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maculated:
I was raised in a household of fifties-lovers. My dad was a DJ and my parents pretty much thought their highschool days were the best. Needless to say, I know pretty much the entire catalog of late 50's-early 60's songs.

My MP3 collection is pretty massive these days and I was sitting there listening to Postal Service when Everly Brothers came off and I was like - huh, minus the electronica, they have sort of the same sound . . .  and I started to screw around and was like, hmm . . .

So then I played some stuff for my parents (Wilco, Deathcab, Old 97s, OAR, Neko Case, Pete Francis, etc) and they really, really liked it. My parents like nothing but oldies and Andrea Boticelli.

I am not a music snob, and I am not obsessed with labels and history, so I hope someone out there can draw the connection I think must be there . . .

Druid:
I've had the same thought that modern indie kind of sounds like am oldies radio. Specifically the Phil Spector produced stuff.

I grew up on the same stuff, but somewhere I acquired a taste for distortion and noise.

AnonymousPosterChild:
It wouldnt at all surprise me. Lots of music retains close ties to older stuff. For instance, a lot of French-Canadian music still has strong ties to European folk music.

Johnny C:
If you have an electric guitar, try this:

Turn your amp's distortion on to a low gain setting. Play an early Beatles song ("I Wanna Hold Your Hand," "Can't Buy Me Love," etc.) as if it was like an indie-rock song.

See how well it works?

I rest my case.


My dad was a DJ back when "Puppy Love" was a hit song, so most of the stuff he likes is from way back when, but it's generally quality. I was raised on a diet of "Golden Oldies" and Springsteen.

mooface:
This is a bit OT but.. YAY Andrea Bocelli!

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