Monday 18 May 2015

Does music inspire movements?

There has always been a negative stigma on punk rock bands, but who hasn't been driving home at some weird time of night when the 'golden oldies' play on the radio and a song like 'In Too Deep' comes on. Are these songs destined to be in the longtail or back catalogue of iTunes to be downloaded one time every month? 

These bands literally produced a movement and a style of living with their music, and these days everyone is concerned if Iggy Azalea has bum implants... Music has changed to a form of gossip and hindered creativity. It is a pity that you do not see much of these type of artists in mainstream media, as they proved that they could achieve mainstream success with number one hits like 'Fat Lip.' Unfortunately now, you have to contend with whatever Bruno Mars or Pitbull produce over the weekend. 



'In Too Deep' has been used in a variety of movies and proved to be a very successful hit for Sum 41 hence. It is hard to listen to this song once, without hitting the repeat button and that is because it is simply good, catchy music that you will be humming around for the next week. Bands like Sum 41 went away from the 'jock' culture, no longer was popularity confined to the people who could play sports, they aimed to promote the nerds, musicians and artists to a 'jock-like' status. It is simply a cult classic.


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