by Crocodiles » Thu May 30, 2013 6:32 am
[quote][i]Originally posted by bpdp3[/i]
That time from '76 to '79 must have been moving at breakneck speed.
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Yeah, from Pistols '76 to what was happening in '79: Two-Tone, PIL, Liverpool psychedelia, Joy Division... Quite a leap.
There are actually a few big leaps like that in music. Look at The Clash. In 1977 they were releasing two chord punk like the simple song "1977," and just three years later in 1980 they were releasing "Sandinista"! Just compare "1977" to "The Call Up." They're like from two different universes.
However, the most mind-blowing leap in music is definitely The Beatles. In '63 they were singing the simple "I Want To Hold Your Hand," and then just three years later John was in the studio constructing "Strawberry Fields Forever"! Those two tunes are from two different galaxies. Pop music in '63 was not adventurous, artistic, or profound. The Beatles in just three short years changed the entire approach to what a pop/chart song could be.