Perspective 1
Let’s look at the current music scene and try to give it some perspective. It’s sort of like looking at a mountain range in the distance, while mentally comparing it to a small stone at your feet.
Rock and roll in the 1950s was red, was black, and was white. Actually, there were numerous other colors, bright and worn by musicians to attract attention. Yet through all this there was the same theme – not strong enough to be called revolt, but certainly a noticeable part of music’s evolution.
When the 1960s rolled across the world’s television screens there were those who screamed that it was the revolution, something in culture that would literally change the world. Now, from the distance of about 40 years, most observers would admit that this decade was amazing and, for many, life changing. But did the “hippie” culture, the music, the freedom, really alter our world?
Current rock/indie/alternative players, such as those in Rookie of the Year, Better Than Ezra, The Sleeping and many others would say that the past successes and struggles of rock musicians certainly changed their world. They might say, “Where would we be without this past?”
Yet there are many among the pounding players of today who don’t look at the past and don’t want to bring some of its glory back to life. For them it is about now and noise. That’s all right, as far as it goes. But does it go far enough?
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