A Satirical Look at Rock and Roll

Joe Drivdahl · Post by **Joe Drivdahl** » 14 Apr 2010 10:06 pm

A Satire
by Joe Drivdahl

Perhaps you haven't heard the history of two siblings, Country and Rock and Roll. Well if not, then sit back and get comfortable because I'm gonna lay it on ya right now.

Rock and Roll was born the illegitimate step brother (or sister) of Country music. They shared a common mother but their fathers were much different fellows. Rock and Roll, always the rebel without a clue, managed to gain a foothold in the 1950s due to people's ignorance of musical integrity. Propagated by inferior musicians, Rock and Roll managed to maintain its foothold even during the so-called "bad times" of Disco, a genre which was much more solvent musically than Rock had ever been, Techno, a particularly horrible form of noise that was thankfully short-lived, and the most horrid of all, Rap.

Dissatisfied with its minor role by the 1990s, Rock and Roll invaded Country's territory stealing almost all of the traditionally Country instruments, the pedal steel guitar being the last sentinel standing. With nothing but noise-makers to work with, Rock and Roll was hard-pressed to raise a musically literate musician capable of mastering Country's crowned head, but after 20 years, a select few have finally managed enough mastery to at least make noise on the steel, which of course is good enough for Rock and Roll, and are at this moment busily usurping Country's last surviving member of the royal family.

Oh its a sad day indeed. Rock and Roll condemned Country to a long, painful death. Oh its a sad day in Countryville tonight, folks, a sad day indeed. Please join me as we pay our last respects to an old and dear friend. Good Bye, Country. You will be missed.

Joe

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Leslie Ehrlich · Post by **Leslie Ehrlich** » 14 Apr 2010 10:18 pm

Joe Drivdahl wrote: a select few have finally managed enough mastery to at least make noise on the steel, which of course is good enough for Rock and Roll

I love to make noise on the steel. The noisier the better!

Charles Davidson · Post by **Charles Davidson** » 14 Apr 2010 10:35 pm

Leslie, I make a LOT

of NOISE on my steel when my band plays a rock or blues tune.

.Hit that BOSS-DS 1 and let it rip. GLAD the band likes it

YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.

Jerry Hayes · Post by **Jerry Hayes** » 15 Apr 2010 1:27 am

"managed to gain a foothold in the 1950's due to people's ignorance of musical integrity. PROPAGATED BY INFERIOR MUSICIANS"??

Some of those inferior musicians who come to mind in rock & roll from the fifties like Scotty Moore, Cliff Gallup, Paul Burlison, Frank "Frannie" Beecher, James Burton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Santo Farina? Hell, those guys couldn't pick their collective noses could they?......JH in Va.

Mitch Drumm · Post by **Mitch Drumm** » 15 Apr 2010 1:48 am

Jerry:

Not to mention those propagators Hank Garland, Reggie Young, John Hughey, and Grady Martin.

I hope it's a troll. A faint hope, I know, but it's all I've got.

Joe Drivdahl · Post by **Joe Drivdahl** » 15 Apr 2010 6:36 am

Come on, guys... Its a story. I'm a writer. I write. I was hoping to stir up enough interest to get you to look at my web site. I need to sell some books!

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Oh and now I see my server is down, so even if you wanted to you couldn't check out my site.

Joe

Mickey Shane · Post by **Mickey Shane** » 15 Apr 2010 7:05 am

It's always been the old ways favored by the old people.

Wait. That's me.

OK, It's always been the old ways favored by the older than me people.

That's better.

David Beckner · Post by **David Beckner** » 15 Apr 2010 7:09 am

COUNTRY MUSIC WILL NEVER DIE...(as long as they keep the no talent want to be's to a minimum) :

Joe Drivdahl · Post by **Joe Drivdahl** » 15 Apr 2010 7:53 am

David,
You might be right although Real country might be destined to play mainly in the minor leagues, but I guess its better than nothing.

Joe

David Beckner · Post by **David Beckner** » 15 Apr 2010 11:11 am

Joe..What I mean is this..There are alot of GREAT songs out there now but in my opinion they fall to the wrong band or singer,then you add the smoke and mirrors and it really gets screwed up..I teach guitar and I have students come to me and say "I want to play this" then I show it to them and their reply is"Thats not how they do it" Then I have to explain the notes are the same but unless you spend a cool mill for all the fancy effects your not gonna sound like that.

Joe Drivdahl · Post by **Joe Drivdahl** » 15 Apr 2010 11:22 am

David,
I know what you are saying. I quit teaching guitar for that reason. I am a purist (or maybe I am just simple) when it comes to my playing. I don't use capos, effects, or alternative tunings. I just play to the best of my ability and most students want to acquire the Yngwie Malmsteen style immediately. I am definately not the guy for that.

Thanks,

Joe

Billy Tonnesen · Post by **Billy Tonnesen** » 15 Apr 2010 1:15 pm

If you go back to the Bob Wills Tiffany recordings in the mid 40's there was a Guitar player named Junior Barnard, who if he was not untimely killed in an accident, would have been IMHO a Giant Rock and Roll player in the 50's. He was ahead of his time !

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 16 Apr 2010 12:47 am

here's Jr w: Bob Wills

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_RpJvPx ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_klFc1xlEdc

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