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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam
I've been grappling with this issue for a while now and I think the answer is rather ambiguous. I'd like to hear other people's views on the matter, because it's certainly a discussion worth hearing.
I'm not talking about within the music community; e.g. psychedelia on hippies, but a broader sense of music's influence on how the world revolves.
Are there any outstanding contributions to the world by musicians?
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There isn't a consistency in most music to change anything, though there is plenty that should be considered "conservative" by its nature to remember fondly, tout values, and cement a way of life.
Music tends to be a 3:41 diatribe with a solo, or if its rap, just a "look how tough it is" ethos. The problem is they don't paint a picture of how things should be, they don't hammer it enough.
A song won't change policy. A philosophy can change a mind.
Artists are too busy changing their style and trying to be Beatles-esque to have anything of a consistent nature.