Does Sociology Validate Your Music?
Sociology and music. Not something we see discussed together much nowadays, but the folks over at Indie Music Tech dropped a little something on the topic and I felt compelled to share it with you. It’s an interesting concept.
Are we really influenced by our peers as to what we listen to musically? Do the political vibes of the time determine what we pop into our Walkman’s (that’s an old school cassette player for the pre “MP3 player” era readers) or MP3 players? For instance would bands like Rage Against the Machine have had as big an impact on the youth in say… the 1950′s?
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It really makes one wonder what, or better yet who, dictates the popularity of music at any time. I personally use my own sensitivities to determine what makes me tick. But of course, I’ve always been hard headed when it comes to music. I like what I like and to heck with the masses… right!
But according to the post over at Indie Music Tech and the German philosophical sociologist/musicologist, Theodor W. Adorno, we are what one might call slaves to our environment which subconsciously leads us to favor one band over another based on our peers recommendations and tastes. If you’re interested in the subject you should definitely go on over to the Indie Music Tech site and check out their thoughts on the matter.
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