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zboy2854 · 12th December 2007

I have to say, this whole LZ reunion has really gotten me thinking about a lot of things. The fact that 20 million people tried to get tickets to the show says a lot not just about the band and their place in the pantheon of music greatness, but also about the sad state of music today.

Bob Lefsetz in a recent letter wondered if maybe we were witness in the '60s and '70s to the musical equivalent of the Renaissance, like they had in Italy all those centuries ago. A period of artistic brilliance never to be repeated again. And while there has been plenty of art since then that was noteworthy, just as there's been music since that has been noteworthy, nothing has really come close to eclipsing that benchmark, and probably never will.

I can't stop thinking about this idea, and in a way it makes me really sad...

12th December 2007	#10
zboy2854 Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Posts: 7,941	I have to say, this whole LZ reunion has really gotten me thinking about a lot of things. The fact that 20 million people tried to get tickets to the show says a lot not just about the band and their place in the pantheon of music greatness, but also about the sad state of music today. Bob Lefsetz in a recent letter wondered if maybe we were witness in the '60s and '70s to the musical equivalent of the Renaissance, like they had in Italy all those centuries ago. A period of artistic brilliance never to be repeated again. And while there has been plenty of art since then that was noteworthy, just as there's been music since that has been noteworthy, nothing has really come close to eclipsing that benchmark, and probably never will. I can't stop thinking about this idea, and in a way it makes me really sad... __________________ What the wise man does in the beginning, fools do in the end. --Warren Buffett The four most expensive words in the English language are: "This time it's different." --John Marks Templeton