You're right though rogu_rats, father time wins. Daming musicians dying last year and it's kinda depressing.
Pushing 40 nako, kung kelan lang tumanda I began to "really" appreciate older music. Not to derail the thread but going back even further to Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, Elmore James, T-Bone Walker and (di kasama usapang blues) Robert Johnson
makes me appreciate it even more. And motivating me to keep playing.
My 2 daughters (4 & 7 years old) really dig Led Zep, and mejo developing na taste nila in the old blues.
Parang ganyan din ako nun, masyadong idealistic at sobrang selective sa mga pinapakinggan. Have my reasons, valid or not at the time. Pero, later
on din, nare-realize ko yung beauty ng mga kantang hindi ko masyadong na-appreciate nung younger days.
Ok rin yang mga bluesmen na binanggit mo---isa din naman yan sa mga style na gusto ko, saka dyan din naman sa kanila nakinig at na-influenced sina Eric Clapton,
Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, at iba pa. Kahit Rolling Stones, dun din sa kanila namulot, hehehe....
Good, at ang mga anak mo e exposed sa music na appreciated mo, pero don't expect too much later, from them. Kasi ako, pinapapanuod ko nun ng mga
music-video---Beatles' Yellow Submarine, Starship's Sara, at iba pa na hilig ko----ok naman nung una, memoryado pa nga nila lyrics/scripts. Pero nung nagsilakihan na,
medyo lang na-frustrate ako nung lumipat na sila ng mga pinapakinggan. Hindi naman masyadong masama luob ko kasi ganun din naman nangyari nun sa
mga magulang ko nung parang naiingayan sila sa mga kantang pinapakinggan ko, e, hehehe.
Still, I find, at this age, yung appreciation ko sa music actually, lumawak pa, pero sabi ko nga ROCK music is what pleases my ears, up to now.
Meron time na nabasa ko sinabi ni Jimmy Page'"You can never escape your roots". Ahem......