What's missing from today's music

Two of the most legendary studio musicians of the 1970s -- Roger Hawkins and David Hood of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section -- describe how modern recording has lost the magic of teamwork.

The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section worked throughout the '70s and early '80s with performers ranging from Aretha Franklin and the Staples Singers to Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Rolling Stones.

To learn more about the Rhythm Section and other featured artists in The Year of Alabama Arts, visit 800alabama.com/yoa/

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• Rock
• Recording

[trainboy44]

What's missing? Talent.

[Rickisan]

It's funny there's not a whole big long list of stupid comments to go along with this series of videos. I'd be willing to bet most people who happen along and see this never have a clue they've heard these guys playing over and over when they hear Aretha Franklin, The Rolling Stones, and Bob Seger... too much. What a treasure this is. Thank you Roger and David. Amen!

[fnkdrmmr]

Those are words of wisdom. Music today is based on selfishness and separatism.

[animalman1122]

the famous musicians now do it for just the money, forget lady gaga and justin bieber and kesha, i wanna live in the 60s and 70s

[Cbluesrocker]

I'm 12 years old. My favorite music is blues. Enywhere from Stevie Ray Vaughan to B.B. King, and John Mayer plays blues. Blues is my favorite. I like ALL music except rap, hip-hop, and techno (that's just me), but i just don't like how today's music is so inapropriate. I'm scared to watch the music vidoes. I can watch the old ones though.

[bluegrassman776]

they are so right , people coming in one at time is horrilbe. and this guys feel that way they are just sugar coating it ,because they are trying to sound nice on video ,but the old studios were the greatest thing ever. a group is a band not indivduals or one ego. they used to be groups or band that played and recorded togther it seems everything is changing for the worst these days. its a shame

[1i1feat]

Patterson sure looks like his dad!! Great post ! Thanks!

[coleyman1]

I never thought of the fact that there aren't many comments, but you are right. Most people just listen to the music and then try to give the long evaluations about something they know very little about. Great observation you had....

[kasponya]

Yeah, guys! True - nothing like a bunch of creative minds in the same room...... it's all about teamwork!

[sevinstorey]

things were done differernt because that's the way you let it be done,you losers,if you read this it's because you are losers,Muscle Shoals Sucks because you let it happen,.....