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    Junior Freak
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    Less kids are growing up giving a **** about music, in all genres. Music used to be better when I was younger: that is actually true! Think about the passion people used to put into music in the past. Compare that with now, there are very few artists and performers who do it for the music, everyone just wants to get on the bus any way they can.

    Changing attitudes even on Radio 1 has led to piss poor music as they dictate what is good. There is no underground music knocked out anymore. John Peel dying was one important factor. The drum and bass show becoming purely Flabio and Grooveshitter meant that everyone thought that they were the be-all and end-all of drum+bass, in the past, One In The Jungle had different DJ's and MC's every week; sometimes live from a club somewhere. And it was earlier in the evening so people would get amped on it before going out. Running live too, none of this record it on Wednesday and broadcast on Saturday morning at 2am. Audience involvement;;;;; call in for a shoutout, let me know where you're partying tonight etc. Now the best you can hope for is a night of club anthems follewed by Westwood or some shite like that. I know Radio1 is for mass appeal, but broadcasting 24/7 should mean that harder stuff should get a look in every so often.

    Also, as mentioned, noone really gives a toss about politics either. They are all content with their lives and grumble through it, never standing up for themselves and making some sort of protest. Music used to be a form of protest but it's all I love her and she loves me she's so lovely will you ever remember me and shit like that.

    Bottom line is noone has a passion in anything they do anymore and can't be bothered to make a stand for anything as they believe in nothing but convienience, moaning and telly.

    Hope that makes sense.
    Its all about the ointment......

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    Junior Freak
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    Quote Originally Posted by APC View Post

    Bottom line is noone has a passion in anything they do anymore and can't be bothered to make a stand for anything as they believe in nothing but convienience, moaning and telly.

    Hope that makes sense.
    I was about to write something re: apathy and how it has really taken hold during Bush's regime. It's almost like the more he and his cabinet have pissed on the world, the more people have become numb to it. I just don't get a sense of rebellion any longer, at least in the sense of taking actual action.

    I think people are too distracted now by games, tele, etc. and their idea of protest is to moan on the Web. I felt that Acid Techno used to be about striking a blow to the status quo, which was reflected in the whole of it, not just some low-res samples that say "**** Bush" or whatever.

    Now, that's not to diss the Lodon dons. They spent years trying to open some minds (that time in my life will always be special), and I can't fault them for moving on. People are bovine, and one can only pour so much time and energy into motivating the masses.

    MP3 was an unfortunate product of this lazy era, and, as much as I like the format for DJing, it has really devalued music as a whole. Why the hell would the average person buy a $12 vinyl when they can download the track and then delete it if it's not great? I tried to sell some ****ing great 12" acid tracks lately, and the prices I got were shocking. No one cares.

    It makes me sad, but it also makes me realize that any original, hard, charged Acid tunes will surely cause ears to prick up. Most modern dance music is either about being "deep", being "cool", or being "psychedelic" (god help me for exploring modern "Psy"trance the last few years), with few tracks actually saying anything or contributing to moving society forward. Maybe I give dance music too much credit, but it used to help me release my anger and feel like some producers shared it with me.

    I must be an old man.
    Last edited by the_psychologist; 01-08-2008 at 08:30 AM.

 

 

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