Social Change in Music

Timeless...

this is by far one of the most interesting topics to discuss in the social sciences. little by little, it happens every day. it moves our world forward. without social change we would still be stuck in the same bland world we were at 1000s of years ago. we have moved forward; even evolved!

the good ol' days...

to me, the most interesting and relevant in my lifetime, is music and how it is presented to us daily. most of the time we take our technology for granted. we always expect it to be there when we need it. the form of music has changed exponentially. almost every year since my birth there has been a new way of presenting it. 
the basic timeline of music: radio, cassettes, CD's, mp3 players, iPod's (including every generation).


who knows what will be next?


technology has driven us to great heights; it has made us. i always ask myself if music would still be classical if we didn't have fancy recording studios and voice-over editing programs. in my parents time, music was music. there was no way to change and 'make it better than what it was'. an artist was only as good as his talent. nowadays, talent like that doesn't exist anymore. people rely on technology too much. it has changed and i don't necessarily think it was for the better either. the only new talent i can think of with original talent - without voice editing programs changing it - is Adele's voice. it has power, emotion and a story. her talent is exceptional to today's talent. 


i hope technology will slow down to a more gradual rate in music. social change needs time to catch up to its state and i feel like it is clear that things are too rushed. music is perfection and perfection takes time...