@bdp24 I was thinking about best microbrew, but sure politics works too. ;-)
In all seriousness, has there ever been more political music than the blues? It's an art form which developed in response to oppression.
@bdp24 I was thinking about best microbrew, but sure politics works too. ;-) In all seriousness, has there ever been more political music than the blues? It's an art form which developed in response to oppression. |
There is a guy who posts amazing videos on YouTube, calling himself The Jazz Shepherd (real name Dan something). In his deep discussions about Jazz music (he is a good friend of Stereophile reviewer Ken Micallef, himself a serious Jazz fiend) he includes the context of the racism the black Jazz artists faced in the U.S.A. as they were pioneering what he (and others) calls the only art form that America can claim as its own. I think that may be an overstatement; what about Gospel, Blues, and Country & Western? Sure, Ireland, Scotland, and England had a long Folk tradition---the basis for Folk, Hillbilly, Bluegrass, etc., but it sure underwent change, invention, and development once imported into the U.S.A. And Blues was created as a form of expression and release by the 19th and 20th century American slaves and their descendants. Speaking of American blacks, and Gospel music: in the black community playing anything other than Gospel was long considered depraved, and strongly frowned upon. Singers like Sam Cooke were denounced when they crossed over from the religious market to the secular. 1950’s Rock ’n’ Rollers Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis struggled with their religious beliefs and faith conflicting with their secular music. Little Richard quit the music business in the early-60’s, returning to the Church as a Baptist preacher. Jerry Lee, after being banned for marrying his 15-year old second cousin, created a new career n Country & Western. Apparently marrying a 15-year old relative was not so unusual in the South. ;-) |
it's creepy and very sad to watch your reasoning about a "movie" that has never actually been watched ... How do I know this? - I traveled a lot - visited other countries and can compare. Imagine that you grew up and formed in Catholicism or Protestantism ... you have a picture of the world - you are used to it ... suddenly some Sergio appears and tells you - you guys are not just mistaken, you were deceived by clever PEOPLE - you are all life went the other way! ... I'm not better than you - I just know the real state of affairs ... Can I change something? - there are no people in the life of the broad masses (this is a very big process), but for some individual people (a clean slate), my information will become living water! - an indication in which direction to dig in search of treasure. As for blasphemers, blasphemers, comedians / atheists, shockers in music (actually not only in it): there are two groups of people - in the first, those who do not understand anything about this, have no experience (and therefore are not afraid to lose), fools, those who have no talent are trying to attract attention to themselves ...
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