Duck Tape
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I went to watch Dennis Chambers in a clinic and I remember someone asking him if he liked Danny Carey. Dennis acknowledged Danny Carey (not sure if it was genuine or not) but said he didn't really listen to him. "You should" a few younger guys in the crowd countered. I thought that was a tiny bit rude, Dennis is part of a different scene and his hey day was a different era but when I thought about it later, it occurred to me that with age, people can stop learning and listening for whatever reason. Not saying this is true of Dennis (I love Dennis) but the thought occurred to me anyway.
I got the chance to see a few top drummers in a classroom setting recently and I noticed the same thing - they didn't seem to know or care what was happening in music today. They didn't know about some of the great younger drummers either.
What I'm trying to understand is why many people's appetite for new music fades at some point. Could it be that new music sounds terrible to anyone after it evolves too far from their comfort zone? Is it just a natural phenomenon where people's musical taste is crystallized in their teens and those bands they enjoyed during that time will always be some sort of home base? In the case of revered musicians, can it be arrogance? Not wanting to acknowledge young talent?
And could these older famous musicians open their minds to new ideas and be influenced the way an impressionable teen might be? Would that be good for music on the whole?
Just thinking out loud.. I'm sure others have some more developed ideas on the subject.
I got the chance to see a few top drummers in a classroom setting recently and I noticed the same thing - they didn't seem to know or care what was happening in music today. They didn't know about some of the great younger drummers either.
What I'm trying to understand is why many people's appetite for new music fades at some point. Could it be that new music sounds terrible to anyone after it evolves too far from their comfort zone? Is it just a natural phenomenon where people's musical taste is crystallized in their teens and those bands they enjoyed during that time will always be some sort of home base? In the case of revered musicians, can it be arrogance? Not wanting to acknowledge young talent?
And could these older famous musicians open their minds to new ideas and be influenced the way an impressionable teen might be? Would that be good for music on the whole?
Just thinking out loud.. I'm sure others have some more developed ideas on the subject.