Old Things Become New Again
Forgive me all...for I have sinned. It's been well over a month since my blog. I wish I could come up with some type of excuse, but let's face it...I'm just plain lazy. Something has come up though that I wanted to get out there.
The other day my friend Nathan and I were hangin' out and we were talking about music, which we do a lot. We were talking about Garth Brooks and I told him about the "Chris Gaines" CD. I told him how awesome the album was and that it was a great album but it didn't receive the attention that it should've. If you're not familiar with what I'm talking about, back in 1999 Garth Brooks was supposed to star in a movie called "The Lamb" a thriller about a singer by the name of Chris Gaines. Garth felt at the time in order to prepare for the movie that he had to become the character. So, he lost a lot of weight and "became" Chris Gaines. He set up an elaborate background about the character and even recorded a "greatest-hits package" under the guise of Chris Gaines, which was being pushed as Garth Brooks' crossover to pop. When it was released, the audience really didn't get it and the album didn't do very well. The only problem was that it was one of the best albums of 1999!!!
So, after talking with Nathan, I pulled out the CD and listened to it and I still feel that it's the best album that Garth Brooks has ever done and one of my favorite albums ever. So, I looked on the internet (Amazon.com & Allmusic.com) to see how people have talked about it over the years and I found out that a lot of people feel the same way. I have a feeling that in a few years this album will become quite the underground cult favorite.
Talking about all of that makes me wonder "old things" i.e. music, movies, books, tv shows, etc. in our generation will become "new things" for the next generation. I mean movies like Lady Snowblood, Switchblade Sisters, Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls, Swamp Man by Donald Goines, and Future Shock with James Brown are things that weren't well received when they initially came out but are now well received by our generation. I think that "Showgirls" is well on its way to becoming a cult classic for the next generation and who knows what else. Does anyone out there have any suggestions?
The other day my friend Nathan and I were hangin' out and we were talking about music, which we do a lot. We were talking about Garth Brooks and I told him about the "Chris Gaines" CD. I told him how awesome the album was and that it was a great album but it didn't receive the attention that it should've. If you're not familiar with what I'm talking about, back in 1999 Garth Brooks was supposed to star in a movie called "The Lamb" a thriller about a singer by the name of Chris Gaines. Garth felt at the time in order to prepare for the movie that he had to become the character. So, he lost a lot of weight and "became" Chris Gaines. He set up an elaborate background about the character and even recorded a "greatest-hits package" under the guise of Chris Gaines, which was being pushed as Garth Brooks' crossover to pop. When it was released, the audience really didn't get it and the album didn't do very well. The only problem was that it was one of the best albums of 1999!!!
So, after talking with Nathan, I pulled out the CD and listened to it and I still feel that it's the best album that Garth Brooks has ever done and one of my favorite albums ever. So, I looked on the internet (Amazon.com & Allmusic.com) to see how people have talked about it over the years and I found out that a lot of people feel the same way. I have a feeling that in a few years this album will become quite the underground cult favorite.
Talking about all of that makes me wonder "old things" i.e. music, movies, books, tv shows, etc. in our generation will become "new things" for the next generation. I mean movies like Lady Snowblood, Switchblade Sisters, Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls, Swamp Man by Donald Goines, and Future Shock with James Brown are things that weren't well received when they initially came out but are now well received by our generation. I think that "Showgirls" is well on its way to becoming a cult classic for the next generation and who knows what else. Does anyone out there have any suggestions?
posted by Reno Melons at 12:49 AM
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