Greg commented on…
The Western Music Canon
Added items 124-140 — 2 years ago
Added some R&B to the list, a little rap, and some country as well as some of the formative pre-rock and roll “pop” performers. I would argue that as long as there’s been phonographic recordings there’s been “Western” music.
I’ll gladly discuss/debate with anyone interested any of my selections. These are off the top of my head..I’m sure there are several more worthy entries that I’ll think of later.
Pretty decent list so far. The only inclusions I question are Mr. Bungle (I don’t see tons of critical acclaim for them necessarily and I don’t think you can argue on a popular acclaim aesthetic either) and Godspeed You Black Emperor (I don’t think this has been around long enough to prove itself a “canonical” type of piece of art yet).
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rnhaas
Hamilton
I will try to justify them
Just as a starter, everything I put on there were suggestions…I’m actually surprised you only objected to two choices…
For me, Mr. Bungle pretty much embody “avant-rock” and I can’t think of another band to better represent that quasi-genre (for the 90s). I think Disco Volante, though it certainly lacks popular appeal, is one of the landmark rock albums of the 90s, and certainly there hasn’t been much like them since Zappa (though I guess one could argue they are too much like early Zappa, if one were so inclined). Actually, I haven’t seen a negative review, though I guess that’s because I’ve only read a few reviews of that particular album. I really can’t make much of a case for them being “canonical” I guess. They’re just a band that, I feel, will be remembered 50 or 100 years from now. And “Disco Volante” is, for me, their pinnacle.
As for GYBE!, I wanted some representatives of post-rock/chamber-rock, regardless of how long the genre has been around.
Greg
Columbus