OT: RIP Chuck Mangione

RUGuitarMan1

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RIP, I had the “Feels So Good” album when I was at RU back in the ‘70’s. Bad week for entertainers.
 

mdk02

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I believe I remember him playing during the closing ceremonies of the Lake Placid Olympics. Another 80's moment.
 

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RIP. I loved Chuck Mangione back in the day. I think I saw him play live twice at The Ritz Theater in Elizabeth in the late 70's / early 80's. Feels So Good was a song of the 70's.
 
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does @willisneverrana43 know you are encroaching on his intellectual property? :)
Did someone say intellectual property? I'm here. I'm cheap. I'm good. That line never worked so well at Olde Queens, but let's see how it goes.

 
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He played the Barn in 1980/81?
Was dating a girl who was part of security and ended up meeting him backstage. Seemed like a cool guy.
I loved this story about someone on the PSU board's interaction with him...

 
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Geez, another OT thread by this "moderator?" I think he's trying to break his own record from the old site before this one gets shut down for low traffic.
 

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I loved this story about someone on the PSU board's interaction with him...

Great story Thx.

Huge fan but I mispronounced his name without the E for for way longer then I should have. Saw him once late in his career.
 
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Can anyone explain how we went from adult music on the pop charts to total trash post starting in the late 90s
gonna guess population bubble? As one pop bubble gets older they stop buying music and listen to the old stuff.. and a new pop bubble starts buying what's different and new to differentiate themselves from the past... the phase where all music required a cool music video to be sucessful and you can see how the music itself became secondary to the look of the "musicisians" and "vocalists".
 
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gonna guess population bubble? As one pop bubble gets older they stop buying music and listen to the old stuff.. and a new pop bubble starts buying what's different and new to differentiate themselves from the past... the phase where all music required a cool music video to be sucessful and you can see how the music itself became secondary to the look of the "musicisians" and "vocalists".
I agree regarding the “visualization” effect on pop music. I’ve often mentioned that there is something of an inverse relationship between the increasing visual importance in music and declining musicality and creativity. There are some very talented musical acts out there currently that are making good music. You just don’t find it in the mainstream pop/rock world. The good news is that there are more ways than ever to find the good stuff.
 
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gonna guess population bubble? As one pop bubble gets older they stop buying music and listen to the old stuff.. and a new pop bubble starts buying what's different and new to differentiate themselves from the past... the phase where all music required a cool music video to be sucessful and you can see how the music itself became secondary to the look of the "musicisians" and "vocalists".
There were plenty of adult type music on the charts in 60s thru 90s. Its totally gone now
 
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There were plenty of adult type music on the charts in 60s thru 90s. Its totally gone now
back then the idea of programming to appeal to the very young was not yet thought of. the business schools were working on planned obsolence before they would tell the world that marketing to kids was the way to go.. in the 60s, teens dressed older like their moms... today moms and even grannies want to dress like teens.
 

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back then the idea of programming to appeal to the very young was not yet thought of. the business schools were working on planned obsolence before they would tell the world that marketing to kids was the way to go.. in the 60s, teens dressed older like their moms... today moms and even grannies want to dress like teens.wed

Thought of but only slowly implemented. The Monkees were the "pioneers" and hated by all with kid sisters. Followed by the Kiss Army for the middle schoolers