[DJamesGoody]

Originally Posted by Dave_Amels

It wasn't easy 35 years and it's next to impossible to do now which is why Daptone deserves so much credit. There's an incredible amount of skill and knowledge needed to be able to pull this off... That's why there's been so much curiosity by people who are interested in recording.

There is no question that skill is required. No question at all - skill on all sides. So yes, in the context of the modern median skill level of music professionals, the Daptone crew deserves credit for having that skill, and maintaining the skill.

All I'm saying is that calling it brave or innovative is to ignore that it's been done before, and it ignores the sad truth that professionals are to a large degree, self appointed in modern times, with little proper training or knowledge.

My opinion is directed equally, if not more, at the musical content. These guys are good at what they do, but it is most certainly not new or fresh. Much of what they do is extremely derivative, and therefore, it has a roadmap.

35 years ago, the people doing this didn't have a roadmap. They were figuring it out as they went along - musically and technically. They didn't have 35 years of history to reference and derive from. So, in that sense I completely disagree that it's more difficult now.