David Gates, a music critic that came up during the 60’s, has an article over at Newsweek detailing his trek through musical history. His conclusion? THESE are the good ol’ days.

David Gates is a baby boomer music critic who has written an interesting piece that chronicles his personal journey through rock and pop music. I found the article to be really interesting, so I thought I might share. Here’s an excerpt:

“Maybe I’ve kept up out of contrariness. Some of my coevals got off the train at disco, unable to recognize that this was the most danceable music since the waltz, or to hear such classic soul singers as Donna Summer and Patti LaBelle through the cultural noise. Others dropped away when they didn’t get the Ramones or the Sex Pistols or Elvis Costello or Talking Heads. (Now they think they liked them all along.) And when hip-hop arrived, many white boomers—some 40-ish blacks too—suddenly got old and cranky. You should’ve been there when, in my first naive enthusiasm, I played “F— Tha Police” for a longtime music buddy. I might have felt the same, if I hadn’t been writing about it for a news magazine. But come on: trance music with block-rocking beats and cusswords? I’d been waiting for this since I was 9.”

If you are interested, check out the full article:
A Generation That Changed Music

I’ve long considered Victor Wooten to be one of, if not THE, greatest bass players to ever pick up the instrument (Sorry Jaco). For any doubters that may be left out there. Check out this video of Vic doin’ his thang.