Re: Rebel music of today?
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:06 am
I think what we've been going through is a rebellion against rebellion. With the complete commercialization of punk rock in the 90s, it really kind of took the fire out of any kind of "revolution" musically and/or politically. Grunge was a rebellion of being a bored middle class white kid, and this doom/death/black metal is only a revolt against trying to have a nice day.
I don't really know what you could describe as rebelious music today, as there are so many things that people should be revolted by that it's hard to pick something when there are so many good choices. This, combined with the playstation generation mentality, really has just created 2 generations of uneducated slackers looking for the latest "injury" lawsuit so they can sit on their butts and play games and do drugs, or whatever. I hate to get political(at least on this forum), but with rising gas prices, job outsourcing,lack of education, foreclosures by the minute, and a government that's out of touch and control(both sides), it won't be that long before you will be getting a big dose of "rebellion" music.
I don't know about other countries, but the USA is going right down the toilet, and there is no quick fix. Just give it a little time, and you'll be up to your combat boots in "rebellion rock", or whatever.
I completely understand if this post is not appropriate for this forum and would understand without offence if it was deleted. By the same token, it is not intended to offend, only offered as my opinion based on many years of being involved in "rebellious/revolution rock" style music.
I don't really know what you could describe as rebelious music today, as there are so many things that people should be revolted by that it's hard to pick something when there are so many good choices. This, combined with the playstation generation mentality, really has just created 2 generations of uneducated slackers looking for the latest "injury" lawsuit so they can sit on their butts and play games and do drugs, or whatever. I hate to get political(at least on this forum), but with rising gas prices, job outsourcing,lack of education, foreclosures by the minute, and a government that's out of touch and control(both sides), it won't be that long before you will be getting a big dose of "rebellion" music.
I don't know about other countries, but the USA is going right down the toilet, and there is no quick fix. Just give it a little time, and you'll be up to your combat boots in "rebellion rock", or whatever.
I completely understand if this post is not appropriate for this forum and would understand without offence if it was deleted. By the same token, it is not intended to offend, only offered as my opinion based on many years of being involved in "rebellious/revolution rock" style music.