Monday, November 14, 2011

Bring Back Rock and Roll

I've decided to do a daily blog. I figure that everyone has had, at least at one time or another, something to say. So how about me? I might have something to say. Ask around. Some people even listen when I speak, maybe not my wife and kids so much, some people though, sometimes, I think.

Anyhow what I want to say today is that I'm getting a little fed up with all this so called rock and roll music. I haven't heard any real rock and roll on the radio since Joan Jett was pumping out hits. And even then we heard way to little of her and way to much Elton John and other so called classics. The eighties had some clever stuff but very little of it is what I call rock and roll and the nineties and whatever the next decade was called had zip to offer.

Have people really forgotten what rock is all about or do they just think they need to keep inventing the wheel? The wheel should be round and able to move heavy objects smoothly forward picking up speed, only limited by the laws of physics. Just like rock and roll. Real rock and roll should propel you. It should be like a snowball rolling down a mountain side getting larger and moving faster until it explodes as it plows into the lodge at the bottom. Real rock and roll should force you to your feet and get you on down the road.

When I listen to one of my "real" rock and roll favorites I can't sit still. The new stuff however literally puts me to sleep. What's wrong with this g'g'generation? I think they all need to take a little trip in Mr Wizard"s "Way Back Machine" and get a little taste of the real stuff.

Here is a short list of what I consider "real" rock and roll, which means music that has an infectious beat and at least subtle blues influences with a lot of heartfelt soul. Let me know if you concur.

The Who's Magic Bus, Live at Leeds. Make that the whole album. Most of everything the Rolling Stones did in the Sixties.Joan Jett's I hate myself for loving you, Crimson and Clover, I love rock and roll. Led Zeppelin One and Two, and Three was pretty good. They lost me however with Stairway to heaven.Elvis Presley I'm all shook up. Alice Cooper I'm Eighteen. Everything from the Animals. Most of ZZ top. Etc, Etc,

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