Folk Music Dc
A question for the more…um…”Mature” members of R/P?
Ok, the old folks. It’s a question for you old people. (I’m not quite 17 yet! I still can get away with this!)
I understand from almost everyone here on this forum that today’s mainstream is crappy. I get that, and I agree with it.
What I am curious about though is what was mainstream back then, during the 60s-80s/early 90′s. Were bands like Led Zeppelin and AC/DC and other rock legends in the mainstream and as huge/popular back then, or were they under the radar?
BQ: Is it ever possible for mainstream music to get down to some solid roots, or will it always remain as bloated corporation garbage?
Ambiguous- Adj. Open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal. i.e. an ambiguous answer.
I knew what that mean before, but I just want to make sure I please Shades. 
Pattern Juggler, FTW.
Aww, Honey ~ (you call me old/ I treat you like one of my kids ;-D)
Those groups were/ are huge. No doubt about it. They were NOT under the radar *because* way back then…. we had a very limited access to music ~ unlike today. We had the radio / very little TV / and friends. Those were the *only* ways we heard music (unless our parents were cool which mine were not).
So… everybody was listening to the same things and exposed to the same things. Through the ’70s, anyway. MTV blew the door off popular music and changed it’s “face” forever ~ for better or for worse, music is much more “visible” nowadays. In the ’70s and before, you could be ugly as sin and as uncoordinated as a newborn giraffe ~ didn’t matter because all that DID matter was the music you made.
BQ: Can’t answer/ question too ambiguously worded. Now go look up ambiguous. It’s your homework 
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Persephone~ I *love* our different ‘parenting’ styles!! LOL
A little good cop/ bad cop!
**edit2**
Good work, Nigel 
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Live at Blues Alley $9.94 When Eva Cassidy is swinging her way through “Cheek to Cheek” and getting down and bluesy on “Stormy Monday” on this live set from 1996, it’s nigh impossible not to get swept up in her voice’s vast, barreling force. Her full range, though, becomes most obvious–and soul-shaking–on the slower side, as with Paul Simon’s “Bridge over Troubled Water,” Buffy Sainte-Marie’s “Tall Trees in Georgia,” and… |
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Milk-Eyed Mender $10.29 This remarkable singer, songwriter, harpist has been making cassettes, CDRs & mp3s for a while now & has caught the ear & toured w/Will Oldham & Devendra Banhart! Her music has an affinity w/the folk revival of the 60s & the present bluegrass movement, but you can pigeonhole it in either style. Her voice is ragged-sweet, a bit odd & completely compelling while the harp ranges from ethereal & delic… |
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Have One on Me $14.49 PITCHFORK 9.2!!! TRIPLE CD!! 125 minutes-worth of songs in deluxe packaging. Through the course of the 18 songs, Joanna visits ditties, weepies, court dances, rump-bumpers, epics & moments of panavision fantasia upon us. Beautiful picture sleeves for each CD plus lyric book. NO EXPORT – for real NO EXPORT… |
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Forks Over Knives $10.80 Should we throw away our knives and focus on consuming a plant-based diet of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains? This documentary lays out an array of statistics in its quest to make converts out of those who commit instead to a diet of animal-based, processed, and fast food, having to then deal with what the film insists are a variety of health problems they could otherwise avoid. 96 min. Wides… |
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Indigo Girls – Live at the Fillmore $6.98 The Grammy Award-winning duo is back with another classic performance from the Fillmore featuring their best old and new music about the issues that are most important to them, plus exclusive interview footage. Among the songs featured are “Go,” “Trouble,” “Closer to Fine,” “Galileo,” “Sister,” “Scooter Boys,” “Compromise” and many others. 91 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby 5.1, PCM ster… |
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Grateful Dead – View from the Vault II $20.00 The first shot of this concert tips off Grateful Dead fans they’re in for a treat: Jerry Garcia sports a T-shirt not in his trademark black, but in navy blue–an unmistakable light, festive touch. It’s an apt omen; the concert, recorded on June 14, 1991, in RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., crackles with energy. Highlights include a rousing “Big River” and some blistering jams on several songs… |
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Delphi SA10000 XM SKYFi Radio Receiver $88.88 Delphi’s potent and pocket-friendly SA10000 XM SKYFi satellite radio receiver flits easily between home and car and puts XM Radio’s wealth of music, sports, and news offerings at your fingertips, whether you’re accessing the service’s 100-plus channels via the receiver’s stylish faceplate or through the supplied remote control. We found the receiver’s display and controls well laid out and easy t… |
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A Guide to the Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail [With CD (Audio)] $12.95 Officially designated as Virginias Heritage Music Trail, the Crooked Road is a 250-mile driving route through southwestern Virginia. Each chapter of A Guide to the Crooked Road focuses on one of the 10 counties through which the road passes. The book includes 2 CDs featuring examples of the Appalachian music style…. |
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The Autobiography of Donovan: The Hurdy Gurdy Man $17.93 Donovan’s autobiography charts his life from a post-war, Glaswegian childhood to the height of an international career as one of the leading figures of the 1960′s music scene. Always feeling like an outsider, he found relief through music and poetry. The book reveals how he came to be influenced by Buddhist teachings, and the music of Woody Guthrie and Joan Baez. The book explores the significance… |
Any Washington DC folks out there that are into deep soulful house music??
