Where Did the Music Go?
Michelle Giambruno
Issue date: 11/4/09 Section: Music
Music today certainly is not what it was back when Professor Barkley was growing up. Barkley's first taste of music was watching The Lawrence Welk Show, a musical variety show that started airing back in 1955. Professor Barkley confesses he still watches it when he comes across it on television. "It's like watching a train wreck, It's oddly fascinating," Barkley said. Around the house Barkley's parents played 101 Strings, an album that sounded like elevator music.
In the seventh grade Professor Barkley started to define his own music tastes. Diving right into the classics he started listening to bands like The Who and Grand Funk Railroad. At the age of fourteen Barkley bought his first album, a copy of Deep Purple's Machine Head. "I still love it," Barkley said. Among the first bands Professor Barkley saw live is Aerosmith, Frank Marino, and Mahogany Rush. Around this time Barkley learned how to play harmonica. "I love music and wanted to make some," Barkley said.
What can you find Professor Barkley listening to these days? Almost everything but mainly progressive rock and alternative. Barkley's favorite band right now is The Eels although he admits that could change in two months. Their album Blinking Lights and Other Revelations is his favorite. Barkley also enjoys artists like Firewater, Genesis, Miles Davis. The best concert Barkley has attended was Bruce Springsteen while he was touring The River in 1982. Barkley also admits to seeing Tony Orlando and Dawn in the sixth grade. On the list of artists Barkley still would like to see is Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and Pink Floyd.
In this day in age, music has lost a lot due to the new technology. "Seems like there has been a corporate takeover," Barkley noted. Professor Barkley went on to talk about how bands were being over produced like Nickelback. Album artwork is another staple of the music industry that is fading away. Barkley mentions the album art for The Dark Side of the Moon. "It's simple,yet it is still well known,"said Barkley. Professor Barkley has recently invested in a turn table and has started collecting albums a couple at a time. Listening to CDs, it is easy to skip a song but with records you are more inclined to listen to the whole album. These days it's not hard to find yourself asking, where did the music go?
In the seventh grade Professor Barkley started to define his own music tastes. Diving right into the classics he started listening to bands like The Who and Grand Funk Railroad. At the age of fourteen Barkley bought his first album, a copy of Deep Purple's Machine Head. "I still love it," Barkley said. Among the first bands Professor Barkley saw live is Aerosmith, Frank Marino, and Mahogany Rush. Around this time Barkley learned how to play harmonica. "I love music and wanted to make some," Barkley said.
What can you find Professor Barkley listening to these days? Almost everything but mainly progressive rock and alternative. Barkley's favorite band right now is The Eels although he admits that could change in two months. Their album Blinking Lights and Other Revelations is his favorite. Barkley also enjoys artists like Firewater, Genesis, Miles Davis. The best concert Barkley has attended was Bruce Springsteen while he was touring The River in 1982. Barkley also admits to seeing Tony Orlando and Dawn in the sixth grade. On the list of artists Barkley still would like to see is Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and Pink Floyd.
In this day in age, music has lost a lot due to the new technology. "Seems like there has been a corporate takeover," Barkley noted. Professor Barkley went on to talk about how bands were being over produced like Nickelback. Album artwork is another staple of the music industry that is fading away. Barkley mentions the album art for The Dark Side of the Moon. "It's simple,yet it is still well known,"said Barkley. Professor Barkley has recently invested in a turn table and has started collecting albums a couple at a time. Listening to CDs, it is easy to skip a song but with records you are more inclined to listen to the whole album. These days it's not hard to find yourself asking, where did the music go?
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