Woodstock is dead
source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/aug/14/woodstock-40th-anniversary-mu...
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This piece in the Guardian argues that the ideals celebrated -- or at least given lip service -- by those celebrating the 40th anniversary of Woodstock are all but dead in American music today.
"No stateside music festival since has come close to carrying Woodstock's culturally significant weight. Whereas then it was loving your fellow man and uniting in a shared dream of a greater good, getting naked and slashing brain cells in half, this sense of "togetherness" doesn't exist today at events like the Virgin Festival, Bonnaroo or Coachella. Festivals now are characterised by corporate sponsorships and a marked absence of camaraderie among patrons....
"But where's the rebellion, the spur-of-the-moment, hitch-a-ride attitude that concert-goers had back in the 60s? Is the musically informed generation of today too precious to care about a revolt? Or maybe that hippie, anti-corporate vibe wouldn't hold up at the Vans-sponsored Warped Tour or William Morris-partnered Lollapalooza."
"No stateside music festival since has come close to carrying Woodstock's culturally significant weight. Whereas then it was loving your fellow man and uniting in a shared dream of a greater good, getting naked and slashing brain cells in half, this sense of "togetherness" doesn't exist today at events like the Virgin Festival, Bonnaroo or Coachella. Festivals now are characterised by corporate sponsorships and a marked absence of camaraderie among patrons....
"But where's the rebellion, the spur-of-the-moment, hitch-a-ride attitude that concert-goers had back in the 60s? Is the musically informed generation of today too precious to care about a revolt? Or maybe that hippie, anti-corporate vibe wouldn't hold up at the Vans-sponsored Warped Tour or William Morris-partnered Lollapalooza."
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JonRaymond
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America is a police state. Free gatherings like Woodstock are not permitted.
- 2 years ago
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JonRaymond
