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Pop music is more of an evolution than a static thing. Elvis, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, were not far from the jump blues and boogie-woogie that preceded it. They took the music that came before and evolved it. It's not much different from a lot of Louis Jordan and Louis Prima music. The Beatles did the same thing. Covers of Twist And Shout, You Really Got A Hold On Me, and others showed their roots, and they took it from there. Rubber Soul marked their maturity to me and the place where they ventured pop music into evolved areas. Do I think some of the stars of today will be remembered? Definitely, but only time will tell which ones will last. Someone mentioned the Beatles used the recording studio as an instrument. Les Paul and Mary Ford did that, so did Patti Page and others, but as the recording process became more sophisticated, so did the people using it. The Beatles took full advantage of 4 tracks, and advanced the recording studio as an instrument to new levels. Technology, imagination, and don't forget George Martin who was a wizard of an engineer and music arranger. And what does hold up to modern music mean anyway? Music has evolved past The Beatles, in some good ways, and in some bad ways. Me? I think Count Basie and Frank Sinatra still hold up today. Not as modern music, but with much of their output, as good music. Some day The Beatles will be thought of the way we think of Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Elvis Presley and so many others today. And sometime in the distant future, they may become just a footnote in history, no more important than Stephen Foster or Al Jolson. And that's OK. It's pop music, it's disposable, it's the voice of a generation. I've been playing the retirement audience here in Florida since 1985. It's a good, steady market. At first, we played Sinatra, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Patti Page, and no rock music was allowed. The older people die off, and the younger people take their place. The first time we played a rock and roll song (Elvis) some people danced, and others had a fit. A couple of years later it was mostly early rock (pre Beatles) and when we played a standard, someone said, “You know, Harry James is dead.” Now we don't play Elvis songs very much, Beatles still work, but not as well as they did 10 years ago, and we're playing a lot of 80s rock. We also do some 2000 pop songs that appeal to the older audience. We just play what they react to and learn more of what they are reacting to. All things must pass (Thanks, George) If you like The Beatles, enjoy them for what they are. If you don't care for them, that's OK, too. Everything isn't for everyone. Plenty of people don't like Prokofiev's music, and I think most of it is delightful. There are only two kinds of music, music I like and music for other people's ears. Insights and incites by Notes ♫

So I guess a spalted wood guitar simply puts the FUN in fungus. Notes ♫

From Heaven, From Hell – Golden Earring Notes ♫

Some of the Beatles' catalog bores me, and some of it thrills me. The Abbey Road Medley is sublime, while Maxwell's Silver Hammer is not interesting at all to me. A lot of their early work is simple, but often have great B parts that take you out of the tonic key for 8 bars or so in unusual and delightful ways. I could say the same about Queen, Led Z, Ludwig Beethoven, Fleetwood Mac, Bon Jovi, Bruno Mars, Benny Goodman, Charlie Parker, Dmitri Shostakovich, Etta James, and so many others. I like music from many generations, and many genres. But I don't know of many artists who can hit a proverbial home run every time. Insights and incites by Notes ♫

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Wild Night – Van Morrison Notes ♫

Go Now – Moody Blues Notes ♫

Without You – Harry Nilsson Notes ♫

Goodnight My Love – Jesse Belvins Notes ♫

Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off – Joe Nichols Notes ♫

Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight – James Taylor Notes ♫

Love Come Down – Evelyn “Champagne” King Notes ♫

Rollin' and Tumblin' – Jeff Beck Notes ♫

Rolling In The Deep – Adele Notes ♫

Last Train To London – Electric Light Orchestra Notes ♫

Brand New Day – Sting Notes ♫

Fortunately, I don't live in an earthquake zone. Instead, we get hurricanes. But if I'm going to live in a zone with chances of a natural disaster, hurricanes are preferred. At least we get time to prepare for the event. I was in a slight earthquake in California. Unfortunately, I was driving on a rural highway when it happened, so I didn't notice it. That evening it was on the news. Notes ♫

Nightshift - Commodores Notes ♫

Sunny Afternoon – Kinks Notes ♫

Imaginary Lover – Atlanta Rhythm Section Notes ♫

Neon Knights – Black Sabbath Double points, Knights are Iron Men and it's also by Black Sabbath. But 2x0 points still = 0 Notes ♫

Lush Life – Duke Ellington (Billy Strayhorn composition) Notes ♫

DW was probably his biggest commercial success. Spooky Tooth was a great band name, IMO. Notes ♫

"Star Eyes" - jazz standard - I have a nice Stan Getz recording of it. Notes ♫

If I had a guitar that would fit, I'd buy it, as long as you autographed a copy of the ad 😄