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Old 06-21-2012, 07:07 AM   #47 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Janszoon View Post
How is that any different from now? There's a massive variety of music out there today, including styles that didn't even exist in the 80s and 90s, and there are always lots of people touring. I'm forever in the situation of having less time and money available than there are good shows to see.
If I can play thought police for a minute - I think its less about music being available, or even good, and more about a cultural hegemony that favored the OP's own aesthetic appeal rather than have a cultural landscape that questions it, or makes it the minority.
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