There's somethin' happenin' here, what it is ain't exactly clear

You know its bad music, but you still listen to it. All of that  hip-hop, happening music. There there is the music that is amazing pieces of artistry. I always wonder what will be the musical pieces of this decade, and if it will be looked at like the way I look at music of my parents era. The 60's and 70's have some amazing artists, singers, songwriters, geniuses. Paul Simon is God, period, end of discussion.

Its music that is so symbolic and recognizable, I played a musical instrument way back when I was growing up, but that has little to do with my pure amazement and respect for what those songs stand for, and why they are composed the way they are, the order of the songs, the messages they deliver. Buffalo Springfield with For What it's Worthe ,Cosby Stills Nash & Young's Ohio, are very strong messages and focused messages, they are powerful because of the imagery they promote and the emotion in which they where formed and highlight.

You have the  Jefferson Airplanes, Jimi Hendrix, Peter, Paul and Mary, and when Dylan goes electric... If all of today's music went away and we only had the music of the 60's and 70's I think I would perfectly content... I probably was a flower child in another life, who am I kidding. But the music of that time, is truer art.

I know each and every musical piece is a piece of art, but find me something that is a billboard hit now that has the depth of an album like Bookends... from the cover art work, to the order of songs, to the story it tells, to the way it is orchestrated. And don't even get me started on The Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band... and the epic recording process of Lucy in the Sky.

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I will admit I have my share of new music, because well you can not give up on the possibilities of new musical artists becoming the next Paul Simon, the next Beatles, but one thing I have noticed with music of the current decade, it is all about the self, love, rejection, where I think the music of the 60's and 70's spoke more about society experiences of these emotions, time passing, events happening, and they are used as a way to outreach about changes, wrong doings as a nation, society.

Do not get me wrong, I know there are some now, and not all the music in the 60's and 70's fall in the categories I mentioned, of course there was personal songs... but today's songs that are in support of a political view, event, etc. seem to be special collaborations, exceptions, that are more or less a marketing ploy to sell more, make another buck. Some of the best hits and pieces of musical work out of the 60's are pure creativity by the one singing the song, not just written for the singer, and was made for the purpose of making music and taking the great opportunity these ground breaking musicians had, to challenge music to do more then just play in the background at a club.

* I enjoy my club music too, I listen to everything really, and appreciate the innovative music that came out of the 80's, 90's and the 21st century, maybe there was more passion during that war, opposed to the war happening now, and today's view that "it can not happen to me" attitude... there is a disconnect that continues to widen from then til now.. maybe that is why music like then could not really take off now, people choose to disconnect to so much of what is happening that isn't all rainbows and sunshine now-a-days.