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Originally Posted by Rubato
I said the change in the very foundation of the musical language has sought demand for innovation, it's those that follow this trend for innovations sake that have crippled much of the musical expression by looking at music in a purely semantic way. That is not to say that all instances of innovation have ignored musical expression, in fact it is the need for musical expression that has created new ideas.
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But is not innovation the base of change? There has always been innovation in music or we would still be listening to primal drum beats and wails. In a sense, there are those that seek innovation solely for its own worth, but I've found that those whose music lies in the epitome of innovation do so either because of their own unique and natural style, or because they are using innovation itself to express themselves. If you take what's already been done a million times and play it with new lyrics, that's not expressing yourself. Sometimes taking a stride against the stream serves as a sound enough segue into expression. Sometimes innovation--and this an English class "out there" attempt--serves as a focus point for those disillusioned by the common trends in music and feel the need to represent those of the same mindset through an innovative technique that projects the woe of being lost in the sea of regurgitated trends.