[Bruce Wang]

[quote author=Stymie link=topic=16797.msg191848#msg191848 date=1492445697]
[quote author=Phogge link=topic=16797.msg191841#msg191841 date=1492436862]
I stopped caring about any new music when Buddy Holly died. Being stuck in the 50's is not a bad thing.

Agreed!

As for Future Islands, I hope they have a good career, but will any of their songs still be sung by great singers 40-50 years from now?  FYI, a guy who should have died many years ago singing the last great song that Buddy wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1PyNZJ84LY
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Will anyone's songs? Music is too fractured now, you won't find near-universal acclaim for anything any more.
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Chuck Klosterman tackles this subject in his last book  He points out that all that remains of marching band music in the general consciousness is John Phillip Sousa. He points out that entire genres of music get distilled to one artist.  This has already happened to reggae (a shame as I prefer Jimmy Cliff).  It appears that rock has died so who will represent the genre 100 years from now?  The Beatles is the obvious answer especially since they pioneered so many of its sub genres.  With its diversity of styles, maybe rock resists this phenomenon.  I do think several artists will enjoy longevity: JoyDivision/Neworder, Prince, and Radiohead are the ones that come to mind due to their combination of quantity/quality of their oeuvre and its influence.

[Bruce Wang]

[quote author=Stymie link=topic=16797.msg191848#msg191848 date=1492445697]
[quote author=Phogge link=topic=16797.msg191841#msg191841 date=1492436862]
I stopped caring about any new music when Buddy Holly died. Being stuck in the 50's is not a bad thing.

Agreed!

As for Future Islands, I hope they have a good career, but will any of their songs still be sung by great singers 40-50 years from now?  FYI, a guy who should have died many years ago singing the last great song that Buddy wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1PyNZJ84LY
[/quote]

Will anyone's songs? Music is too fractured now, you won't find near-universal acclaim for anything any more.
[/quote]

Chuck Klosterman tackles this subject in his last book  He points out that all that remains of marching band music in the general consciousness is John Phillip Sousa. He points out that entire genres of music get distilled to one artist.  This has already happened to reggae (a shame as I prefer Jimmy Cliff).  It appears that rock has died so who will represent the genre 100 years from now?  The Beatles is the obvious answer especially since they pioneered so many of its sub genres.  With its diversity of styles, maybe rock resists this phenomenon.  I do think several artists will enjoy longevity: JoyDivision/Neworder, Prince, and Radiohead are the ones that come to mind due to their combination of quantity/quality of their oeuvre and its influence.