" Music could once be used as an instrument of self awareness and coming to terms with being a citizen of a tarnished and failing nation state - no longer..." Agree and we have to keep the sound and music alive. Because, it embodies relationships, experiences, communities and commonly shared cultures. This sets music apart from the other arts, which rely upon the outside world, external perspectives. Keep The Faith!
" Music could once be used as an instrument of self awareness and coming to terms with being a citizen of a tarnished and failing nation state - no longer..." Agree and we have to keep the sound and music alive. Because, it embodies relationships, experiences, communities and commonly shared cultures. This sets music apart from the other arts, which rely upon the outside world, external perspectives. Keep The Faith!
Agree 100%. Yes, Keepin' The Faith is a full time job these days!
Thanks so much - appreciate the restack!
Nothing has finished - in truth it has just begun!
Not “we” as Americans - just “We” as colonized Americans - those with no sense of history and of the nature of real freedom and justice.