[kj] Good exercise someone on FaceBook recommended

[Karen Weil]

Oliver, I can relate. I have to credit my older sister for helping to hone 
my sensibilities, music-wise, while I was still a pre-adolescent. She turned 
me on to a lot of new wave, punk, British bands, etc.

However, when it comes to tastes now, we've gone in very different 
directions.

Cheers,

karen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "B. Oliver Sheppard" <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net>
To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
<gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: [kj] Good exercise someone on FaceBook recommended



> Whether or not it's "important" to be "hip and informed" _ i have no idea. 

> I just know I like music and didn't start paying attention in 1998.

>

> My mom loved Christopher Cross, Bonnie Tyler, Crystal Gayle, and a lot of 

> horible crap My aunt at least liked Black Sabbath, Devo, KISS (which as a 

> kid I loved), owned some Clash, etc. But as an only child I pretty much 

> had to find my own way into the realm of really good music. No older 

> brother or sister to get me into it, as I have found is so often the case. 

> For me it was skateboarding videos and magazines that started it.

>

> Of course a lot of new bands remind one of older stuff. I still believe 

> we're in the "throwback era" or music, in that bands try to sound like, 

> emulate, or are compared to, bands that came before. But that doesn't mean 

> there still isn't great stuff out there. I've tried mentioning new stuff 

> on here, actually. Usually it seems like it gets brushed aside and a lot 

> of folks fall back into their pre-1995 time warp.

>

> -Oliver

>

> On 4/7/10 6:19 AM, Alexander Smith wrote:

>> I'm perfectly content with being 42. My parents listened to stuff like 

>> Cat Stevens and Sergio Mendes & Brazill `66, so it ain't like they spend 

>> a lot of time lamenting newer crops of music. But I know what you mean.

>>

>> Maybe it's important to stay hip and informed, but I don't ever want to 

>> be that guy. You know the one I mean. The oldest dude in the club, 

>> strenuously trying to prove how hip he is to the young folks.

>>

>>

>

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