It is a sad thing when we, as seniors, begin to feel like "old fogies" when it comes to music along with the "hip" things going on in popular culture. It is also easy to forget that the rock music and many other genres of modern music got their launch way back during the days when forty somethings and beyond were the young people changing society also it was our music that changed the world.
So it's good for baby boomers to recollect such things about their heritage and what you passed on to the music and entertainment culture today. Inside song "Rock and Roll Never Forgets" by Bob Seger, the singer compares the changes baby boomers have gone through since they go from youth to middle age and handle pressures of work, family, child rearing and adjustments to health due to aging. But the end result remains the same that at the heart of every baby boomer is a rock and roller that is just as capable as ever of experiencing the music that was the foundation of these culture.
One of the things that disheartened the child boomer generation growing up was seeing the good ole' life style take its toll on many of the icons of youth culture and music including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Freddie Mercury. Though the unfortunate demise of these music heroes won't diminish the great contribution to music and also to culture down through the years. So as much as we grieve the loss of great talent, we could always celebrate what they gave to us and continue to give to us down to modern days as music continues to reference those great figures of 60s music as icons and inspirations.
However for every rock and roller who failed to survive that turbulent time in our culture, we can look to great performers who did survive, overcame their addictions and went on to continue to give great music to everyone decade after decade. Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones and David Bowie are types of wonderful and talented music heroes that demonstrated that age and a few wrinkles don't mean something. They continue to rock and roll today as hard along with as much heart as they did once they were in their twenties.
In a way "to rock and roll" can be a metaphor for living life to the fullest and for staying true to your values and living life in a genuine way that never gives up on what's important in life. This is why baby boomers have always had the highest contempt for anyone who sells out or abandons their core principles which they espoused in youth. To sell out is to say that none of the great good reputation for the youth revolution meant anything and we are willing to turn out backs about it. But to "rock and roll" means always going back to your roots and never giving up, even when age, and busy lives and illness say that you should slow down instead of try to live with as much earnestness while you did when you were young.
Middle-agers, even at this dignified and "mature" stage in your life, should feel liberated to be capable of go ahead and "rock and roll" in a real feeling of the word. The Bob Seger song would have been a hit because it gives us permission to reconnect with our roots and express that youthful enthusiasm again. You don't need to go to a nostalgia show for doing that either. There are dozens of great good ole' acts that are giving on the children of baby boomers (and their grandchildren) that same excitement we got from The Beatles and The Stones.
"Discovering" stone all over again can be great fun for any baby boomer especially when you find a new act which includes that power and ability to perform that reminds us of the acts of our youth. These are out there so just decide to uncover this great natural resource of talent within the music and culture of today's youth revolution.
So it's good for baby boomers to recollect such things about their heritage and what you passed on to the music and entertainment culture today. Inside song "Rock and Roll Never Forgets" by Bob Seger, the singer compares the changes baby boomers have gone through since they go from youth to middle age and handle pressures of work, family, child rearing and adjustments to health due to aging. But the end result remains the same that at the heart of every baby boomer is a rock and roller that is just as capable as ever of experiencing the music that was the foundation of these culture.
One of the things that disheartened the child boomer generation growing up was seeing the good ole' life style take its toll on many of the icons of youth culture and music including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Freddie Mercury. Though the unfortunate demise of these music heroes won't diminish the great contribution to music and also to culture down through the years. So as much as we grieve the loss of great talent, we could always celebrate what they gave to us and continue to give to us down to modern days as music continues to reference those great figures of 60s music as icons and inspirations.
However for every rock and roller who failed to survive that turbulent time in our culture, we can look to great performers who did survive, overcame their addictions and went on to continue to give great music to everyone decade after decade. Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones and David Bowie are types of wonderful and talented music heroes that demonstrated that age and a few wrinkles don't mean something. They continue to rock and roll today as hard along with as much heart as they did once they were in their twenties.
In a way "to rock and roll" can be a metaphor for living life to the fullest and for staying true to your values and living life in a genuine way that never gives up on what's important in life. This is why baby boomers have always had the highest contempt for anyone who sells out or abandons their core principles which they espoused in youth. To sell out is to say that none of the great good reputation for the youth revolution meant anything and we are willing to turn out backs about it. But to "rock and roll" means always going back to your roots and never giving up, even when age, and busy lives and illness say that you should slow down instead of try to live with as much earnestness while you did when you were young.
Middle-agers, even at this dignified and "mature" stage in your life, should feel liberated to be capable of go ahead and "rock and roll" in a real feeling of the word. The Bob Seger song would have been a hit because it gives us permission to reconnect with our roots and express that youthful enthusiasm again. You don't need to go to a nostalgia show for doing that either. There are dozens of great good ole' acts that are giving on the children of baby boomers (and their grandchildren) that same excitement we got from The Beatles and The Stones.
"Discovering" stone all over again can be great fun for any baby boomer especially when you find a new act which includes that power and ability to perform that reminds us of the acts of our youth. These are out there so just decide to uncover this great natural resource of talent within the music and culture of today's youth revolution.
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