Throughout my music listening, I’m constantly filling in the past. Everybody has to do it sometime; there’s always music that was created before you were born, no matter when that was. And I listen to a lot of music, so by now there’s rarely something that catches me off guard. It used to be that I’d listen to an old artist, and I’d say, "wow, where did that come from, why haven’t I heard that before?
That doesn’t happen so much, anymore. I’ve found my new experience is sifting through the catalogues of artists I’ve never really thought much of, realizing that there are a few tracks that are pretty great and grabbing them and moving on. For me, my big blind spot has been classic rock. For instance, my latest adoptions, Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer” and “Rocket Man,” or Bob Dylan’s “Postively 4th Street.” I’m not new to this; I don’t recommendations for more songs like this. You tell me to buy Blood On The Tracks and I’m just not going to be that interested. I’ve heard it, there are some cool songs, but I’m fine with not owning that record. It’s not for me. Different strokes and all. But I still like discovering diamonds in what I consider the rough.
I’m not sure what I expect from this thread. I did call it Mundane Pointless Cafe Society Stuff I Must Share, after all. But still, here it is. You can give me suggestions if you want, although seriously, I probably won’t need them - I’m fully aware of Aerosmith or Bob Seger, and I know I don’t need them in my life. And tell me I’m stupid for missing out on that much Dylan, and sure, I do like a few more songs than “4th Street,” - “Like A Rolling Stone,” “Tangled Up In Blue,” “Just Like A Woman,” but seriously, I know Dylan well enough to know exactly how much i want. Or maybe you can just share your similar experiences with filling in the gaps of music you don’t like. Or maybe this thread will rapidly drop off into nothingness. Let’s see.
Actually, I’m envisioning a few disinterested, “Get a Blog!” posts, but, fair enough.