winchester.
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Posts: 141332 | September 12th, 2008 at 07:39am
Do you think there is going to be another Revolution?
Like, a serious one such as the Mod movement or Summer of Love back in the 60's? That kind of stuff.
Or with the current politicians. Are people going to rebel against them too? |
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Posts: 1137 | September 12th, 2008 at 05:37pm I don't think there's going to be a revolution revolution, but a revolution in the way things are done, probably.
I should specify, in the USA. I hear people saying that only another revolution will change the way things are. I don't believe this. |
Tallulah
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Posts: 16777215 | September 12th, 2008 at 05:56pm Mod wasnt a revolution :/ And it certainly wasnt a "serious" revolution :/ It was a subculture that was embraced by some members of society.
I grew up in a mod family with a father who had worn his parka with pride and rode a lambretta. I became a revivalist mod and followed Paul Weller for years, seeing him over 40 times since I was 15. Mod is merely a statement, they never wanted to change the world. You can't really describe them as revolutionary. Most mods would be the first to admit that their main interests were scooters, fashion and music. Politics wasn't really part of the scene. The nearest they got to anything political was arguing with the police over the mods and rockers riots in Brighton in the sixties. My father's main concerns were how he was going to pay for his new Italian style suit or some new mirrors for his 'bretta, not what was happening in the world. Drugs played a huge part of the scene. Being a mod was about having fun and looking good while you did it. Sorry if you think I'm whining, but having spent my life moving in these circles, it really annoys me when people talk about mods in the wrong context.
If you want to discuss revolutions, maybe we should discuss the Russian revolution of 1917 and how maybe there could be another type of this revolution in other "fragile" countries in the world. Or maybe look at figures such as Che Guevara and how perhaps we need more people like him in todays society.
There is bound to be revolution somewhere in the world, but whether that happens on a global level, who knows. |
winchester.
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Posts: 141332 | September 12th, 2008 at 09:55pm I spose I should have put the topic down as Music Revolution. That was kind what I was getting at. The whole making a statement thing. I just didn't know how to put it into words that would make any sense outside of my own head.
I don't think you're whining at all, as a person who lived through that you have the right to correct people about it. I think it's pretty cool that you were a kid at that time and had first hand experience. I mean, all I have is what I read and what I listen to or hear on tv.
I suppose what I'm trying to ask, is if anyone else thinks there will ever be anything of that magnitude in music again, like I can't put it into words. Like the whole peace act and rebelling against governments and things like that. Will people ever use their music as a way of being heard, changing things, making awareness. I think I'm just repeating myself now. But that was the kind of thing I was getting at. With the music. |
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Posts: 16777215 | September 13th, 2008 at 03:40am well, i didn't live through it first time around, i'm only 29, but my Dad was a mod until he died, hence my life in the movement. I still don't think it was a movement of magnitude, that was the beauty of it, it was almost like a cult, for the uber cool.  although the music was widespread, people didn't buy into the mod lifestyle in a major way, that's what made the real mods stand out. It took more than a tootal scarf to make you a mod.
If you're thinking about music revolutions that changed the world, you should look at punk. Punk affected everyone, even if they hated the music. |
