Part 1: The Ascension & The Fall of Music

Ascension

 The making of Music history

Hello World.

I guess you could say that this could be quite a controversial subject depending on your taste & views on music...
But I rather ask of you to open your mind to my opinion, and view it as more of a generalized conclusion on our society and the musical entertainment it provides for us. Again I'll make this into two parts! enjoy :)

Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.

 - Jimi Hendrix 

Stale... computerized, lazy & senseless... This music of "Today" has conquered and influenced countless hearts of our teen population... and with that i don't mean in a good way.
Before you crucify me for this statement thinking that not all music is that bad and my opinion displays a very stubborn view towards our beloved artists, please read on to the end and you will understand :)

So how did we get to this point? I guess we should start from the beginning.

Let's take a trip back to the years which i like to refer to as "The Golden Ages of Music"

These were the times of oppression, pain, suffering and violence among all kinds of people, whether it was the African Americans living in the ghetto, getting beaten down by cops, and shot in their own neighbourhoods for some senseless feud among their own people,





To the Hippies trying to end war and make peace,









And of course to your average kid that was simply seeking a way out of his parent's dictatorship, looking for his own way of life, a way to rebel and show society that he is his own man. and no one can take that away from him.

Those were the times around the 1960's to late 1980's ... That was when music history was made.

All of this suffering made by our society... for our society has encouraged movement, it created individuals which wanted to see a change. And so emerged some of the greatest musicians in our history... a few of them which you might recognize:

Bob Marley

Queen

Biggie & Tupac

KISS

Pink Floyd

Led Zeppelin

N.W.A

Michael Jackson

ACDC

The Beatles

The WuTang Clan

The Rat Pack
Peter Lawford | Dean Martin | Sammy Davis, Jr. | Frank Sinatra

Through the pure and mesmerizing sound of the instrumentals which gloriously intertwined with the raw voice of the performer(s), these artists created hope for our society.

Influenced by their music, people stood tall and realized that this oppression, violence, and pain is not the end, it opened their mind and gave them hope and the fighting spirit to reach for the better tomorrow. Music had set them free.

In one of his articles, Allen Navarro said:

Music, It has been the vessel used to express emotions when words do not seem to be enough.

And that is precisely what they did.

Music lead a revolution, and won. It was at its peak... and as we all know, once something is at the very top the only way that's left is down.

Thank you for reading and i do encourage you to move onto Part 2 !

Part 2: The Ascension & The Fall of Music

Fall

The War is over. They won.

Hello World.

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything. - Plato 

I hope you all keep this beautiful quote in mind throughout this particular post and won't hesitate to have a little think about ...
what would the great philosophers and musicians from the earlier years think of our generation when exposed to the atrocious sound which in these days passes as "music".

Right now you might think that music has simply lost its touch in quality, and isn't causing any serious damage to our youth...

Well here is a small taste of the future to come.

To be honest, I don't blame the artists of today for their terrible creations... The revolution of music is over, they won. There is no motivation anymore, there are no major causes to fight for... the only few remaining artists which are trying to make a change to our society by creating music that has meaning are unappreciated and ignored.

Our society has been conditioned into catchy tunes and pretty faces... The only way to grab our attention now is through a computerized low based beat, showing off how much shiny stuff you own and how many semi-naked women you can get to dance erotically on music videos....

I do realize that every generation has their own way to rebel, their own movement, their own music to influence them throughout their journey...

But is it really necessary for the music of our generation to be

so

lazy... 

repetitive...

 senseless...

 stupefying... 

computerized

&

unnatural...? 

Is it really necessary for the artists of our generation which play such a huge influence to our youth, to dress and act like asinine primates?

to use profane and violent lyrics? 

to display such a gruesome choice in fashion?...

*Fun Fact: Nicki Minaj's infantilizing, stupefying, self-degrading song "Starships" took 5 people to write.. where the song "Stairway To Heaven" by Led Zeppelin, one of the greatest rock songs in the history of music took 2...*

Now having all of this said... it's going to be quite interesting to see where our awfully strange and horrifying pop culture will take us... But hey, as long as our good old songs remain available to us, how bad can it get.. right?

Here's a little TEDtalks video that some of you might enjoy, i guarantee you that after you watch this video, you WILL like classical music :) no doubt about it.

Thank you for reading :) stay tuned for more!