Jeff Buckley's version of "Hallelujah"
I was once a major fan of Jeff Buckley. I borrowed his cd "Grace" and I was like "Goddamn!!! This is a superb record!!" and I often reffered to the title song as one of the 10 best songs I've heard!! I taped the record over and listened to it every time I was driving. When I finally got my hands on the LP (I'm a vinyl freak), it had tired me so much that I didn't play it more than once! I think I got the record around a year ago and I haven't heard it since. I also borrowed "Sketches (for my sweetheart the drunk)" and I thought it was very good too (although the demo songs suck big time!!) and "Everybody here wants you" was almost as good as "Grace" (the song). When I finally got my hands on the LP it was the same thing; play it once and put it on the shelf! This was around 1/2 year ago, so I actually kind of new that I would only play it once after I bought it.
I still think they're both good records, but I doubt I'll ever play them again.I don't know what it is, but if you take a look at that list I posted, there's one song from 1981 (Marvin Gaye "Life is for learning"), one from 1984 (John Barry "He catches her"), one from 1985 (John Barry "Have you got a story for me") and one from 1992 (Randy Edelmann "Promentory"). Besides those four the newest song is from 1974 (Stevie Wonder "They won't go when I go"). There's a few from the early 70's, but either than those it's all 60's and before that. I don't think the music today can stay good and beatiful that long. Buckley did the trick, but tired me quickley. Somehow music from the 80's, 90's and the new millenium just is to indefferent in a way. If I find something that I like from that period I more or less always get tired of it quickly (unless it's metal, Hedningarna or Dead Can Dance). I can't put my finger on what it is, but I just don't think music today has the same quality that it had in the 60's (and before). What will be remembered from the 90's and the new millenium in the future? Even though no one here listen to Britney Spears (probably) and all that stuff, I think you will agree that Britney, No Doubt, Eminem, Destiny's Child, Nelly and so on is forgotten in 20 years. Today you can walk out on the street and ask anybody to sing a Beatles song - 40 years after that came unto the scene. You wouldn't be able to do that with 90's music in 20 years. If somone will remember stuff from the 90's, there will most likely be a minimal demand for the stuff. Look at The Beatles. People today are willing to pay thousands of dollars for their records, even though they're one of the best selling groups of all time. In 20 years Britney Spears' cd's will be in all second hand shops over the world for practically no money!
It's not that I'm prejudiced against new music or anything, but if go into a second hand store and look at a record from 1967 and a record from 1997, I will no doubt buy the record from '67. The chances are that if I find something on that record I like, I'll be listening to it for a long time. If I find something that I like on the record from '97 (except the three things I mentioned), I'll grow tired of it in no time! It's sad that I can't go into a record store and buy a new record. I have to go look for some obscure record from the 60's to find some good music.
Of course all this also depends on taste, which is different. Enough of that. It got pretty long.
