Because people have far more options, they have to appeal to more kinds of people. One thing no one has mentioned here is...guitar, bass, drum is no longer the mainstream... for the same reason the harpsichord, violin, cello are no longer mainstream. Through Rock and Roll, society was gaining a consciousness that was as much reflected by its artists as it was dictated. said musician Boy George. These musicians are making rational decisions either way. To me, this is the second last genre of rock and roll; an anti-mastery of instrument-punk extension whose greatest achievement was the ending of the guitar solo. Awesome man. Young people don’t have, or won’t spend as much money. I was just starting to understand what really was pissing me off so much those last couple years of high school. It will get big again. SHE’S NOT IN THERE BECAUSE NO CHICKS BELONG THERE UNTIL THE SHANGRI-LAS ARE IN THERE. Also, where are the Asians? But that demographic is changing, becoming more conservative and not as powerful a force in urban areas anymore, especially on the coasts. I think some young male musicians today see that lack of marketing investment very plainly and try to consciously deliver something different. Enough of my long rant The Second Phase: Thank you. would regress to business as usual. But Disco’s dramatic rise, ended with an equally dramatic fall. There's reviews and demos of tube amps, amp sims, drums, mics, preamps, outboard gear, and plugin effects. Why would it be a turn off to them? It’s a gritty attitude that grounds itself in primordial, yet honest Freudian ‘id’ behavior most people would rather keep a social media page in front of to not actually experience. Check out what's clicking today in entertainment. It seems most of what you say about anemic modern music applies to white musicians singing white music. Long live ROCK N ROLL! All I need is for enough new releases to interest me each year and I'm happy. Alliance Patti & Peter Neuwirth Leadership Academy, Alliance Tennenbaum Family Technology High School, Benjamin Carson High School of Science and Medicine, Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School, California State University, San Bernardino, Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles, Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School, Huntington Park Institute of Applied Medicine, LAUSD / USC Media Arts & Engineering Magnet, Lennox Mathematics, Science & Technology Academy, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, New Media Academy at Hollywood High School, North Hollywood High School Zoo Magnet Center, Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts, Robert F Wagner Jr Institute For Arts & Technology, School for the Visual Arts and Humanities, Shenzhen College of International Education, Sonia Sotomayor Center for Arts & Sciences, Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences School, Valley International Preparatory High School, View Park Preparatory Accelerated Charter High School. ( Log Out /  I have a few quibbles here. This particular genre signifies true passion and zeal, it is a symbol for everything that is real in music. It’s some kind of male crisis. Imperfection leads to tension, leads to release and finally to resolution and transcendence. They have to record and mix every instrument, spend time experimenting with different sounds and chorus ideas, etc. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are as essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Jimi Hendrix, Chuck Berry and Little Richard (and BB King if you include blues rock) are just a few who are still widely known today. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Oh! Disco: Elvis made a fortune, singing Black music to white folks. I think that much of the icicle snowflake generation marches to the beat of a different flautist. AN HOUR OF CD IS TOO MUCH. Most new male fronted groups are just plain boring. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. It’s so depressing. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. So that’s one theory. It's with record labels. The rest of the world appreciates rock, but the in america the popular music is pop, rap, hip hop. Greetings, I'm Glenn Fricker, engineer here at Spectre Sound Studios. It has extremely little to nothing to do with the race or gender of people who play it.