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Re: OT: definition of (contemporary) Rock 'n' Roll

I would suggest that what people hear on the radio these days is more A 
and 
R than R and R..

From: "Jeff Duke" <jeff_d@embarqmail.com>
> We used to say if your parents listen to it, it's not Rock and roll, 
>then 
> we became parents...and then grandparents..I want to get off here please!
> What is played on commercial radio these days I guess is R and R cause I 
> don't listen to much of it. but then my radios are stuck on pbs around 
> here (central Florida).. no collage radio like some bigger towns.
> Thank God for the internet!
>
> Jeff
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chris Sewell" <midifriedchicken@comcast.net>
> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 8:14 AM
> Subject: Re: OT: definition of (contemporary) Rock 'n' Roll
>
>
>> Right On!
>> For example,  when the Sex Pistols told the Rock and Roll Hall of
>> Fame to stick their award up their arses. That was Rock and Roll!
>>
>> On Nov 22, 2008, at 6:31 AM, Per Boysen wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 12:14 PM, Rainer Straschill
>>> <moinsound@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Could anyone give me a definition of (contemporary, not the Elvis
>>>> kind) Rock 'n' Roll?
>>>
>>>
>>> No. Some people define it by the way they live their life. I don't
>>> think it's possible to define it just in musical terms. It's a lot
>>> about attitude and sometimes that attitude reflects in the music. Then
>>> there is also the commercial backlash culture, created by corporations
>>> that advertise gadgets targeting "Rock 'n' Roll wannabies". It's a
>>> mess....
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Greetings from Sweden
>>>
>>> Per Boysen
>>> www.boysen.se (Swedish)
>>> www.looproom.com (international)
>>> www.myspace.com/perboysen
>>> www.stockholm-athens.com
>>>
>>
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