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The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.
The End of Music
I will readily admit that I am 35 and a parent. But has anyone recognized that new music has taken a turn for the creative worse?
Modern music has for the most part come from the roots of Jazz and Rhythm & Blues. This includes rock, country, gospel, Christian contemporary (all forms) pop, and rap.
When I was growing up my parents listen to a lot of religious music and few secular songs. I wasn’t so limited. There was a separation of musical styles and it’s intended audience. For the most part, R&B and country were focused on the blue collar worker and his problems. Rap represented the inner city and a cutting edge musical style. Rock-n-roll represented the angst and problems of the teenage and 20-somethings (for the most part). Pop was pop and was mainly sugar coated music aimed at anyone who would listen.
The artist all had a message they wanted to get across, either explaining situations or trying to make a difference. You didn’t always agree with the message, but at least they were expressing themselves about something that meant something to them.