The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #113071 Message #2403238
Posted By: Richard Bridge
01-Aug-08 - 04:19 PM
Thread Name: Where have the audiences gone?
Subject: RE: Where have the audiences gone?
Now it may be different in the USA. I suspect not. I remember in, let's see, I think it must have been 1973. Anyone remember "Melody Maker"? Back then it was teh ONLY muso's music paper. They gave out a tee-shirt to readers who got a letter printed.
Much bewailing! Why do people want disco shit in stead of real music? (that meant - "real live progressive rock")
I wrote to tell them. People go out to look for a fuck. Dancing is an entrenched part of our courtship ritual. Prog rock one sits and listens too. Result, no fuck. So people want disco music.
I must ahve kept that tee-shirt for over 10 years...