I don't know - that's far too general to really have too much meaning. I've never been keen on the 'summing up a decade in a sentence' type of article writing. You could argue there's less to complain about now for the average Joe who does his 9-5 and watches telly in the evening. In the West (because we're talking about western music here) - for whatever reason - we are all living longer, have more disposable income, have more comfortable lives and we've come to accept many things that were less accepted in previous decades (either forced to or realising that any paranoia was unfounded). Music tends to reflect the times and we do live in 'better' times if you think like the masses do.. Of course this isn't really the truth for thinking people..foosnark wrote:Well, it's still more than a little bit (A) but there's a pretty good point in it:
Every recent decade up to the 90s had a music revolution that inspired a counterculture. One that challenged the status quo. Political and psychedelic rock during the 60s encouraged young people to leave the safety of their parents’ homes, fight in the streets for civil rights, and protest war…while taking acid and smoking lots of dope. The 70s challenged youth to question the establishment with punk rock, which was still alive and well in the 80s; and along with it, bands like Devo sang about the devolution of the human race. The 90s had grunge, which was an outlet for the pain and frustration that accompanies feelings of isolation and disenfranchisement. It discouraged consumption and showed that opulence was uncool.
Somebody mentioned radio going bad at some point.. Well, radio was always shit
(all except for John Peel)
