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Re: Stev(i)e Winwood

4/20/2003 1:09 AM
LFOscalator	Re: Stev(i)e Winwood I think their are significant differences between younger and older musicians. At the risk of generalizing here are a few things I noticed: Younger musicians take more risks and are more rebellious in their playing. They don't want to be like last year's generation and they want recognition for creating something new. They often don't play as well as older musicians because they lack the experience. They make up for inexperience by avoiding what older musicians play and by breaking new ground. They soon become great players, but usually only in the new genre that they helped create. Older musicians tend to get set in their ways. They often fall into playing a single genre for many years on end. In their chosen style, they become very good at what they do. But sometimes being too good can be boring. They usually want recognition for playing well according to established standards based on what is socially acceptable and politically correct. It is harder for them to break new ground. Older musicians tend not to be risk takers anymore. They tend to play by formulas known to work. They have been around in life and have learned that it doesn't pay to buck the system. They fought the law, and the law won. In their remaining days, they gravitate toward orginizations like AARP that guarantee them a nice place in the sun. They want security and look forward to retiring and collecting a nice SS and pension check. They like music a lot but no longer make it the mainstay in their lives. They don't want to worry about where their next paycheck is coming from. They want stability and it's reflected in the way they play. They are tried and true stable players. Older players sometimes fall victim to what I'll call the Lawrence Welk syndrome. They want to be nice guys and don't want to offend anybody. They have learned that in the long run, society doesn't like rudeness and if you are rebellious then somebody will tell you that you have an attitude problem. As a result, older musicians often loose the ability to play with a good bad attitude. Instead, they play with homoginized niceness. Of course, some older players defy becoming old and remain fresh for lot's of years. But that is rare. And to be fair about it, the young will eventually get old and the cycle repeats itself. And in all honesty some older musicians will prefer to listen to the old stuff they liked in their youth rather than to the new stuff that some new hotshot has put out. As much as I like Jimmy Page, I like listening to his early stuff the best. In part it's because I'm an older musician set in his ways. I do listen to lot's of stuff by young musicians as well, but usually it's stuff that's classified as alternative. As set in my ways as I am, it's nice to see the young guys still bucking the system. LFO

4/20/2003 1:09 AM

LFOscalator

Re: Stev(i)e Winwood

I think their are significant differences between younger and older musicians. At the risk of generalizing here are a few things I noticed:

Younger musicians take more risks and are more rebellious in their playing. They don't want to be like last year's generation and they want recognition for creating something new. They often don't play as well as older musicians because they lack the experience. They make up for inexperience by avoiding what older musicians play and by breaking new ground. They soon become great players, but usually only in the new genre that they helped create.

Older musicians tend to get set in their ways. They often fall into playing a single genre for many years on end. In their chosen style, they become very good at what they do. But sometimes being too good can be boring. They usually want recognition for playing well according to established standards based on what is socially acceptable and politically correct. It is harder for them to break new ground.

Older musicians tend not to be risk takers anymore. They tend to play by formulas known to work. They have been around in life and have learned that it doesn't pay to buck the system. They fought the law, and the law won. In their remaining days, they gravitate toward orginizations like AARP that guarantee them a nice place in the sun. They want security and look forward to retiring and collecting a nice SS and pension check. They like music a lot but no longer make it the mainstay in their lives. They don't want to worry about where their next paycheck is coming from. They want stability and it's reflected in the way they play. They are tried and true stable players.

Older players sometimes fall victim to what I'll call the Lawrence Welk syndrome. They want to be nice guys and don't want to offend anybody. They have learned that in the long run, society doesn't like rudeness and if you are rebellious then somebody will tell you that you have an attitude problem. As a result, older musicians often loose the ability to play with a good bad attitude. Instead, they play with homoginized niceness.

Of course, some older players defy becoming old and remain fresh for lot's of years. But that is rare. And to be fair about it, the young will eventually get old and the cycle repeats itself. And in all honesty some older musicians will prefer to listen to the old stuff they liked in their youth rather than to the new stuff that some new hotshot has put out.

As much as I like Jimmy Page, I like listening to his early stuff the best. In part it's because I'm an older musician set in his ways. I do listen to lot's of stuff by young musicians as well, but usually it's stuff that's classified as alternative. As set in my ways as I am, it's nice to see the young guys still bucking the system.

LFO

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