
Originally Posted by
djTequila
Sigh...
It's not in the music, mate, but in the people making it. As far as I'm concerned, if people are in it for a laugh, and to make people happy, then the 'underground' spirit is maintained.
If they're setting up an evil empire simply to make money from ripping people off, then they're capitalist wan*ers.
The music, as always, does what it's supposed to - make people smile.
Thing is, I've heard some really good, innovative commercial music - that's designed to make money - and some shit, 'underground' stuff. This is why I've never heard 'honesty' expressed in music. It's a human form of communication, and as such, just as prone to personal interpretation, deception, etc. as any other. More so, considering its abstract nature.
Morality, like 'good' and 'evil' and other such terms, is a word that can only be defined in the context of the mind using it. It has no 'intrinsic' meaning, as one man's morals are so different to anothers. Usually, such words are used to justify belief systems, - either to reinforce these beliefs among similarly minded individuals, or to try to convince people to share these beliefs. This creates meme ghettos, and the results are not pretty.
T*