Music Hangover

First hangover I've had in a while. Note to self: When the fifth is half gone, it's time to slow down.

Started thinking about the way you used to be able to divide people up: Stones fans, Beatles fans, and Who fans. I was a Who fan, myself, primarily. It took a while to get into the Beatles, and even longer to get into the Stones.

Then it got more complex. There was another triumvirate that came after: Zeppelin fans, Pink Floyd fans, and Black Sabbath fans. I was more of a Floyd fan, with distinct Sabbath leanings. Zeppelin was just "ok".

Why do fans get rabid? Why do certain bands promote this sort of taxonomy? Hey it's all rock and roll. And I like it.

I didn't stop listening to music after dinosaurs roamed the earth. I never became so consumed with one band over another so that my taste atrophied. I spent most of the eighties thrilled that music wasn't repeating itself too badly. By that time, all these bands were like cartoons of their former selves; amusing for a Saturday morning, but hardly worthy of worship. Things change. Too bad the media, or some fans, never figured this out. At least Nirvana slapped them upside the head by the time the 90s rolled around. I'm waiting for something in this century to do the same.