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Rick Beato - a recommendation for music lovers

At no point in the past has been the amount of great Black and Death Metal bands that there are now.
What does that have to do with his "take". I don't recall him disparaging any metal. He doesn't care for the new contemporary stuff.

I think he chatted with Ola Englund too.
 
I would add this -

Music is comprised of 1) notes and 2) silence

The "old boomers" are wise enough to know that you need plenty of 2 to make great music. It seems to be forgotten sometimes these days :(
 
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What does that have to do with his "take". I don't recall him disparaging any metal. He doesn't care for the new contemporary stuff.

I think he chatted with Ola Englund too.
According to him and looking at streaming numbers, younger generations do not engage with Metal.

Older generations didn't too with the cases I considered. So what? They are alive and thriving.
 
According to him and looking at streaming numbers, younger generations do not engage with Metal.

Older generations didn't too with the cases I considered. So what? They are alive and thriving.
Is this the vid you are referring to?
Cuz he was wondering why no one listens anymore. You can't compare the current metal scene with the popular music scene. While some new metal bands are pretty good, they are a niche market in comparison to those TikTokky songs.

What's with the "older generation" stuff. I am pretty old and love Blast Aus Nord as well as old jazzy stuff and elevator music.
 
Is this the vid you are referring to?
Cuz he was wondering why no one listens anymore. You can't compare the current metal scene with the popular music scene. While some new metal bands are pretty good, they are a niche market in comparison to those TikTokky songs.

What's with the "older generation" stuff. I am pretty old and love Blast Aus Nord as well as old jazzy stuff and elevator music.
Bands such as Blut Aus Nord (fantastic band, btw) are niche, but the style has never been mainstream. Young kids do not listen to them, but neither older generations.

If the "biggest" in the 90's were bands such as Morbid Angel, they were not big even then.
 
Bands such as Blut Aus Nord (fantastic band, btw) are niche, but the style has never been mainstream. Young kids do not listen to them, but neither older generations.

If the "biggest" in the 90's were bands such as Morbid Angel, they were not big even then.
Maybe start a thread about metal bands to discuss in more detail? :)
 
Rick Wakeman should be classed as a national treasure - this is a 'press play' interview where the interviewer is smart enough to let the musician tell their stories uninterrupted.

I second that motion about making him a national treasure.
He's musically brilliant and has a great recollection of things that happened a long time ago.
A good time will be had listening to this, even if you aren't a Yes fan. His life before them was fascinating.
 
Yeah, Rick is great if you like tired old boomer sh*t.
And, please enlighten us on what it is that you play or listen to and the history of how it came about us: or how what you listen to came about?
Many of us are curious.
Or is it so awesome that it must be kept a secret?

Or did it just pop out of the ground whole cloth?

Again, if what you listen to (or create) is so great and wonderful, please share & enlighten us so we (not just the boomers around here but all of us) can enjoy it, too.
 
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Rick is undoubtedly skilled and knowledgeable, but it's always easy to attack based on taste. Just don't watch if you don't like him.
 
Love this Beato post where he shows how modern music production / technology can destroy the feel and humanity in a song - he does this by quantising a couple of John Bonham parts. This is the reason I will never sell my vinyl and frankly why I prefer 'old' music that was recorded without pro tools and plug ins...

 
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