Yeah, when I saw Streisand, I reacted. She is (or at least used to be) a fantastic vocalist, miles ahead of many past and current pop voices.
Example:
I am no fan of Elvis, but he can still sell records by the bucketful, so he must be good.
I am no fan of Streisand but she can still sell records by the bucketful, so she must be good.
I am no fan of beaver but he can still sell records by the bucketful, so he must be good.
I am a fan of Pink Floyd, they still sell records and they are good
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Yeah, when I saw Streisand, I reacted. She is (or at least used to be) a fantastic vocalist, miles ahead of many past and current pop voices.
Example:
The Law of Gravity is nonsense. No such law exists. If I think I float, and you think I float, then it happens.
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I think my original point was to say that I think Babs is one of those truly stratospheric artists, actually deserving the title of superstar. She is in a sparcely populated place in modern popular music. I am by no means a Streisand fan, I just know brilliance when I hear it.
The Law of Gravity is nonsense. No such law exists. If I think I float, and you think I float, then it happens.
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Hey, but I kinda liked "Sugar Sugart" by the Archies. I was in the demographic at the time. The Jackson Five kicked their a$$ though.
As for currently popular music, I have no idea who most of those people are and where people listen to them. The radio 'round here doesn't play them, nor do the stations I used to listen to back in Seattle, when I listen whilst visiting. Heck, I was even stumped somewhat on who some people were at the last grammys.
I do believe there are plenty of good writers out there, and some are even mildly popular, like Jeff Tweedy and Wilco. I have to pretty much just ignore the teeny bopper list. I am no longer in the demographic, and rarely run across that stuff.
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Tom Petty sums up the current music industry....
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I see plenty of good bands just going out for drinks on a Saturday night.