I'm from Dayton and we had a sound of our own. Dayton had some of the greatest funk bands in music. The Ohio Players would come out with something and then Slave would do them one better. Then Lakeside would bring some jelly. When Roger and Zapp arrived things got even funkier. Heatwave would bring it too. There were also bands called Sun and Fazo from Dayton during this period that were funky. Shirley Murdock added some soulful singing to the mix too.

I agree with Prince when he says that each city had there own sound back in the day. Dayton was doing its thing, D.C. had its sound, Minneapolis, Chicago, etc. (I must say that Minneapolis had nothing on Dayton back in the day) That has all been lost with the advent of playlists and the destruction of local radio and record stores. If you went to a record store in Dayton, you would see records from those acts mentioned above in front of the store. Now you see the same CD's advertised in front no matter where you go in this country. They are telling us what to like. As a result, music has lost its influence and is dying.

I know people like Prince are optimistic that there will be a rebirth of music, but I doubt it. That bass line from Slide made many young people go out and get a Bass. Now, there is just a sample of a sample and the influence is lost. The next generation of so called musicians will be worse than the current crop. Something needs to be done.

So true! I'm glad others see that as well. Music is in danger. The Record Industry is killing it.

Kids just want to rap or become instant American Idols!

There are still kids who still learn their instruments, BUT when they go into the industry it's all Macs and PC and easy technology and slick production where the musician gets a minimal role.

Look at RnB acts on tv, etc. and specifically look at the background musicians, the drummer's pretty good BUT there is something, I can't pin point it, they're lacking something...inspiration...

I just get the feeling that they are technically good but...they lack a spirit!

It's sad, notice that next time you see a RnB or Hip Hop act...the background musicians...they're really supressed.

What can we do?

That's a hard one to figure out, but the FIRST thing I think we should do is NOT buy the crappy stuff and TEACH THE BABIES how to appreciate and SEEK good honest, authentic music and artists! Teach them how to identify qualtiy and worthiness, value and USE Britney's or NSyncs as examples of a bad. I know it's hard...but it can be done.

The radio stations truly suck. What to do? Don't listen. Send them a message, teach the babies about the history of the Philly Sound, The MPLS sounds...etc.

That's why people are buying MP3 players with huge (mini) hard drives to create their own radio stations that play hours and hours of their favorite songs or sounds!

The small radio station have moved into the internet! But now they are being pushed out and bullied by BIG Business!

Save internet radio
http://www.SaveInternetRadio.org/ --- the last place radio and city sound can flourish!









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[This message was edited Wed Jul 31 11:55:35 PDT 2002 by FlyingCloudPassenger]