as a basis: http://www.youtube.com/...0music#p/u/10/OnH82tWsRVU

I note that all the 50s music sounds the same and is somewhat fail to me.
60s much improved. Peak of variety and diversity in the 70s. 80s and 90s comparable to the 60s. (I also didn't really like nirvanna too emo:P)
I bet if you did the 00s it would all sound the same again:(
is the music dead?..
also the best guitar licks are mostly 60s-mid 80s.

to be fair there is some good stuff after 2000 but there seems to be a *lot* less of it in terms of originality and variety than from 1960-1999.
I also concede that I don't necessarily like all those styles but I credit a lot of it as music...

That's why everyone shouuld listen to "post-rock" like me!

that would be man getting hit in the groin with a football?:)

Hmm no. :\

"Post-rock is a musical genre characterized by the use of instruments commonly associated with rock music, but using rhythms, harmonies, melodies, timbres, and chord progressions not traditionally found in rock. Post-rock musicians typically produce instrumental music." - wiki

Then we must insist that they stop using the word rock in the name of their new form of music.... Anyone know a good lawyer? :)

And martian? To be fair someone (I forget who) said that all the posible combinations of notes had been used up... So there woulnd't be any new guitar licks... And that was the mid 80's.... OH! And I still have your pic on my coffee mug martain!!! :)

lol coffee mug martian ftw:P

And actually if you the number of combinations of notes if you only had one octave (12) for an 8 note phrase.. it is
68,719,476,736.

And that's not taking rhythm/speed into account:P

I'm not sure we've hit that many songs yet:)

possible but not that easy to calc.

redundant much? :-P

Trust me... If martain says thats what it is, its right.... And about the mug, I got it in 1998 at a WB store and it has pepe la pew, martain, bugs, taz, daffy, wily coyote, tweedie, and sylvester on it in real cool pics all the way acrossed the mug... Heaviest mug I've ever seen... And GREEN! LOL! You should have seen my grandson the first time he saw it when he was 4... (Real grandson, LOL!)