Have you had enough of Classic Rock?

I recently hired a millenial who has a passion for all things music. Her 50’s something parents introduced her to their era of  late 70’s classic rock but I have had the pleasure of taking her backward another decade. She is very enthusiastic and willing to put up with my stories of seeing Hendrix, Big Brother, Jefferson Airplane, The Doors, the Who, Moody Blues, John Mayall and countless others in concert ( I was the music editor for my high school newspaper) and we have spent hours spinning vinyl together. Not only has this allowed me to re- visit some albums I have not listened to in years but we have dug deeper into some discography I never heard back then.  As a quid pro quo, she has introduced me to many new performers she has discovered playing the smaller venues in our area. 

It is called Classic Rock for a reason - it can still be new and interesting to an entirely new generation of listeners. 

In interviews, great artists of any given era will often talk about the artists from the preceding era that inspired and/or influenced he or she. Dylan is viewed as a member of the 1960’s counter-culture generation (some even view him as its’ father), but in interviews he makes it very clear that he feels more of an affinity with artists from bygone eras than of his own. Feeding off each other (their contemporaries) rather than digging down into the roots that lead to the current artistic culture leads to a "sameness" in the music that is popular. I hear a lot of that in 1970’s and 80’s Rock. Record companies are notorious for pandering to the market; many high-profile entertainers are equally culpable. These are gross generalizations; we all have our own exceptions to the rule.

Sirius gives me earbleeds like no other.   Lots of classic rock on Spotify

Nope:

Listened to Pat Boone just the other night.

DeKay

Bring it on! If only they would go back an remaster and re-release on 180gram more of the older albums instead of the same albums over and over.