tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13205444.post112450134258286805..comments2023-09-17T10:37:40.254-04:00Comments on Mostly Modern Media: XM in depth, Channel 5bdurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17568360697184873268noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13205444.post-1124545204001956972005-08-20T09:40:00.000-04:002005-08-20T09:40:00.000-04:00Don't remind me -- I still have to work my way thr...Don't remind me -- I still have to work my way through the "today's top music" channels in the 20s.<BR/><BR/>I think this'll be especially interesting when I hit the world music channels. On current pace, that'll happen sometime in 2007.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by, Dave. Glad to see my Pressthink posts attracted some sane visitors.bdurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568360697184873268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13205444.post-1124508637901355372005-08-19T23:30:00.000-04:002005-08-19T23:30:00.000-04:00I came up through that time. Even then the suicide...I came up through that time. Even then the suicide ballads were more creepy than rockin'. <BR/><BR/>As hard as it may be to believe, songs by Do Diddley and Hughey Smith were dangerous music in the '50s. Strong beat that went straight to the groin. And you could dance to it. <BR/><BR/>The Everlys, among others, were important more than just for the harmonies. They were us. They wrote their own songs, instead of some old white guys in an office in New York. "Dream" still holds up.<BR/><BR/>There was a lot of dreck in the '50s, no doubt. I understand there's some pretty crappy music nowadays. <BR/><BR/>But the real revolution came in the early '60s. But that's another story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com