Does 1991-2009 mirror 1966-1984? (Music Industry Timeline)
Jul 15, 2018 1:31:46 GMT 10
Post by RockyMountainExtreme on Jul 15, 2018 1:31:46 GMT 10
Here's an interesting topic I thought would make for great discussion. This is something I thought up while making the blog post for the inthe00s thread I posted yesterday.
One thing I have noticed when it comes to the timeline of the music industry is that, in a way, 1991-2009 kind of mirrors 1966-1984. What do I mean by this?
In 1991, you had the grunge and alternative rock movements burst into the mainstream, thanks to albums such as Ten and Nevermind, and subsequently also had glam metal, which had been over saturating rock radio for years prior to this, fall out of flavor, and rock music became more sophisticated as a result.
This in a way mirrors what happened in 1966, when progressive and experimental rock were established with albums such as Pet Sounds and Revolver, subsequently, you had traditional rock and roll, which was initially a teen fad popular at parties and dances, fall out of flavor, and of course, rock music became more sophisticated as a result.
1992-1994 were the peak of the grunge movement, much like 1967-1969 were the peak of the experimental movement.
1994 also shares pretty interesting parallels to 1969. For one, both years had a Woodstock festival. For two, the death of Kurt Cobain in 1994 in a way mirrors the death of Brian Jones in 1969, both deaths did send shockwaves throughout the music industry, and both died at 27, making them part of the infamous "27 Club". You could also make the case for the Foo Fighters in a way resembling the post-Jones Rolling Stones. 1994 also had Soundgarden drifting a bit from the grunge scene with the album Superunknown, and 1969 had the Beatles falling apart, both cases of which played major roles into the ending of the experimental movement for the '60s and the grunge movement of the '90s.
The grunge movement was succeeded by the post-grunge movement, post-grunge grew in popularity all throughout 1994-1998 with groups such as Collective Soul, Foo Fighters, and Matchbox Twenty, in a way one could make the case for this mirroring the heavy metal movement. Heavy metal was very much a successor to experimental rock, much like post-grunge was to grunge, and it grew in popularity all throughout 1969-1973 with groups such as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Deep Purple.
Now here's where the parallel really gets interesting.
In 1999-2003, with the internet becoming popular, you had the advent of internet streamed music videos, which mirrors the rise of TV-music videos in 1974-1978.
2004 is when we entered the Broadband Age (broadband surpassing dial-up), and internet-streamed music videos starting taking larger leaps in popularity as a result, which parallels to 1979 with the launch of Video Concert Hall and "Video Killed the Radio Star".
Then there's YouTube, which serves a very interesting parallel to MTV. MTV launched in 1981, and although YouTube actually launched in 2005, it didn't become popular until 2006.
MTV and YouTube both led to the downfall of the music industry in both eras, with both of them the music industry became more commercialized, and artistic talent became watered down.
To top it all off, 2009 had the advent of VEVO, while 1984 had the advent of the MTV Music Awards.
What do you all think of this analysis?
One thing I have noticed when it comes to the timeline of the music industry is that, in a way, 1991-2009 kind of mirrors 1966-1984. What do I mean by this?
In 1991, you had the grunge and alternative rock movements burst into the mainstream, thanks to albums such as Ten and Nevermind, and subsequently also had glam metal, which had been over saturating rock radio for years prior to this, fall out of flavor, and rock music became more sophisticated as a result.
This in a way mirrors what happened in 1966, when progressive and experimental rock were established with albums such as Pet Sounds and Revolver, subsequently, you had traditional rock and roll, which was initially a teen fad popular at parties and dances, fall out of flavor, and of course, rock music became more sophisticated as a result.
1992-1994 were the peak of the grunge movement, much like 1967-1969 were the peak of the experimental movement.
1994 also shares pretty interesting parallels to 1969. For one, both years had a Woodstock festival. For two, the death of Kurt Cobain in 1994 in a way mirrors the death of Brian Jones in 1969, both deaths did send shockwaves throughout the music industry, and both died at 27, making them part of the infamous "27 Club". You could also make the case for the Foo Fighters in a way resembling the post-Jones Rolling Stones. 1994 also had Soundgarden drifting a bit from the grunge scene with the album Superunknown, and 1969 had the Beatles falling apart, both cases of which played major roles into the ending of the experimental movement for the '60s and the grunge movement of the '90s.
The grunge movement was succeeded by the post-grunge movement, post-grunge grew in popularity all throughout 1994-1998 with groups such as Collective Soul, Foo Fighters, and Matchbox Twenty, in a way one could make the case for this mirroring the heavy metal movement. Heavy metal was very much a successor to experimental rock, much like post-grunge was to grunge, and it grew in popularity all throughout 1969-1973 with groups such as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Deep Purple.
Now here's where the parallel really gets interesting.
In 1999-2003, with the internet becoming popular, you had the advent of internet streamed music videos, which mirrors the rise of TV-music videos in 1974-1978.
2004 is when we entered the Broadband Age (broadband surpassing dial-up), and internet-streamed music videos starting taking larger leaps in popularity as a result, which parallels to 1979 with the launch of Video Concert Hall and "Video Killed the Radio Star".
Then there's YouTube, which serves a very interesting parallel to MTV. MTV launched in 1981, and although YouTube actually launched in 2005, it didn't become popular until 2006.
MTV and YouTube both led to the downfall of the music industry in both eras, with both of them the music industry became more commercialized, and artistic talent became watered down.
To top it all off, 2009 had the advent of VEVO, while 1984 had the advent of the MTV Music Awards.
What do you all think of this analysis?
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