The Decline of Society Through Pop Culture

by Anarchy476 (totse)
The last thirty years or so bore a similar, yet constantly redefined majority-ruled genre of music. This was rock and roll. The rock era began with such people as John Lennon and Jerry Garcia, and with such bands as the Beatles and the Grateful Dead. This marked the "hippie laid back" phase of rock. In the mid-60's to late-70's, we began to see faces like Ozzy Osbourne and Gene Simmons in bands such as Black Sabbath and Kiss. This remarked a step forward from the "make peace not war" idea and general image of rock. It symbolized the "bad boy" image that as a first revolutionized the world of rock and roll- drugs, sex, anger, booze, and a hell of a show for the fans. These could be considered the "Golden Years" of rock.

The 80's bore an odd and twisted reality for what would now be the first outbreaks of Grunge and Metal, new branches and distortions to rock and roll. We saw a new face in the remaining 70's bands, and a somewhat frightening screenshot for the new ones searching for their respectable cosmetic appearance for the crowd. This was the "bad hair day" era. Bands experimented to see how high they could get their greasy hair, how much leather they could strap on, and whether this shade of makeup would make them look more like women than the other shade. The 80's was a confusing time in which those placed in the glamour were constantly trying to find their places in the music world. However, despite adversity and trivial episodes within musicians, some managed to squeeze in some pretty good tunes.

The 90's was where our precious thirty years began to crumble. Up until mid-90's, rock seemed to continue to prevail slightly with bands such as Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, Korn, etc. and revolutionary faces such as Kurt Cobain. While the music got louder, crazier, and a hell of a lot more violent with the progressing years, listeners began to turn deaf ears to the rapidly dying category of musical talent so long lavished in the spotlight.

The degeneration of metal, grunge, and rock in general fell to the hands of Generation X's beloved "pop culture." Pop, hip-hop, and other variations of these untalented musical misfits grew above thirty years of strength through adversity. This shows us prime examples of how society as a whole is declining rapidly through this genre of "music" that hasn't even stood ONE decade of perseverance, let alone three. It's difficult to even categorize rap or hip-hop as music. Neither involves instruments or any real singing talent. It can be concluded that our generation as we know it is falling to pithy "boy-toys" and "niggaz"who enjoy distorting and corrupting what we hold dear. Do you ponder what will be of post-Generation X? I shudder on the mere inquiry of what may become of our children if their minds are to be corrupted by the many.

This is by far the worst and most frightening era of the music world and its affect on industry, television, internet, and the teenagers (and even some adults) which partake in the atrocities it has created. I fear that tomorrow brings an even worse awakening that will permit further molestation of music and the teenage mind. All that can be hoped for is that the American people come to their senses, throw the proverbial rock of strength through the window of weakness and together, as whole, get over what has become a national and worldwide problem.