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Popular music is not meant to be liked by your parents. That's the whole
point <grin>.

My mother used to tell a story about her father complaining about Bing
Crosby because he wasn't a 'proper' singer.

If you ask most people when the best pop music was made, most will give
dates that cover their adolescent years.

Steve


On 13/1/08 19:19, "Nathan Wajsman" <nathan@nathanfoto.com> wrote:

> Well, I am 47, so certainly beyond the target audience of hip-hop.
> But I am not too old to remember when I was a teenager and punk came
> onto the scene and I was trying to convince my parents that this was
> an equally valid form of musical expression as what they were used
> to. Today, I try to listen to the stuff my son buys on iTunes, and
> some of it I like (e.g. Arctic Monkeys) and some I don't. But I try
> to keep an open mind. My only criteria are that I want bands who
> actually play instruments and/or write songs. Last year Kyle
> introduced me to Dresden Dolls, who are now one of my favorite bands.
> 
> I think that punk, rap and hip-hop are the most interesting forms of
> popular music during my adult lifetime so far, simply because they
> are new and original. You don't have to like everything, and I still
> think that the golden age of rock was between 1965 and 1980, but I do
> appreciate new things.