Thursday, January 11, 2007

Pete Townshend on War and Music

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From Pete Townshend's blog on war and music:
"There is a new context for this idea of mine that '60s loud and aggressive rock rose from the unique post-war mood of denial in the older generation. They had seen too much horror, found an uneasy peace, and could engage the subject no more. It is clear that such a silence might lead the teenager I was to write My Generation, and turn up my guitar to emulate the sound of bombers. What might be less clear to your readers is why I might bring all this up today.

I think rock music is about to throw off some of its testosterone driven defiance. I may be wrong, but wherever I look today I see younger musicians demanding a new level of intimacy from their audience. 'Unplugged' rock is not exactly what is happening. It is more a return to the traditions of Bert Jansch, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Ewan McColl, Dave Van Ronk, Big Bill Broonzy, Joan Baez and even early Bob Dylan. This is not entirely about Protest, rather about music performed gently that expresses a single idea along the single pathway of the conscience of an individual musician daring to speak up about something they might uniquely believe. Even anger is delivered gently.

To my mind this is a more fitting way to make music in today's political climate than standing on a stage hiding behind a virtual armory of heavy metal weaponry. It is not Pacifism. It is not denial. It is a sharing of individual morality."

As we posted recently, there is a tremendous amount of discussion in these times regarding war and music today.

Also, see more on Pete Townshend & Neil Young and here.

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2 Comments:

At 1/11/2007 09:55:00 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am thrilled that many of my favorites are doing some overlapping. Neil, David, Pete, Geddy. Geddy is a big Who fan and did a coulple of covers (I wish he sat in after the OX passed). Bowie did a great cover of Neil's " I've Been Waiting For You" on one of his more recent albums "Heathen" witch is great by the way...Pete also played on the Heathen album ("slow burn")...Doulble Bonus! I'd love to see these icons do some big work together...ie. concept album. They have all been around for quite some time for a good reason...they are all the real deal!

 
At 1/12/2007 10:58:00 PM, Blogger greenmtn said...

Pete, Pete, Pete..........don't you just know that Rust NEVER Sleeps? Please to ask you God, keep Neil rocking when we are all on oxygen.

 

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