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| From | <zoogang@cox.net> |
| Subject | Re: Musical Cultural Question |
| Date | Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:13:20 -0400 |
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Boy, that's a mighty interesting take on things. I agree with you. I think it's harder to pinpoint icons these days, mostly because there are so many possible suspects to choose from, although, likes and dislikes being formed in one's youth, sticking with what worked in your youth when you're older is probably a good bet. Only...how do you choose? How do you weigh the impact of one artist over another? And if you have too many icons, does that dilute to value of each one?
Alan
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---- Andrew Hickey <stealthmunchkin@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 7/28/06, Josh Chasin <jchasin@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> > How would you fill in the blank here?
> >
> > Baby boomer ('46-'64) musical icons: Beatles; Dylan; Motown
> > Gen X ('65-'76) musical icons: U2; Kurt Cobain; Michael Jackson
> > Gen Y ('77-'88) musical icons: _______________
> >
> > Who goes there?
>
> I don't think anyone does. I think the proliferation of different
> forms of media (internet, cable/satellite TV, etc) has pretty much
> destroyed the monoculture. The people who *care* about music care
> about wildly different people, while people of previous generations
> felt passionately about the same music. I'm of that generation (the
> older end of it) and my favourite bands of the moment would be The
> Negro Problem, The Wondermints and Candypants. Other friends would
> mention Belle & Sebastian or The Free French. My younger (18-25)
> brothers and sisters mostly listen to remakes of old 70s soul classics
> but with someone talking about 'niggers' and 'bitches' over the top.
> My American friends in my age group have a huge fondness for Jack
> Johnson and the White Stripes, but so does my mother... there are a
> lot more subcultures now, and they're a lot smaller.
>
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