Music 1730A/B Lecture 6: 6 Authenticity, Covers, The Canon
8 Mar 2017
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Often maligned and regarded as disposable, but might also be considered a time capsule. Manufactured groups, boy bands, girl groups, reality tv. When i, my husband, richard robinson and lenny kaye started [magazine] rock scene, we wrote a lot about the talking heads, television, the ramones and patti smith. Blondie was more of a pop band and we kind of ignored them. I mean, patti was more of an artiste, the ramones were sicker, david byrne [talking heads] was weirder and tom verlaine. Debbie was just this gorgeous goddess and we didn"t take her seriously at rst. lisa robinson (music critic) New generation of listeners=new market, but also homage to in uence. Cream performing willie dixon"s spoonful as a conscious attempt to push the boundaries of rock. 1975 john lennon releases rock n roll an album of 50s covers his own musical history. I"m so lonesome i could cry hank williams.
