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>

[RUSH1]

    

[Animl-AW]

She's an effortless natural. No flailing arms for show, same result. Her timing is very similar to Neal Peart. Her rolls are very even and tight. Same as Peart.

She's easy on the eyes and that fits a stage and fans.

These tunes aren't hard pressing, but the ability is absolutely there.
The drum mix on this is your basic progressive or smooth jazz mix. The toms aren't mixed up to a penetrating level. In a rock show they would/will be a touch, along with cymbals. And that's when she'll sound more like him on the attack.

Very interesting and unique pick.

See that talent is out there, if ya lift a few rocks. What's more famous is NOT always the best

I actually saw the Rush 2112 tour in 76-ish, Hammond, IN.







Peart on a similar kit.

[sparky127]

I think she's a cool choice.  I hope she takes the small kit.  I think her vibe will be a neat reinterpretation.  It will be a fine line to not offend the gatekeepers.

(who am I kidding. These people are already offended, just waiting for their "AH HA!" opportunity)

[sparky127]

The Day You Wake Up Invisible

Aging doesn’t happen the way you expect it to. Nobody taps you on the shoulder and says, “Congratulations, you’re old now.” It’s stealthy. You go about your life, feeling like yourself, until one day you wake up and realize the world has shifted a few steps ahead and left you standing in the dust.

You notice it in little ways first: your favorite TV shows have been in syndication for thirty years. The bands that once defined rebellion are now sold as “heritage acts.” You look at the Super Bowl halftime show and think, Pearl Jam would crush this stage, only to realize they’ll never be asked, because you—and they—don’t matter to the demo anymore. The NFL isn’t selling Doritos to you; it’s selling to someone younger, shinier, and algorithmically relevant.

That’s the trick of time: you don’t feel yourself aging, you just one day discover you’ve already aged. And with that comes the great universal lament—“There’s no good music anymore.” Of course, there is good music. There always is. But it isn’t for you anymore. It’s not speaking your language. You’re not the target.

And that’s the hardest part: realizing you’ve slowly become invisible. Not because you failed, not because you did anything wrong, but because that’s how the story of culture works. One generation’s heartbeat becomes another’s background noise.

It stings. But it’s also clarifying. Because once you know the spotlight isn’t circling back around, you’re free to love what you love without apology. The world may have moved on, but you still have your records, your shows, your memories. They don’t get taken away. They just stop being currency.

And maybe that’s okay. Maybe part of aging is learning that relevance isn’t the same thing as value.

[Molsman]

[Animl-AW]

I think she's a cool choice.  I hope she takes the small kit.  I think her vibe will be a neat reinterpretation.  It will be a fine line to not offend the gatekeepers.

(who am I kidding. These people are already offended, just waiting for their "AH HA!" opportunity)

Well, if ya never heard her play its easy to critique the unknown.
There will always be those who don’t accept replacements, and rarely a band peaks after. I may be ine. But in this case they are very similar and clean. She may play cleaner.

She can stay on that set design. But there are iconic drum sounds in 2112 that really must be present. She’ll need to add 3 narrow skinny tube looking high pitched toms for those.where she fits them in will be tricky, probably hi-hat area. I could be wrong about everything

Curious to see what kind/size of venues and ticket sales. They just added 17 more shows. Sounds like the masses may accepting her. Thats a lot of shows to add.

These guys are old, she gonna run circles around them.

Was in it 45 yrs, 4k concerts, I can’t remember ever one female that played that well. Very rare. Don’t think Shiela E was this good