From Jeremy Wells Sent Mon, Jun 29th 1998, 22:51
From Jeremy Wells Sent Mon, Jun 29th 1998, 22:51
> Sure, the culture of the US is about freedom and opportunity, but deep >down, it's supported by a strong foundation of power and force and, I >think, the culture is infused by this. This is something that underlies >our politics, our philosophy and our culture. I live in the States, so >I'm not bashing it from afar, but I think this culture has become one of >power, pure and simple and that affects the music. And, when it comes >down to it, guitars are more powerful than electronics...or, so most >Americans believe. Um I don't think so. Some of the most sonically powerful music I've heard is in fact from Europe or Japan. What about the German power noise groups? Or Japanese noise? These easily compare as far as raw power to any of the American guitar based bands, if not more. My gut feel is that pop culture is just about the same in any 1st world country. People like guitars because that's what they've learned to accept what music is made with. Anything that falls outside of the realm of pop is typically either ignored or scorned by the general public--either because people have closed minds or they're afraid of what their peers will think of them. -Jeremy users.owt.com/conflux