whats the new blues/bebop/rocknroll/punk

bigstar

hello, just wondering if anyone thinks ''alternative'' music is still relevant. i mean in the way the blues affected society and rock n roll etc, you know being called the devils music etc. and being a really very alternative expression of music and representative of a sub or counter culture. i think the last really underground musical movement was rap way back in the eighteies with public enemy and on through to nwa and gangsta rap, but that whole thing is fairly stale now. is there a new movement that will be as vital to peoples lives as those other movements or am i just talking crap

Fanny Cradock

Yes, I think that alternative and Indie music is alive and well and remains relevant. Indeed, I would go as far as to say that it has never been a better and more productive time for output from these overlapping genres.

But just to bring up a few points as I see them. Rock 'n' Roll had less to do with its association with the devil and more to do with young people gaining and enjoying freedoms that they never had before. More importantly, these were freedoms that that previous generations never had.

Now, to my knowledge, the difference between something like Indie and Rap is that Rap represented something more than a musical identity; it became a mouthpiece and a force for change. (Do I sound pretentious? :pac:.) The same can't be said of Indie. Also, just as an aside, Rap began to filter into the mainstream before the 80's. For instance, it was 1979 when Rappers Delight hit the charts.

I would think that the biggest underground musical movement to go mainstream for people of my generation was Dance. This didn't have anything to do with it being a motivational force for change, it was a little simpler than that. It was about getting of your face and dancing.

Every generation seems to have its defining music. Maybe the 21st century is still defined by dance - it's difficult to say - but I don't think that Indie or Alternative music really has the capacity to be considered the music for a generation. And that's not a bad thing. Who knows, with the world economy going down the crapper there might be a whole new musical epoch on the horizon.

Kold

I don't think we have a defining music at this stage. The internet has guaranteed that everything goes. No longer must we sieve through the **** that record companies pushed, if you have talent you will do well.

There's no movements just like in contemporary art and good riddance, they were a necessity but no longer. There are genres but nothing is set in stone anymore. Hip hop may have gotten stale but if you look closer, you'll see that many artists are addressing this fact and there is actually some great stuff out there, hip hop in no way ended with PE

You have to look at it this way, artistic revolution has happened many times throughout history, now we find ourself in a time where the artist is freer than ever before. People are still pushing but it's happening in all manner of ways. The only problem is the people pushing backwards... (DIE BLACK EYED PEAS DIE DIE DIE)