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Old 06-03-2005, 05:59 AM
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Originally posted by surfnazi
I get what you're saying but I don't really understand the logic in it. Many a band that is considered a 60s band went on to more music in following decades. Hell the Beach Boys are STILL around, though not with all the original members.

And I consider The Stones, Sly and the fAmily Stone, Marvin Gaye, and Santana all 60s band because they grew and came to success in the 60s. Marvin Gaye came out with a slew of hits in the 60s including one of my favorites of his, Can I Get a Witness? Sly and the Family Stone because they came out with their biggest of hits, I Want to Take You Higher, in the 60s. Santana because they was when they really honed their skills and became a sucessful band( you should see their performance at Woodstock) and finally I can't understand how you can't consider The Stones a 60s band. Most of their big hits came out in the 60s, lest we forget about I Can't Get No Satisfaction? It was considering the defining song of the generation in the 60s, so I consider them a 60s band.

Basically to me any band that played at Woodstock can safely be considered a 60s band (Sly and the Family Stone, Santana, Jefferson Airplane, The Who, Richie Havens, Country Joe & the Fish, Arlo Guthrie, Canned Heat, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Joan Baez from my previous list)

most of them came very late in the 60's and their 'sound' didnt define the 60's sound (to me.) Maybe moreso the stones but i still think they were much more influential in the 70's .. when their music was reaching a broader audience.

maybe it's a personal catalogue thing with me ...
its how i seperated my vinyl at home ... (and i have a lot so i had to give it some thought so i could find what i was looking for)

i guess you can say there were a number of different sounds in the 60's but the defining one to me is that 'hip groovy' sound of Jefferson Airplane - strawberry alarmclock ... and number of others you and i already listed ...

in the same way that when i think of the 70's i think of the bad hair and bell bottoms a la Grand Funk Railroad ..etc ..


there is a sound and look that becomes the strongest most recognized universal definition of the era .. and those bands eye deep in that sound and look are the ones that i consider the 60's or 70's bands ... i guess its a personal thing ..

i dont even consider the Beatles (we both avoided mentioning them) a 60's band because they are timeless ... as valid and non-topical today as they were 40 years ago ..
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