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When did rock nostalgia begin? Growing up in the early '70s, we didn't listen to the pop music of the '60s -- old stuff was, by definition, passé. I remember being shocked to find that the bloke in Wings was old enough to have been in the Beatles. Nostalgia didn't begin in 1977 when Elvis died because the prevailing spirit of that time still treated the 'old stuff' as worn out old ideas to be superseded.
I first remember noticing nostalgia in 1987 when the media made a big hoo-hah over "It was 20 years ago today" and saturated us with Sgt Pepper. At the time I found it tedious. Now our heritage-obsessed pop stars are recording an "It was 40 years ago today" version of the album. Lord, please save us from Oasis, The Killers, Razorlight, James Morrison, The Fratellis, Travis and the Kaiser Chiefs. Prize pillocks. Nostalgia isn't as good as it used to be -- and it used to be crap.
Surely something interesting must happen to music in the next 20 years... Please?
I first remember noticing nostalgia in 1987 when the media made a big hoo-hah over "It was 20 years ago today" and saturated us with Sgt Pepper. At the time I found it tedious. Now our heritage-obsessed pop stars are recording an "It was 40 years ago today" version of the album. Lord, please save us from Oasis, The Killers, Razorlight, James Morrison, The Fratellis, Travis and the Kaiser Chiefs. Prize pillocks. Nostalgia isn't as good as it used to be -- and it used to be crap.
Surely something interesting must happen to music in the next 20 years... Please?
