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Location: Upper Left USA | What is the music of today?
Who is the target of today's focussed Freelancer of guitars? |
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Location: Maryland, USA | Zakk Wylde?
I'm pretty young (14), and he's my favorite.
Punk and emo is big with the kids, though I hate that music style, and I think the guitarists are all worthless in that genre.
The kid guitarists near my age that actually know something about guitars like Randy Rhoads, Zakk Wylde, and Dimebag Darrell. Unfortunately, 2 out of 3 are dead now. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Today's music???
Classic rock.
We don't have much more than that. |
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Location: Central Florida | Today's... music?
Well, first you have to define what you mean by "music," 'cause obviously the majority of today's "artists" don't have a clue what music is. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | That obviously depends on the genre but some of the names I hear most often are Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Keith Urban, Brad Paisly, Chris Thile and a couple of others. |
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Location: Maryland, USA | Dave Matthews is okay. Don't like John Mayer and the other though. |
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Location: Hernando Beach (Tampa area) | Well I can't post lyrics because it upsets people (musicians) but there is a generic beat to all of it:
doo--doo--whaa--doo--dee--doo--dee--doo--whaa
works with all new age (printable parts) lyrics:
your mother is a . . . . . doo--doo--whaa--doo--dee--doo--dee--doo--whaa
your sister is a . . . . doo--doo--whaa--doo--dee--doo--dee--doo--whaa
your brother is a . . . doo--doo--whaa--doo--dee--doo--dee--doo--whaa
just fill out however minutes you want the piece to last and you too may be getting an artist's award ceremony . . . |
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Location: Upper Left USA | We all end up in our proverbial corner on this one. Let me ask this:
What three Artists personify Today's music?
I want to say Chris Tomlin, Paul Baloche and "Switchfoot".
Most of you are going "Who?". |
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Location: Vermont USA | In worship music, I would say Chris Tomlin, Paul Baloche, Matt Redman.
In Secular music that is very hard for me the list would be pages long, but Eric Clapton, Santana, B.B. King always do it for me.
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| ..my motto..
"All music makes noise, but not all noise makes music."
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | I've heard of Switchfoot....
I don't think there is a "today's music". Music has headed in so many directions that it is what you personally want it to be. I don't want to put a label on any artist.
My FAVORITE artists ("today's music" be hanged) are Heart("Jupiter's Darling" showed they still have it), Carrie Newcomer and Rory Block.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Jack Johnson seems to be doing well and actually plays an acoustic and has reasonable lyrics. I like John Mayer, but I'm not sure if he's really popular with the youngsters, although he is one. |
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Location: East Tennessee | As posted by Steve;
..my motto..
"All music makes noise, but not all noise makes music."
I could not have said it any better.
I'm sure that we all will like different styles of music. What I like, you may not, what you like i may not. Doesn't make one any better than the other, just different. Some of what I see today in all forms of music is not up to the level of some of the classic; Country/Rock/Folk/Pop/ any other style written and performed a few years ago.
Granted there are some real performers out there but they are far and few between.
P.S. Woody I know who you're talking about. |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | I saw the genesis of this string over in the other one, NOW I know what we're talking about....
John Mayer is probably the poster child for what we're talking about here. But Martin has him locked up already. Strangely, though, his signature Martin OM-28s don't seem to sell that well.
Dave Matthews would be the best artist for Ovation....Ovations would actually be a BENEFIT to his music, IMHO. (I'm NOT saying his music is bad, just that his sound fits Os)
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Remember it's not who we like, it's who is popular today, AND who plays well (reasonably) and therefore is an influencer of customers. The object is to make others want to play THAT instrument that THIS player is using.
A nice sideline is if the Ovation can actually help them make THEIR mark in music (Glen, Al D. Melissa, etc.) |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | My musical tastes took a turn in the 90's, so I'm not really sure who's popular now, do the kids (including me) still like Green Day? How about Jason Mraz? The Offspring? Fountains of Wayne? The White Stripes? Yeah Yeah Yeah's? They might be giants? That guy from Soul Coughing? Oh man there are so many. I have to ask my nephew.
I'd be interested in knowing who persephone thought was truely popular around the country (and good) I'm sure she has an opinion, before the winter comes ... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Green Day is fun. |
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Location: Cherry Hill, NJ | I watched Dave Matthews concert in Central Park, DVD, and the first thing I thought of is, that he should be playing an Ovation or Addams with his style. Your right on that Roger. One thing I do notice with many of today's acoustic guitarist, they seem to concentrate on pounding rhythms and use the suspended chords a lot. I guess its a generational thing. John Mayer is a very talented guitarist, but his songs suffer from all sounding the same. I would say that U2 is the last of the rock bands, performing interesting music. |
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Location: NJ | dave mathews needs a viper (aside from a song writer)
how about lenny kravitz? foo fighters? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | DMB does some good music...some not and lately
the viper is a good idea.
Lenny Kravitz...ehh, s'ok |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | Originally posted by an4340:
My musical tastes took a turn in the 90's, so I'm not really sure who's popular now, do the kids (including me) still like Green Day? How about Jason Mraz? The Offspring? Fountains of Wayne? The White Stripes? Yeah Yeah Yeah's? They might be giants? That guy from Soul Coughing? Oh man there are so many. I have to ask my nephew.
... I find it quite intriguing that you mentioned They Might Be Giants. I used to work with Danny Weinkauf at an agency for individuals with special needs in Flushing, Queens. By day, he's a physical therapist who used to either push in or pull out to support the children in my classroom. By night, he's the Giants' bassist. Great guy BTW.
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Location: Indiana | As far as recently new artists, I'm a big fan of Hootie and the Blowfish. Just love their vocals. Very good players, also.
OAO, never thought Heart ever lost it. Yea,"Jupiters Darling" is a dandy. IMO, Ann still has the best voice in the biz.
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | Foo Fighters!!!! YEAH!!!!! Can't see them playing Ovations even if half their new album is acoustic, though.
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I think, They Might Be Giants, might still be cool with the kids. They are fun and cerebral. A band from Brooklyn. |
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Location: Maryland, USA | You guys are listing bands that I don't like.
I guess I'm not a "normal" kid ;) |
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