Comments on: Roger Daltrey Bored by Rock Band; Laments Digital Music

By: maria

maria — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:42:21 +0000

I totally agree with roger daltrey,actually, music played on radio is horible, and even if the MP3 are very convenient I prefer purchase old vinyls in old shops,I’m from the new “generation”(like the song my generation of the who^^)
and if one day,when the journeys in the time will be possible,I will return in 60’s,the mordern world make me feel ill!
sorry if you don’t understand,I’m french,my english is poor^^
very interesting topic, I’m glad to have found it
ciao

By: Davn Kincade

Davn Kincade — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:21:40 +0000

Wow…now -that- was something worth reading, seriously

“Now for people, (music) is just not a big part of their lives. It’s like background noise. There’s just so much else going on, isn’t there?”

I totally agree with this statement! talk about hitting the nail on the head.

By: Stephany

Stephany — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:44:42 +0000

I love the whole “art” concept for an album, but unfortunately albums like this are no longer released. Foo Fighters are great for just wanting to rock out, Radiohead is great to sit back with a glass of wine with the lights dimmed and listen to. I am all for immersion, I really should have been clearer, but I was in full on rant mode when I wrote this.

I only buy singles for songs I hear on the radio or at a friends that I just KNOW I would never buy the full cd of. For example, I have downloaded P!nk, Snoop, Bang Camero, and a few metal hits from the 80’s recently. I would NEVER consider buying the full Cd’s because I would not be pleased with them. However, I just recently bought the full cd for Coldplay’s latest, the complete works of U2 via iTunes (set me back loads)which the originals in CD and LP are scattered to the four winds, and I bought Radiohead’s InRainbows because I did not wish to download it for free because it is so awesome and they deserve the cash.

The main singles I buy are usually top 40 nonsense that I would never spend more than the single price on, because while the majority of it is fun, I honestly have not purchased a full cd that I have listened to over and over again since (until recently) Depeche Mode’s last release a few years back.

By: Hawkeye

Hawkeye — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:57:17 +0000

This is a very interesting topic and, as a freelance music critic, I’m glad it was brought up. I believe both you and Daltrey are right, Stephany. Personally, I think what this comes down to (oddly enough) is what genre of music you prefer. Hear me out on this. The Who have always been a great music for creating classic rock tunes, but also for creating what I like to call music as art. With music now being released as single tracks over things like iTunes and whatnot, the music scene seems to have split into music as art and music as entertainment. Where have we heard this before…ah yes! Video games. There’s games like Halo (sorry haters, it’s the first game that came to mind) for players who want entertainment and games like Shadows of the Colossus for players who want immersion. There’s music like The Foo Fighters (whom I have nothing against) for people who just want entertaining music and music like Radiohead for people who want immersion.
So getting back to the topic at hand, I believe (this is just a guess) you, Stephany, see music as entertainment and only want songs you love when you want them, how you want them, while Daltrey sees music like some of their classic albums (nearly everything after Quadrophenia doesn’t count), where the whole album was like a journey or a story (see Tommy/Quadrophenia and OK Computer/Kid A).
Nowadays, like you said, we get the same songs over and over shoved down our throats by the radio stations. This is why I think we’re ready for the next Sex Pistols or Nirvana movement. Indie Rock is getting bigger and bigger by the day. Bands like The Shins and Iron & Wine, who started out as nobodys, now have huge followings. The website Pitchfork Media has become, to me, just as influential as Rolling Stone was back in its hayday.
Well, I’ve written a ton here, but I’m just really glad someone brought up this topic. Nobody in my school seems to really follow music, and I usually just post articles like this as filler. *Sigh* Perhaps someone here will notice this piece.