For those of you who can remember the pre-punk era do you feel the same as I do that we're experiencing deja-vu?
As I seem to remember, Punk was preceded by lots of mediocre music in the charts (New Seekers; Osmonds; Brady Family; crap; crap; etc) along with a few tired super groups turning out pretty average stuff and some older bands experiencing revivals, only to churn out their previous hits. (And the Rolling Stones & Quo just continued as if nothing affected them).
Today, we have the charts full of trashy, never to be remembered, overhyped crap, dominated by X Factor types with their cynically manufactured pap; poor quality 2nd division artists and material;too many reunions (Police; Zeppelin I could live with as they are true classic acts) but Spice Girls; Duran Duran; and now Westlife etc.? they were crap first time around); and old albums being re-issued.
Oh, I almost forgot& the Rolling Stones & Quo just continue as if nothing affected them.
Surely we need a similar musical revolution to what we saw with Punk. A tumultuous change which will sweep away the mediocrity down the toilet, and bring a fresh perspective, not just with the music but also the cynical approach of the industry.
Not all the music today is atrocious, but I think the good bands would survivebut the rest of the has beens, and the "shouldn't even get a chance" wannabees need to be wiped out and hopefully expunged from the musical map.
W&F
As I seem to remember, Punk was preceded by lots of mediocre music in the charts (New Seekers; Osmonds; Brady Family; crap; crap; etc) along with a few tired super groups turning out pretty average stuff and some older bands experiencing revivals, only to churn out their previous hits. (And the Rolling Stones & Quo just continued as if nothing affected them).
Today, we have the charts full of trashy, never to be remembered, overhyped crap, dominated by X Factor types with their cynically manufactured pap; poor quality 2nd division artists and material;too many reunions (Police; Zeppelin I could live with as they are true classic acts) but Spice Girls; Duran Duran; and now Westlife etc.? they were crap first time around); and old albums being re-issued.
Oh, I almost forgot& the Rolling Stones & Quo just continue as if nothing affected them.
Surely we need a similar musical revolution to what we saw with Punk. A tumultuous change which will sweep away the mediocrity down the toilet, and bring a fresh perspective, not just with the music but also the cynical approach of the industry.
Not all the music today is atrocious, but I think the good bands would survivebut the rest of the has beens, and the "shouldn't even get a chance" wannabees need to be wiped out and hopefully expunged from the musical map.
W&F