Crocodile
G.O.A.T.
Back in my high school days there were a lot of bands and solo singers around the world that have endured long successful
careers and iconic status. There were also a lot of shows that were watched around the world including American and Australian Bandstand, Midnight special, Solid Gold and Countdown and rage and then MTV. There were lots of night time and midday live entertainment shows that gave artists an opportunity to perform live or mime to their Albums.
Lots of tours and LP albums with their artistic covers that people used to buy and collect. You could go to your local record store, pick up your top 40 singles chart sheet and listen with headphones to all the new releases and buy your instruments from there as well.
Apart from the Rolling Stones, Beatles and Elvis which are the obvious choices of major artists of their time there was a plethora of talent including David Bowie, Queen, ABBA, Eagles, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, George Michael , Jackson’s, The Cars. Madonna, Whitney. Prince, ELO, Elton John, America, Chicargo, AC/DC, Fleetwood MAC, Rod Stewart, Hall and Oates, Pink Floyd, Dylan, Bee Gees, Olivia Newton John, George Benson just to name a few, there are many more obviously and I have missed all the country singers as well.
I can remember the hysteria surrounding KiZZ when they toured Australia in 1980 and people trying to spy on them to snap a picture of them without their make up
on.
What I want to discuss is has the industry shrunk in talent pool? Is it harder for them to cut through and make a name for themselves and are we relying too much on reality TV to find the next talent. Just now the number
What I want to discuss is has the industry shrunk in talent pool? Is it harder for them to cut through and make a name fir themselves and are we relying too much on reality TV to find the next talent. Just now the number 1 song in Australia is a remix of an Elton John song with Dua Lipa - Cold Heart and it’s been in the charts for 22 weeks.
What do you think?
careers and iconic status. There were also a lot of shows that were watched around the world including American and Australian Bandstand, Midnight special, Solid Gold and Countdown and rage and then MTV. There were lots of night time and midday live entertainment shows that gave artists an opportunity to perform live or mime to their Albums.
Lots of tours and LP albums with their artistic covers that people used to buy and collect. You could go to your local record store, pick up your top 40 singles chart sheet and listen with headphones to all the new releases and buy your instruments from there as well.
Apart from the Rolling Stones, Beatles and Elvis which are the obvious choices of major artists of their time there was a plethora of talent including David Bowie, Queen, ABBA, Eagles, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, George Michael , Jackson’s, The Cars. Madonna, Whitney. Prince, ELO, Elton John, America, Chicargo, AC/DC, Fleetwood MAC, Rod Stewart, Hall and Oates, Pink Floyd, Dylan, Bee Gees, Olivia Newton John, George Benson just to name a few, there are many more obviously and I have missed all the country singers as well.
I can remember the hysteria surrounding KiZZ when they toured Australia in 1980 and people trying to spy on them to snap a picture of them without their make up
on.
What I want to discuss is has the industry shrunk in talent pool? Is it harder for them to cut through and make a name for themselves and are we relying too much on reality TV to find the next talent. Just now the number
What I want to discuss is has the industry shrunk in talent pool? Is it harder for them to cut through and make a name fir themselves and are we relying too much on reality TV to find the next talent. Just now the number 1 song in Australia is a remix of an Elton John song with Dua Lipa - Cold Heart and it’s been in the charts for 22 weeks.
What do you think?