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Why is it relevant if I listen to music from the past or the present?
With people 40 years ago the cutting edge was mainstream- the Beatles, the Kinks, and the Rolling Stones. (The VU and the Stooges were also very cutting edge, but let's ignore that)
Today none of the most successful mainstream bands are cutting edge. The mainstream is all shit now.
And the alternative scenes aren't, and they used to be. There are just these cultures built off of old cultures that were on the frontier of music but no longer are.
Also there is a longer history of Rock and Roll, more stuff to look back to. Bands that had a small local following find new audiences.
I just find music I love, and I listen to it and enjoy it. I don't worry about how contemporary it is or how dated it is. That's totally pretentious.
People seem to listen to new music to be hip. I see lists of 50-100 best albums to come out in 2007. How can you listen to 50 albums and fall in love with all of them in 2007? That's insane. Especially when there are old albums you haven't heard still.
I can't think of any year in music with 50-100 great albums.
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