Monty by Jim Meddick for June 17, 2021

(thinking…) “Hmmm. I’d like to hear some awesome Led Zeppelin right now.”

(speaking) “Play me that rock song that was on the radio over half a century ago.”

(feel old now?) ;-)

Now I feel the need to listen to some soothing Black Sabbath and Pink Floyd.

Don wrote it best “the day the music died”.

They need to bring him back, QUICK!

TBF that’s probably my favourite song from In Utero.

When I heard my daughter listening to Billy Joel I smiled and said I liked him too. She said, “Yeah, I like the oldies.”

Oh you kids! Give me Jimmy Dorsey or Stan Kenton.

Now I’m the weird sensation too see me as an old man.

One of the pivotal moments of my life was when I was listening to “Classic Rock” station and they played Nirvana. I was mortified.

Fill your soul with some ROCK N’ ROLL because it can’t get far without that Heavy Metal guitar!!!!!

Check out Rick Beato on YouTube, he explains why today’s music (by and large) plain and simple just sucks…

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJquYOG5EL82sKTfH9aMA9Q

I have pointed out on several occasions that the staying power of groups from the late 60’s and 70’s is STILL being played in stores, restaurants, radio stations, etc.

And several generations later, the youngsters can recognize the songs.

“By gum, we knew how to write songs back then!!”

“Hey /Wait /I got a new complaint /Forever in debt to your priceless advice”

I went into a S.D. Tower Records ’way back when and they had Suicidal Tendencies playing…I toyed with the idea of going to the turntable and smashing the record. It would have been worth the $7.95 and a trip to the local lock-up to rid the world of such as that. Ugh. Call me Mister Reactionary.

Let’s all get up and dance to a song that was a hit before Megan Thee Stallion was born

Though she was born a long, long time ago,

Megan Thee Stallion should know (aaah-ah),

Megan Thee Stallion should know.

I like to wave my cane around to “Alice Blue Gown” by Teddy and the Rough Riders. Great ophicleide solo by Percival J. Dunwoody, too.

Farts Domino; Rolling Stones; CCR; Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band. These, generally. And then there some one-offs, too.

Nothing good since the ’80s, in the opinion of this Old Fart!

It’s interesting in movies made in the later fifties or very early sixties when rock and roll was hot, they always have the young hipsters listening or dancing to some generic big band arrangement from the forties. Guess you had to be there.

More of an Alice In Chains man, myself.