Dannyalcatraz Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Dick Clark has died. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/dick-clark-entertainment-icon-nicknamed-americas-oldest-teenager/t/story?id=16076252 Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEHpicker Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 wow - 2012 is shaping up to be a hard year on music icons.R.I.P Mr. Clark SEHpicker The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it." George Orwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Yeah seriously.R.I.P. Mr. Clark. Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I grew up watching American Bandstand. Dick Clark brought a lot of music into my life & did a lot to connect me with teen culture.Salute, sir & Godspeed. Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 Some of the clips I've seen today were astounding to me- I had no idea the Beastie Boys played AB, for instance. Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 RIP http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Not surprised, Danny. Once caught Steely Dan back in '72 on AB. If Clark didn't really understand the music, he clearly understood the market, and nobody was beneath a spot on the show. I must have spent hours as a kid with my ass planked down in front of the tube watching Bandstand. Over the years, we sometimes would poke fun at some of it( "It's got a nice beat and you can dance to it. I'll give it an 85, Dick!")but his impact on popular music remains unmatched. Many a now long gone rock "icon" had their first national exposure on Bandstand, and to many pop artists, getting on the show was tantamount to comics getting on Carson. We loved you, Dick. You'll remain forever young in our hearts.Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 If Clark didn't really understand the music, he clearly understood the market, and nobody was beneath a spot on the show. I don't know if he understood music or not, but what he really DID understand was teenagers, & what they wanted to hear, dance to & incorporate into teenage pop culture. I think he really loved that world. We loved you, Dick. You'll remain forever young in our hearts. Whitefang World's oldest teenager. Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyalcatraz Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 Not surprised, Danny. Once caught Steely Dan back in '72 on AB. If Clark didn't really understand the music, he clearly understood the market, and nobody was beneath a spot on the show. There is a reason he was "The World's Oldest Teenager", after all. The man had a deep understanding of pop culture. But my observation was less about his uncanny perspective, and more about his sheer POWER. He got acts on daytime & prime time TV that were simply far beyond mainstream (like the Beasties) or otherwise unacceptable (like many black or mixed-race groups). Arguably, nobody else on that side of the camera had that kind of pull. And, to hear the stories, he treated every last one of them with respect. Class, vision & power- a rare combo. Sturgeon's 2nd Law, a.k.a. Sturgeon's Revelation: âNinety percent of everything is crapâ My FLMS- Murphy's Music in Irving, Tx http://murphysmusictx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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