MUSIC IS DEAD:
Think back to when music actually meant something. It could inspire the most beautiful – and terrible of emotions. Nowadays, we are stuck with synthesized, imitation noise that passes for music amongst the tone deaf and those immune to aesthetics. Bring back the days of layers of sound, of intensity, of expressive lyrics! Too long have we been stuck in this rut, bound by consumerism, social strictures and passivity. We have grown to accept it, suffocated by artificial sound, selling our souls (and our wallets) to the music giants, too scared to take the leap beyond that which is considered “popular” by the masses. Our tastes in music have begun to reflect the complete and utter consumption of our souls. Mass media does nothing to help us – they condone the very ‘music’ responsible for this loss of identity. I have the utmost respect for those bands that choose to go above and beyond, breaking limits, articulating themselves in new and inventive ways. They are given too little credit – most are only interested in the shallow lyrics and simplistic pumping baselines of popular “artists”. Bring back the meaning. Bring back the heart. How else can we regain faith in humankind? For surely music is an abstract expression of our souls - judging by current tastes, I’d say they are pretty defunct, don’t you think?
Think back to when music actually meant something. It could inspire the most beautiful – and terrible of emotions. Nowadays, we are stuck with synthesized, imitation noise that passes for music amongst the tone deaf and those immune to aesthetics. Bring back the days of layers of sound, of intensity, of expressive lyrics! Too long have we been stuck in this rut, bound by consumerism, social strictures and passivity. We have grown to accept it, suffocated by artificial sound, selling our souls (and our wallets) to the music giants, too scared to take the leap beyond that which is considered “popular” by the masses. Our tastes in music have begun to reflect the complete and utter consumption of our souls. Mass media does nothing to help us – they condone the very ‘music’ responsible for this loss of identity. I have the utmost respect for those bands that choose to go above and beyond, breaking limits, articulating themselves in new and inventive ways. They are given too little credit – most are only interested in the shallow lyrics and simplistic pumping baselines of popular “artists”. Bring back the meaning. Bring back the heart. How else can we regain faith in humankind? For surely music is an abstract expression of our souls - judging by current tastes, I’d say they are pretty defunct, don’t you think?