If so, would love to hear from you. Where is a good place to hang out with that type of music?
I don’t live in DC, but I love soulful music.
Also found these links for ya:
http://www.garagehousemusic.com/links.shtml
Mantis
847 Columbia Rd. NW
Washington, DC
202-667-2400
http://www.dailycandy.com/landing.jsp?id=55&src=google&city=11&gclid=CLm65umV0IsCFQGPWAod0iKqHA
Cheers!
AC/DC cover “TNT”-The Steel Horse Band Rehearsal #1
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Live at Blues Alley $9.94 When Eva Cassidy is swinging her way through “Cheek to Cheek” and getting down and bluesy on “Stormy Monday” on this live set from 1996, it’s nigh impossible not to get swept up in her voice’s vast, barreling force. Her full range, though, becomes most obvious–and soul-shaking–on the slower side, as with Paul Simon’s “Bridge over Troubled Water,” Buffy Sainte-Marie’s “Tall Trees in Georgia,” and… |
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Milk-Eyed Mender $10.29 This remarkable singer, songwriter, harpist has been making cassettes, CDRs & mp3s for a while now & has caught the ear & toured w/Will Oldham & Devendra Banhart! Her music has an affinity w/the folk revival of the 60s & the present bluegrass movement, but you can pigeonhole it in either style. Her voice is ragged-sweet, a bit odd & completely compelling while the harp ranges from ethereal & delic… |
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Have One on Me $14.49 PITCHFORK 9.2!!! TRIPLE CD!! 125 minutes-worth of songs in deluxe packaging. Through the course of the 18 songs, Joanna visits ditties, weepies, court dances, rump-bumpers, epics & moments of panavision fantasia upon us. Beautiful picture sleeves for each CD plus lyric book. NO EXPORT – for real NO EXPORT… |
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Forks Over Knives $10.80 Should we throw away our knives and focus on consuming a plant-based diet of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains? This documentary lays out an array of statistics in its quest to make converts out of those who commit instead to a diet of animal-based, processed, and fast food, having to then deal with what the film insists are a variety of health problems they could otherwise avoid. 96 min. Wides… |
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Indigo Girls – Live at the Fillmore $6.98 The Grammy Award-winning duo is back with another classic performance from the Fillmore featuring their best old and new music about the issues that are most important to them, plus exclusive interview footage. Among the songs featured are “Go,” “Trouble,” “Closer to Fine,” “Galileo,” “Sister,” “Scooter Boys,” “Compromise” and many others. 91 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby 5.1, PCM ster… |
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Grateful Dead – View from the Vault II $20.00 The first shot of this concert tips off Grateful Dead fans they’re in for a treat: Jerry Garcia sports a T-shirt not in his trademark black, but in navy blue–an unmistakable light, festive touch. It’s an apt omen; the concert, recorded on June 14, 1991, in RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., crackles with energy. Highlights include a rousing “Big River” and some blistering jams on several songs… |
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A Guide to the Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail [With CD (Audio)] $12.95 Officially designated as Virginias Heritage Music Trail, the Crooked Road is a 250-mile driving route through southwestern Virginia. Each chapter of A Guide to the Crooked Road focuses on one of the 10 counties through which the road passes. The book includes 2 CDs featuring examples of the Appalachian music style…. |
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The Autobiography of Donovan: The Hurdy Gurdy Man $17.93 Donovan’s autobiography charts his life from a post-war, Glaswegian childhood to the height of an international career as one of the leading figures of the 1960′s music scene. Always feeling like an outsider, he found relief through music and poetry. The book reveals how he came to be influenced by Buddhist teachings, and the music of Woody Guthrie and Joan Baez. The book explores the significance… |
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Swing It! $16.74 The Depression- and War-era rise of the Andrews sisters is chronicled in this biography of an American pop legend, following Maxene, Patty, and LaVerne as they made records, topped the Top 40, and entertained the troops all over the world…. |
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