This morning i was walking down Scunthorpe high street when i looked in a shop, his masters voice, the one with the dog and the grammar phone, not sure if it's called that anymore. Anyway I decided to see if there were any old 1970s prog-rock albums on sale, as i only had £7.47 left in my pocket after i spent £15 on new jumpers at the 'Edinburgh Woollen Mill'.
I was looking more specifically for 'Selling England by the Pound' by Genesis, as it is the only vinyl of their back catalogue i do not own.
To my dismay there were no vinyl’s.
I was walking round the shop for twenty minutes before i found someone who would talk to me, and trying to understand their youthful slang words, the only thing i could gauge was that there was no longer vinyl on sale in the store. Not owning a machine that plays compact discs i spent a further twenty minutes looking round to see if there was anything else to my taste, as i was due to meet Derek for a pint in the harp and crown at noon.
Now what the hell has happened to music in the last decade. All i could see was bands with funny masks on that sang about death, dolled up to the eyeballs twenty something’s wearing very little clothing on posters, it's November for Christ’s sake they must have been freezing.
I saw a disgraceful overuse of the racist word beginning with 'n' but was informed by a passer-by who heard my rumblings that this was in fact a hit band in the 1990's who possessed a large amount of attitude.
I put on some headphones, because the wall next to them was advertising free music and was greeted with a choice of ten different bands on a compilation disc that all began with the word 'the'.
Now is it me or does 'the Bravery' not make grammatical sense. And don't even get me started on the 'Black Kids', which is a little bit of false advertising.
With only ten minutes left i decided to go and ask behind the counter for any prog-rock Paraphernalia. I left the store with £5.47 left in my pocket and a large mug with a picture of the band 'Gong' on the side.
For the first time in a long time i left a store quite content with my purchase.
If only they had some Rick Wakeman memorabilia, then i wouldn't have been able to afford that pint with Derek.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
What Has Happened To Music?
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Edinburg Woolen Mill,
Genesis,
Gong,
Music,
The Black Kids,
The Bravery,
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