Different day...different media...different skill sets

Dean and Perry came up in a time when "mass media" wasn't so "mass"...in fact, it was sort of elitist, and gradually became more affordable and available.

There's was a kinder, more gentler time.

Gradually, theatrics became the draw. Watch Lady Gaga play piano with Elton John. Watch the recording she did with Tony Bennett.

You miss true talent, sometimes, because "the show" takes priority.

I'm not very impressed with anything Taylor Swift does. Her strength is in writing cute hooks and being a crossover performer.

It's really hard to compare performers from different eras. The adjustments required for technology, staging, larger budgets, makes the playing field uneven.

What IS easy is recognition of GIANTS from a kinder, gentler time.

And that's certainly where Dean and Perry come in.


Russ