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I have mentioned this radio program "Woodstock Rock" earlier in this thread, but have a listen to this episode, or at least a look at the playlist. Some real gems here, especially the first half of the programme. I was particularly intrigued by the song from The Association, quite unlike any other song I have heard from this group.

http://rtrfm.com.au/shows/woodstock?an_page=2016-02-18

N.B. Podcasts are only available for about a month after the broadcast.

^^ Just be sure not to throw the baby out with the bathwater. There is still some great music being written and recorded, though you do have to seek it out.

Mondrian wrote: Society was attempting to divest itself of the shackles of the 50s. OK, the 60s weren't perfect - but the beat the hell out of the 50s.

You won't get any argument from me there. I never liked the music of the 50's much either, with just the occasional exception, such as the Everly Brothers. It wasn't really until about 1966 that I got seriously interested in popular music.

don't be concerned part of my life helped me in good and bad times.All human life is there. Ta Bob

A local community radio station has a weekly program called "Woodstock Rock". Last week's playlist gives you an idea:

Freedom - Nobody
Traffic - Paper Sun
The Open Mind - I Feel The Same Way Too
Ashton Gardener & Dyke - Rolling Home
Mandrill - Mandrill
Iguana - Power of Love
Joan Baez - Love Is Just A Four Letter Word
Judee Sill - Down Where The Valleys Are low
Buffy Sainte Marie - A Soulful Shade of Blue
Alice Coltrane - Oh Allah
Beach Boys - Feel Flows
Jimi Hendrix - Freedom
King Crimson - NIght Watch
Wishbone Ash - Handy
Blind Faith - Do What You like
The Band - When You Awake

As you can see, there is quite a variety. There is a lot of psychedelia that I never got to hear back in the day, because at that time the Australian music industry was a bit of a sheltered workshop - radio stations would play the big hits from overseas, but lesser known artists or "fringe" artists from the US or UK were rarely heard here. To be honest, some of what they play is forgettable. I am not into psychedelia for psychedelia's sake. However I nearly leapt out of my chair when I heard the opening bars of "Feel Flows"by the Beach Boys.

They invite people to phone in with their comments and requests, so I telephoned and congratulated him on his Beach Boys taste. I then suggested that at some stage he should play some Bob Lind material. He knew the name straight away, but like most people he was unaware of much beyond Elusive Butterfly - so I am hoping that in a future program he'll play something of Bob's and educate the listeners of Perth!

Perhaps nostalgia is the wrong word. For me, listening to old music triggers memories of different times, places, people and events in my life. Because I still live in the same neighborhood that I grew up in, the triggers are especially strong. I happened to be driving past my old high school recently, and at the same time a Beach Boys song came on the radio. For just the length of a red light, it was 1966 and I could almost see my old classmates walking across the street. Currently, I work with college students who need to improve their writing skills. One of the exercises that I give them is to pick a song and then write a descriptive paragraph about a situation or place that the song reminds them of. They write about noisy, sweaty dance clubs, romantic evenings, cruising around, deceased family members, you name it! I always start them off with something I wrote about a hot summer day at the beach when I first heard Light My Fire on my transistor radio. Nostalgia? I don't like to think of it that way. We should not live in the past, but we should definitely remember the times that brought us to where we are today.

If it's the host from the PBS show, then yes: http://peternoone.com/forums/topic/60s- ... -in-march/

Howdy, Mr. Noone! Glad you like this music. I like it too - and in my case, it's not nostalgia. Although I guess some songs make me feel nostalgic just because of the song, you know?

^^ Is this the Peter Noone from Herman's Hermits?

I was the host of that show on pbs and I have actually said on pbs tv "here we are again. just like the 60s and we will not get paid again"
they used it, o.n the show because they probably don't listen to what the artists say. I am proud to be able to present the music of people like bob lind. his songs mean something to ME. I only care about music that means something to ME. is that nostalgia? some of them are old. me too. my grandfather liked elizabeth schwartkopf and it made him happy when he was an old geezer to hear her german voice.
thats's nostalgia.
continue to be a fabulous artist bob. your songs meant something to me
Peter Noone

I believe this needs to be given some perspective. There is both good and bad music from all periods , 60's, 70's ...albeit all personal taste is arbitrary. To me music is not "nostalgic for nostalgia's sake" but rather music is "art for art's " sake. Some artists grow and some do not and while growing is a good thing it is not the only thing. I own everything Bob has ever put out but also music from artists that have not done anything in 40 years and still give a listen when I am so inclined ...for Art's sake.