> > What about "rock" then? Do Fugazi, The Beatles and Manowar share an > agenda? >
Bravo!!! That is a great rebuttal!!! The motive for rock-n-roll as we see it today was based on both economic and labor issues in America. As some of the creators of rock, they were almost children of the gospel scene... Fugazi is in the same angst line as black flag and others, with a clear message inside the lyrics (I forget the lyrics, its been a few), but still dealing with blue collar middle class issues... Look at all of Bruce Springsten's lyrics, and country's, there are clear similarity in social political stance... The Beatles are a little different, nor would I call them "rock" , but they were a product really of marketing at first, talented yes, but molded and marketed in a way that propelled them to the top, they played pop music at first. It should be noted that they *quickly* moved to support the growing sentiment against war and civil rights issues (lennon want a borderless world for instance), after just an album or two, they became very political, heavily defined by a political agenda... darw_n "create, demonstrate, toneshift..." http://www.mp3.com/stations/clevelandunderground http://www.mp3.com/darw_n http://www.sphereproductions.com/topic/Darwin.html http://www.mannequinodd.com
