Shocking revelation about old age...

[442w30]

I was looking casually at the few remaining record stores - chains mostly, used book stores, etc and hoping to run across some albums from Armored Saint and old Anthrax on CD- as I have been itching to take a listen to it since I don't have a tape player anymore and can't seem to find the Armored Saint cassette in my stash anyway.
I Didn't feel like downloading online, and had no luck on finding the CDs new from the usual brick and mortar - best buy, circuit City, and hastings.

It got me thinking. It's been 24 years since 1984 (I got into metal from VH 1984 and Ratt out of the Cellar and dove right over to harder stuff.
When I was at the record store back then, were there old fogies frustrated because they couldn't find stuff from their youth in the store?

I checked out what they would have possibly been looking for (ok Armored Saint and Anthrax weren't in the Billboard Top 100 in 1984, but it's as close as I am going to get on a whim).

Here is the top 10 from 1960.
1. Billy Bland - Let The Little Girl Dance
2. Donnie Brooks - Mission Bells
3. Marv Johnson - I Love The Way You Love
4. Paul Anka - It's Time To Cry
5. Ray Peterson - Tell Laura I Love Her
6. Connie Francis - Mama
7. Steve Lawrence - Footsteps
8. Everly Brothers - So Sad
9. Brenda Lee - That's All You Gotta Do
10. Fats Domino - Walking To New Orleans

Pretty funny to see that I am the young old fart looking for the equivalent of these albums to today's youth!

In reality, I guess the top 10 in 1984 were these:
1. "When Doves Cry".....Prince
2. "What's Love Got To Do With It".....Tina Turner
3. "Jump".....Van Halen
4. "Karma Chameleon".....Culture Club
5. "Like A Virgin".....Madonna
6."Hello".....Lionel Richie
7. "Owner Of A Lonely Heart".....Yes
8. "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)".....Phil Collins
9. "Footloose".....Kenny Loggins
10. "Ghostbusters".....Ray Parker, Jr.


Anyone else feel to young to be old. And sometimes too old to be this young?

[Ben...]

4. "Karma Chameleon".....Culture Club

Ugh... I'd rather be punched in the face than listen to that horrible pile of crap. Now I'll have it stuck in my head for whole day just because I read the title. Damn you Culture Club!!!

[atomic charvel guy]

karma chameleon, You Cum , I blow, You Cum I blow ooo woah ooooo-lol
Shit, I'm 43 and still look 29-30. It doesn't suck, like Girl George.

[MikeStrat]

Anyone else feel to young to be old. And sometimes too old to be this young?

That pretty much sums me up. Just turned 40, look and act much younger (thank God), own an professional business and play in a rock band. I keep up my professional image while inside I'm all giddy about playing out with the band. If I put the same energy and time into guitar related things back in my business I would probably make another $100k-$200k a year. But that's no fun. You have to enjoy the fun stuff while you can.

[Ralph E.]

I was just saying this the other day to my wife. I go back a little further, listening to Kiss Alive I and Aerosmith Live Bootleg around 1976-7. Then Van Halen, and eventually Ozzy with Randy on the King Biscuit Flower Hour. That was 25-30 years ago, so the equivalent is Elvis, Chuck Berry, etc. (going back 25-30 from around 1980).

No way around it, we are old.

[joelayres]

442w30 - try Second Spin - http://www.secondspin.com/
I've had good luck finding a lot of older stuff (1969 - 1990)

[Bengal]

Were there old people in the record stores back then who were pissed that they couldn't find their music?

I don't remember any. I use to hang at the record store all the time. It was a quick bike ride.

I would put this out. I don't think most people my fathers age (60's) cared about music they way we do here on this forum. My dad listened to the radio a lot. He didn't buy many albums back in the day. I think now he might have 20 CD's. So I'm not sure the older generation gets into music like we do. Well, not get into it, buy it like we do.

[Soap]

We use to (a very long time ago) have a record store downtown.
It had a 60ish look and feel to it and I loved the store. Good memories.
Sold Lp's and it was notorious for 45's (singles) and 8tracks as well, but mostly LP's and 45's. Nearly every week or so Mom and Dad would take me down to the store and with my little allowance, enough to get a 45 and have some left to get some candy.
I would proudly carry the 45 back to the car once home play it on a small hard plastic record player. I didn't have a spindle for it, so had to use those small yellow plastic inserts you place inside the 45 hole to play it.
Those were great days the days of young innocence when a 45 and some candy satisfied you.

[petedz]

Anyone else feel to young to be old. And sometimes too old to be this young?

Perspective is a bitch.

I'm not sure the older generation gets into music like we do. Well, not get into it, buy it like we do.

Or the newer generations. Makes me wonder what was right...or wrong...with us.

[atomic charvel guy]

I was just saying this the other day to my wife. I go back a little further, listening to Kiss Alive I and Aerosmith Live Bootleg around 1976-7. Then Van Halen, and eventually Ozzy with Randy on the King Biscuit Flower Hour. That was 25-30 years ago, so the equivalent is Elvis, Chuck Berry, etc. (going back 25-30 from around 1980).

No way around it, we are old.

I go back to The Stones, Motown, Jimi, Beck, Zeppelin, the Beatles, the Who, Sinatra, Disco, everything. If a song is great, it is great. Musi9c and Hockey re-runs are the only thing keeping me breathing in and out this day. All the best songs have already been written and that makes me a little sad.

[GryphonGuitar]

Ugh... I'd rather be punched in the face than listen to that horrible pile of crap. Now I'll have it stuck in my head for whole day just because I read the title. Damn you Culture Club!!!

My better half's favorite song of all time.

[MartinBarre]

I was only 7 in 1984 but thanks for making me feel like an old bastard anyway since I can remember all those 80's songs very well. Especially "Ghostbusters".

[Spivonious]

My parents weren't really into pop music when they were growing up. Dad likes classical and Mom just listened to the top 40 station, which is now the oldies station.

[eakinj]

Were there old people in the record stores back then who were pissed that they couldn't find their music?

I don't remember any. I use to hang at the record store all the time. It was a quick bike ride.

I would put this out. I don't think most people my fathers age (60's) cared about music they way we do here on this forum. My dad listened to the radio a lot. He didn't buy many albums back in the day. I think now he might have 20 CD's. So I'm not sure the older generation gets into music like we do. Well, not get into it, buy it like we do.

I dunno, my mom would get mad if she had to go to more then one store to find an album. But then she was friends with a lot of old time country artists in the 50's and 60's so i guess she had more of a connection to music then others her age. I don't know. She may just be a cranky old lady (lol)

[toejam]

The best record store ever, and it's only about 10 miles from my house! They've got pretty much everything. http://www.vvinyl.com/