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The songs were more important at that time. I suppose the Vietnam war, the sexual revolution, the civil rights movement, the acceptance of recreational and mind expanding drugs all created a fertile environment back then.
Young people had a lot of important things on their minds, which was reflected in the music, art, literature, etc.
These days we seem to be in a mind control power grab by the government in every aspect of our lives. An adult can't have a fucking beer at age 18. You can't read certain things because it's too dangerous. You can't watch certain things. You can't even THINK certain things...without going to jail.
You'd think that the youth would rise up. But so far they haven't. I don't see any Bob Dylan, Beatles, Who, Rolling Stones out there at the moment. Just a lot of blah.
Nothing but what we used to call "Bubblegum Pop" back in the 1970's.
It's like The Bay City Rollers have taken over the entire music scene with some magic morphing machine. When they want to be a hot black chick they become Beyonce. When they want to be a rock band they are NickelBack. When they want to sell shit to teens they are Miley Cyrus or Taylor Swift. When they want to be a thug they become whatever flavor of the month rapper.
But the one common thing it all has is...None of it has any bigger meaning beyond feeling sorry for yourself, getting laid, or partying. And all of that has a place too. But you know what I mean. Nobody is writing anything of any substance at the moment.
But if you look back at music, it always goes through phases like that.
Somewhere out there is a kid who is the next Dylan/Morrison/Lennon-Mcartney/Jagger-Richards
Let's just hope he gets heard when his time comes.
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