It Was Forty Years Ago...
What was?
The pop festival/concert Woodstock held in upstate New York USA. I suppose back in 1969 it meant such a lot because such events were rare. It was difficult to travel the world because of a lack of transport and the cost of traveling, also such events were not so readily available in the media and if memory serves me correctly many had to wait for a movie to be released to experience Woodstock.
There have been many stories about the performers(often from them themselves)about their excesses. I was around at the time but I don't remember much if anything about it or that it meant anything to me.
I heard yesterday that an attempt was made to recreate another Woodstock ten years ago and that did not come off, now if the money can be raised the original person behind this event says that he would like to do it again. But millions need to be raised.
If it came off, how much interest would there really be? Pop concerts and events raising money for various charities or causes are so common and the same groups turn up on nearly all of them.
In many cases they will appear for free but the extra publicity will result in an increase of sales of their music. That probably always happened but now with all the media outlets and the companies that take care of promotion it is an industry in itself. Is it right that they receive this extra income? Perhaps...as long as they don't lecture the public.
Who could or should appear? Should it be as many of the original line-up as possible or the groups of today? Or a mixture of the two?
There is much made of old rockers and some say that they should stop when they reach a certain age but why should they, if they are still capable of giving a decent performance and are still capable of sounding good? Many are still writing new material. Often they can show the "Youngsters" how to do it. And how many of today's performers will last as long or will they decide to call an end to their careers when they reach a certain age(and what age should that be?)
If it is held will it be as a celebration of an iconic event or another concert to raise money or awareness of some cause?
It will be a case of watch and see.
Woodstock
The pop festival/concert Woodstock held in upstate New York USA. I suppose back in 1969 it meant such a lot because such events were rare. It was difficult to travel the world because of a lack of transport and the cost of traveling, also such events were not so readily available in the media and if memory serves me correctly many had to wait for a movie to be released to experience Woodstock.
There have been many stories about the performers(often from them themselves)about their excesses. I was around at the time but I don't remember much if anything about it or that it meant anything to me.
I heard yesterday that an attempt was made to recreate another Woodstock ten years ago and that did not come off, now if the money can be raised the original person behind this event says that he would like to do it again. But millions need to be raised.
If it came off, how much interest would there really be? Pop concerts and events raising money for various charities or causes are so common and the same groups turn up on nearly all of them.
In many cases they will appear for free but the extra publicity will result in an increase of sales of their music. That probably always happened but now with all the media outlets and the companies that take care of promotion it is an industry in itself. Is it right that they receive this extra income? Perhaps...as long as they don't lecture the public.
Who could or should appear? Should it be as many of the original line-up as possible or the groups of today? Or a mixture of the two?
There is much made of old rockers and some say that they should stop when they reach a certain age but why should they, if they are still capable of giving a decent performance and are still capable of sounding good? Many are still writing new material. Often they can show the "Youngsters" how to do it. And how many of today's performers will last as long or will they decide to call an end to their careers when they reach a certain age(and what age should that be?)
If it is held will it be as a celebration of an iconic event or another concert to raise money or awareness of some cause?
It will be a case of watch and see.
Woodstock
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