The Day the Music Died

On February 3rd, 1959 American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" were all killed in a plane crash.  The event was later referred to as "The Day the Music Died" after it was immortalized in the 1971 song "American Pie".  A staple of bar singers around America.

First and foremost, I was NOT around during that era, despite what my children might think of my age.  Having said that, I have often thought 2010's as "The Decade that Music Died", at least from a beat that drives me to workout.  Sure there are exceptions, but it's been a long while since I've found enough new music that I liked at one time that I could pull together an entire playlist of new stuff.  I keep falling back to older AC/DC and staples of the 80's sprinkled with some Black Eyed Peas or a Lady Gaga song.

Jump on iTunes and look for Top Rock Songs today and Bohemian Rhapsody is in the #1 spot.  Okay, maybe that's not fair since it was part of a recent movie, but #4 is Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'", keep browsing and you'll find Metallica, AC/DC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Eagles and even Toto.

Don't get me wrong, there's a lot of good music still being made, but nothing that makes me want to really drive up a mountain, thighs burning, calves straining.  I used to find new stuff on Spotify, but even that has let me down for the last year.

So last week I set off on the hunt for new music and I found several new sources.  Let's see if this helps drive you.

Side Note:  I read last night that if you were born between 1981 - 1995 you are a millennial; born after 2000 - makes you a Generation Z, and born between those two groups 1996 - 1999 you're an honorary member of the Black Eyed Peas.