I was having drinks with a few DJ’s last night from all different genre’s of music (and just as a side note I think that music can really flourish if DJ’s listen to all types of music not just there own). Anyway so I got into this discussion of how music goes through phases of coming alive and dying. For example r&b in my opinion has been struggling for the past 6 years and very few tracks have been breaking the mould. House music struggled through 2000-2004 and only recently has it been picking up. Breaks goes through it’s phases of coming back alive, drum n bass still seems rather solid to me, rock and alternative music is still kept alive by artists like Tool, Radiohead and Audioslave who have been around for quite a while but very few ‘new artists’ are leaving there mark etc etc.
So then I had a little epiphany if you must say. I realized that music is revolutionized every 30 years or so which lasts around a decade.
In the 1930’s Jazz was going hard… the music was massive and other genres of music flourished as well because of this. Genre’s like Swing and The Blues became so big. At the peak of racism artists like Chick Webb and Billy Holiday were praised upon despite there skin colour uniting people of all races to the ball rooms and different hotels to have a dance.
Then In the 60’s where Rock & Roll changed music again. Artists like the Beatles made the world go crazy. And other genre’s flourished again through this. Artists like Elvis, Led Zep, Frank Sinatra all had massive impacts on music and have left their mark in music history.
Then we move onto the 90’s where the Seattle grunge scene came through with bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Alternative genres were created by Artists like Smashing Pumpkins and Radiohead and Soundgarden who were all adding there own little flavours to the music. Hiphop was peaking with artists like 2pac, Biggie, JayZ and Nas… R&B was a fantastic soulful genre by artists like Keithsweat, New Edition, Boyz II Men and Shai.
A revolution in music has happened every 30 years which lasts about a decade. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that artists don’t flourish in the time inbetween. No sir, artists like Prince and The Cure in the 80’s, Bob Marley in the 70’s, all have left there mark, but are fewer in numbers.
Anyway that’s my big crazy theory. Discuss on whether you agree or think it’s just crazy ramblings.
So then I had a little epiphany if you must say. I realized that music is revolutionized every 30 years or so which lasts around a decade.
In the 1930’s Jazz was going hard… the music was massive and other genres of music flourished as well because of this. Genre’s like Swing and The Blues became so big. At the peak of racism artists like Chick Webb and Billy Holiday were praised upon despite there skin colour uniting people of all races to the ball rooms and different hotels to have a dance.
Then In the 60’s where Rock & Roll changed music again. Artists like the Beatles made the world go crazy. And other genre’s flourished again through this. Artists like Elvis, Led Zep, Frank Sinatra all had massive impacts on music and have left their mark in music history.
Then we move onto the 90’s where the Seattle grunge scene came through with bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Alternative genres were created by Artists like Smashing Pumpkins and Radiohead and Soundgarden who were all adding there own little flavours to the music. Hiphop was peaking with artists like 2pac, Biggie, JayZ and Nas… R&B was a fantastic soulful genre by artists like Keithsweat, New Edition, Boyz II Men and Shai.
A revolution in music has happened every 30 years which lasts about a decade. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that artists don’t flourish in the time inbetween. No sir, artists like Prince and The Cure in the 80’s, Bob Marley in the 70’s, all have left there mark, but are fewer in numbers.
Anyway that’s my big crazy theory. Discuss on whether you agree or think it’s just crazy ramblings.
