Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> nemesis <nam### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> > People 1000 years from now may
> > well still have access to Elvis recordings... if they'll understand or
> > appreciate it is another matter.
>
> Why wouldn't they? Do you not appreciate the music of 1000 years ago?

no.  I dig 200-100 years ago and most won't go as far as that.  Farther from
that it's just too alien to our current western taste.

People may just listen to Elvis then and be as puzzled as when listening to
medieval folk music...

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Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> Stephen <mcavoys_at@aoldotcom> wrote:
> > Anyway how many people appreciate Baroque never mind Medieval music?
> > Tastes change and I think that in 1000 years time the common music of
> > today will only be of academic interest. I might be wrong and I will
> > never know.
>
> Elvis will always be The King!

The King of Shreds and Patches

anyway, the difference between now and then is that digital storage and
distribution of culture make for virtually infinite reproduction.  1000 years
from now, you may very well just find music you like and enjoy it without even
knowing the date of composition and recording.

That is, if manking hasn't simply merged with AI by then and lost interest in
such mundane affairs.

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