What happened to rock/music

[Animl-AW]

Didn't want to start a new thread....so

Some MAY find this interesting
I was going through and deleting old pics and found this.
Person on the left is a good old friend and sound engineer "Too Tall" (6' 6"), worked with a lot of high profile artist. We worked together a lot in IATSE Union. He's 71 now.
He sent me this pic prolly 10-15 yrs ago.

The person on the right is who he grew up with on the south side of Chicago, a personal friend.

THE Leroy Brown
Pic literally taken in the south side of Chicago at a bar they frequent(ed)

[uptown]

NO WAY !  That's Leroy Brown on the right? That's cooler than hell. 

[Animl-AW]

NO WAY !  That's Leroy Brown on the right? That's cooler than hell. 

Way, yes
My guess the pick is from around that era. I

[Eagler]

Was he the sergeant or the private..

Who was Bad, Bad Leroy Brown written about?

"When Jim Croce would introduce this song, he said there were two people he encountered in the military who inspired this song: a sergeant at Fort Jackson and a private at Fort Dix. The actual Leroy was the sergeant, but it was the private who went AWOL and returned for his paycheck"...Mar 31, 2025

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=9390645227681532&id=100002084455856

Eagler

[Animl-AW]

I think a funny thought is most imagined LB as a white guy, I always recklessly assumed, not knowing much beyond the Indiana fields and trees about SS Chicago as an 11 yr old when this came out.

I cropped out Too Tall, but he alone is a unique human to know. We only heard of each other from in the concert side. We met in IATSE corporate stuff, where good engineers go to die. Get a pension.

Back in the day, if the band was R&B, Blues or Jazz, TT was probably mixing them. We probably unknowingly crossed paths. He did some rock too. He instantly treated me like family. Everyone loves TT. He retired to Costa Rica.

He told stories of LB, but I don’t remember much about it. We shared lots of our experiences. Neither one of us were someone you’d expect at that job. Our backgrounds didn’t fit it, yet polar opposite between us. City boy-Country boy. We just stumbled into it.

The pic was kewl to me.

[Prayer]

 Pretty cool story.

 Interesting to see where music is going and will be in 5 years. 

 AI can now generate songs in a matter of seconds through a simple command prompt, scary this is in its infant stage and its already this good. The guy with the white hair is Rick Beato, has hit records and records his reaction.

 

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-egHJ1l0o1M Have a look


Full song-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIbWNXcYG0k&list=RDkIbWNXcYG0k&start_radio=1


Another song created almost instantly that I enjoy created the same way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzX1YFZW0jc&list=RDBzX1YFZW0jc&start_radio=1 3 quarter of a million views in 3 months.

[Animl-AW]

Pretty cool story.

 Interesting to see where music is going and will be in 5 years. 

 AI can now generate songs in a matter of seconds through a simple command prompt, scary this is in its infant stage and its already this good. The guy with the white hair is Rick Beato, has hit records and records his reaction.

 

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-egHJ1l0o1M Have a look


Full song-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIbWNXcYG0k&list=RDkIbWNXcYG0k&start_radio=1


Another song created almost instantly that I enjoy created the same way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzX1YFZW0jc&list=RDBzX1YFZW0jc&start_radio=1 3 quarter of a million views in 3 months.

Ya, the thread starts out with Rick Beato and the industry, and lot has been covered. Maybe it's the genre of music used, but to me it has a stale feeling. Like no drum fills. Rare accents, almost no cymbals....
What is upsetting to some is,.. some guy with zero talent can make money on clicks to view a video they had nothing to do with but an idea. A lot are impressed with the ability to do it and the novelty, but I'm not a fan of it.

Part of the reason I backed away from concerts is lack of true talent to work with,.......it's just not the same industry. There is still talent out there, not enough to make a living and be happy with what you're doing. The last few years I was just getting through some shows I only did for a paycheck. SO who knows where it will end up.

That said,.. a brain is like a muscle, if you don't use it and challenge it, it fades.....I think the over-usage of AI will start human brain devolving. People who get instant answers think less. Just IMO, nothing more. I see it as a weakness. <shrug>

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