I've been thinking about the 1960s a lot lately, from Montreal's Expo '67 where the world came together to celebrate progress, to the excitement of the moon landings, to the historically unprecedented forms of music and art which appeared at this time. After a brutal world war, it seemed like mankind had rebuilt himself. In spite of the fears and setbacks, we had a true sense of optimism for the first time in many decades. People were coming together and incredible new things were being done.
But now it feels like we've done it all before. Nothing is original in music; it's all the same shitty formats and themes. "Art" is talentless and boring; unlike 20th century modern artists who embedded complex themes in their work, nowadays a painting of Donald Trump done with menstrual blood is considered a masterpiece of social commentary. People and their attitudes are shittier. Facebook turns people into shallow attention whores, while the news media of the far-left and far-right gets them angry over issues that have zero bearing on their lives. World leaders are brainless fuckwits eager to jerk off over how awesome they are, while having no real vision at all. "High culture" is dead, and being perceived as too polite or posh is considered a bad thing.
In short, I think Western civilization itself has become exhausted. We're going nowhere. Instead we're just sitting around and trying to cannibalize our past. Anything "new" we do is trivial and driven by the worship of mammon. My generation does not get a moon landing, but we do get to watch SpaceX improve its reusable rocket technology, thereby lowering the cost of launching low-orbit communications satellites over time. Wow!
Could there be some way to kick the life back into us? Preferably something that wouldn't involve another terrible world war?
>Nothing is original in music; it's all the same shitty formats and themes. Proof you only listen to the top 40 hits. Now is actually the best time for music, with the internet allowing obscure artists to get noticed.
Zachary Lewis
I agree user, and I got the perfect solution for this. You see the CHRISTIANS came into europe with the SEMITE religion and made us forget our ancestors, our way of life! We used to work on land! It's not too late, go out and buy yourself a big parch land, become a self sufficient farmer, get a white wife, and start practicing Odalism! Blood and Soil!
Kevin Anderson
>Could there be some way to kick the life back into us? Who do you fucking think?
Ethan Rivera
>Proof you only listen to the top 40 hits. Now is actually the best time for music, with the internet allowing obscure artists to get noticed.
Even these "obscure" artists all follow basic variations of the same format. Nobody is doing anything as dramatically different as, say, the transition from classical music to jazz and early rock-and-roll. Also, the more independent that artists deliberately try to be, the more they sound like unoriginal try-hards.
I can honestly say the most creative modern music I've ever heard is academic reconstructions of ancient music. Doing that actually takes talent and careful thought, in part because of the paucity of sources.
You're correct in that without the Internet, I'd never have discovered this.
Adam Bailey
He's right though, name one truly irrefutably innovative album released after the year 2000. Let alone 2010.
Ayden Barnes
the avalanches - since I left you cunninlynguists - a piece of strange AjJ - people who eat people Jai Paul - Jai Paul RTJ - RTJ2 Kendrick Lamar - TPAB David Bowie - Blackstar Listener - Wooden Heart John Frusciante - The empyrean Flying Lotus - You're Dead! Signor Benedick the Moor - El Negro Grimes - Art Angels Blank Banshee - Blank Banshee 0 Wacka Flocka Flame - Flockaveli Action Bronson - Rare Chandeliers Immortal Technique - Rev. vol. 1
Cameron Barnes
2 ez
Kevin Rivera
>the avalanches - since I left you >it's literally disco
>cunninlynguists - a piece of strange >it's literally rap
>AjJ - people who eat people >it's literally alternative rock
>RTJ - RTJ2 >it's literally rap
Not continuining, desu. I think you have a warped idea of "original".
Charles Morris
I agree with SILY. The rest are either a stretch in terms of innovation or outright revivalist.
