you're manipulating the terms to suit your own idea of what these genres should be, and drawing arbitrary distinctions between things that exist on a continuum. the word "rock" has existed for almost as long as "rock and roll", and originally described exactly the same thing. we can treat early "rock and roll" as the progenitor subgenre of rock (the umbrella genre), leading into things like baroque pop, acid rock, prog, folk rock, etc. - but they're all still just types of rock music, points on the curve. same goes for later permutations like heavy metal, punk, indie rock, noise rock, hardcore, etc.likewise, the term "pop" predates the 67-68 era by at least a decade, if not more.
likewise, the term "pop" predates the 67-68 era by at least a decade, if not more.
But nobody cared about rock history before the baby boomers. The baby boomers have defined everything once and for all. They know this, they have the key to this. We should all respect the authority of the baby boomers.
― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Monday, 4 October 2010 23:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Rock history didn't exist before the baby boomers
― I'm a DUDE, Dad! (Viceroy), Monday, 4 October 2010 23:20 (thirteen years ago) link
There was no rock in pre-WWII america or anywhere else.
― I'm a DUDE, Dad! (Viceroy), Monday, 4 October 2010 23:21 (thirteen years ago) link
Please make We should all respect the authority of the baby boomers. the new board description.
And geir, of course Metal is Rock.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 4 October 2010 23:25 (thirteen years ago) link
We should all respect the authority of the baby boomers.
even if you're not trolling, you're trolling
― having taken an actual journalism class (contenderizer), Tuesday, 5 October 2010 00:05 (thirteen years ago) link
if I respected the musical opinions of most baby boomers I know then all rock music would sound like Loverboy
― horton whores a HOOS (crüt), Tuesday, 5 October 2010 00:11 (thirteen years ago) link
because I would be making all rock music
The typical AOR fan is born in the 50s or 60s, not in the late 40s.
― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Tuesday, 5 October 2010 14:11 (thirteen years ago) link
I believe the "baby boomer" phase was up to the late fifties.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 5 October 2010 14:14 (thirteen years ago) link
..and here to illustrate this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:U.S.BirthRate.1909.2003.png
― Mark G, Tuesday, 5 October 2010 14:15 (thirteen years ago) link
Ach, romo.
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― having taken an actual journalism class (contenderizer), Tuesday, 5 October 2010 16:07 (thirteen years ago) link
this is ludicrous. one might just as well say that "rock today is what rock was in 1955-57." excluding all baroque pop a la the beatles & zombies, excluding all prog and acid rock, excluding everything that does n't sound of a part with chuck berry, bill haley, jerry lee lewis, little richard, elvis, buddy holly, etc. and that's just ridiculous.
I've actually read a few critics that have tried to say something similar; it was a kind of a fashionable angle to approach things for a minute...
― butthurt surfers (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 6 October 2010 12:55 (thirteen years ago) link
Geir raising his game. Hats off.
― The baby boomers have defined everything once and for all (Dorianlynskey), Wednesday, 6 October 2010 13:08 (thirteen years ago) link