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| From | Mike Bennett <mrhonorama@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: ____ are my Beatles -- am I missing something here? |
| Date | Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:48:31 -0500 |
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I do think that artists can help shape one's world view, but not in the comprehensive manner that Michael stated. When the question was first posed, the artist that came to mind immediately for me was Cheap Trick, solely on a musical level. Their combination of heavy rock and melodic pop was an entry way into bands like Buzzcocks, which led me to new horizons.
The other artist who popped into my head was The Clash. At one level, it is about the music. The Clash evolved from a furious punk band to a band that embraced a multitude of styles. In so doing, they opened up so many sounds to me.
But beyond that, The Clash's lyrics were provocative and informative and increased my political awareness. They got me interested in things that in high school, I didn't know much about. (Another artist who I could say this about would be Tom Robinson Band -- they opened my eyes about homophobia).
But I'm not sure how much I can credit The Clash, and how much of this was predisposition to what they were doing. It's like the classic conundrum -- does Judas Priest cause kids to kill themselves or are suicidal teens drawn to Judas Priest music. Who knows?
Mike Bennett
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> Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:34:41 -0700
> From: hochsalzburg@yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: ____ are my Beatles -- am I missing something here?
> To: audities@smoe.org
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> I'm with Stewart on this one. I have a hard time fathoming how one could have a personal worldview emerge from a particular band's or artist's music. I'm not knocking your Beatles-derived philosophy of life, Michael -- different strokes for different folks -- I'm just saying that I find it hard to understand. Not impossible, but pretty difficult. Pop music has always been a major part of my life, but it's not the least bit formative to my belief system.
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> Perhaps it's a generational thing.
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> Interesting bit of revelation, though, Michael. Thanks for sharing it.
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> Gregory Sager
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