Friday, June 17, 2011

Long live rock and roll?

Supposedly, these are not good times for rock and roll.  Are there any bands that have made it big in recent years keeping up the tradition of the greats?  But, if the caliber of music is lower, then maybe it takes less of an expert to have an opinion.  So why not take a shot at a small music review?

I'm not nearly as attuned to the contemporary music scene as some, but I do like to keep my ears open for new stuff, and my tastes definitely lie in the rock genre.  I'm not sure why I first took a look at My Morning Jacket, but after checking them out, this is probably my favorite song of theirs:


That rocks.  It's not surprising the band seems to like to close shows with it.  But after coming across snatches of it, it took me too many tries, wading through other mediocre My Morning Jacket songs to find out the name - One Big Holiday.  (Also check out Remnants, live or recorded.)  It's disappointing that a band with the talent to rock hard could spend so much of its time with, well, hipster crap.

So, I think that's where rock and roll sits.  The talent is out there, and always will be.  It's a matter of desire, inspiration, taste, and I don't know what else.

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