Very well said. The "Diversity is our strength," advocates' actual goal is to strangle diversity and keep us all in our lanes. The actual virtue of diversity is not in 'authenticity' rather it is in creativity which is sparked by imaginative people being exposed to different ways of thinking and doing things, who then incorporate them in ways never before seen.
I wrote about the regrettable and counter-productive reaction to Combs and Chapman. https://frank-hood.com/2024/02/06/haters-gonna-hate/. If one scorns those who see value in the 'oppressed culture', one is merely condemning the oppressed to further immiseration. It becomes increasingly difficult to believe that our cultural police intend anything else.
Regarding the community spirit of the music scene in that era - the British journalist and historian Pete Frame used to draw up these elaborate "family trees" of who played with whom and how so many careers and albums came out of these collaborations. I just tried to access his website only to discover it's no longer available. His archive at the University of Glasgow doesn't have much online. If you spot any of his large-format collections in a used book store or on Ebay they are well worth your time. Meanwhile, the BBC special "California Dreamin'" can be found online in several spots (depending on your region) and is based on his family tree of that era.
Thank you! Will definitely check those out! I love music despite not being anything like an expert. I just saw, in the story of the yacht rock era, a lot of parallels to my own business (the movies)
Very well said. The "Diversity is our strength," advocates' actual goal is to strangle diversity and keep us all in our lanes. The actual virtue of diversity is not in 'authenticity' rather it is in creativity which is sparked by imaginative people being exposed to different ways of thinking and doing things, who then incorporate them in ways never before seen.
I wrote about the regrettable and counter-productive reaction to Combs and Chapman. https://frank-hood.com/2024/02/06/haters-gonna-hate/. If one scorns those who see value in the 'oppressed culture', one is merely condemning the oppressed to further immiseration. It becomes increasingly difficult to believe that our cultural police intend anything else.
Yes indeed! Thanks for the link. Will read
Regarding the community spirit of the music scene in that era - the British journalist and historian Pete Frame used to draw up these elaborate "family trees" of who played with whom and how so many careers and albums came out of these collaborations. I just tried to access his website only to discover it's no longer available. His archive at the University of Glasgow doesn't have much online. If you spot any of his large-format collections in a used book store or on Ebay they are well worth your time. Meanwhile, the BBC special "California Dreamin'" can be found online in several spots (depending on your region) and is based on his family tree of that era.
Fascinating article, Mr Washington!
Thank you! Will definitely check those out! I love music despite not being anything like an expert. I just saw, in the story of the yacht rock era, a lot of parallels to my own business (the movies)
Thanks! Yeah Hysteria took two years to record.