.
I recommend everyone go back and listen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb4t0Mxq3J4
