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Music or any art is never about what is seen and heard it is always about where and whe it comes from - that's why today's music is so bad, it's just about the surface - nothing more. Labret is of course correct in this point.
However many of the major changes in music only come about when a particular group gets so popular that change is inevitable - such easy examples that quickly come to mind are Chet Atkins, The Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Patti Smith, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Pearl Jam - all of these bands tried to change the way we hear music and they did succeed. It's hard for most people to realize how much of an impact in the recording studio Chet Atkins and The Beach Boys had, each of who adjusted the recording technique to suit the music that they were making. The segregation of the audience based on race and gender that accompanied the rise of Led Zeppelin. The change of view on what could be used to make music with Pink Floyd. Patti Smith challenging the entire system of peace, gender and beauty with her stong emotional unrelenting lyrics. Tom Petty for fighting the system from within and Pearl Jam by fighting from outside the system. All these bands made amazing contributions to music and ultimately to our understanding of art and what art can be.
No one on MTV can ever accomplish the same thing because its simply not where they are coming from.
The singer from Creed was on CNN Headline News yesterday saying that in his mind he firmly believes he invented a new form of rock - he called in Anthemic Rock - the shear stupidity of the statement was akmost too much for the interviewer who did all he could from laughing. The funny thing is, is that there are millions of kids who will believe him - how sad.
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