Thursday, April 26, 2012

Rock Politics

Beginning in the late 1960's I grew up with a jukebox. It was located at my Grandfather's bar. So much of the 2nd half of 20th century music was on it. The history of Rock & Roll was in that jukebox. I remember taking it all in. As the 1970's developed, many different styles of Rock were born. Metal, Prog & Punk are a few forms that took place over this period of time. Yet the politics of Rock can be quite factional. I tended to be more of a Prog guy. That's just how it was. Yet it was important to be open to it all because I liked it all. I was taking all the music in as it was being created. In the end I feel like I've gone full circle and I do it on my own. Just like I did decades ago at my Grandfather's bar.