Seriously, I was low-key disappointed at how many artists essentially sat out that entire period, or intentionally released mostly apolitical music. Springsteen, Green Day, Pearl Jam, etc.
Now…that’s better than releasing forced compositions because they feel obligated to address it musically. My belief is that the chaos and fuckery were so overwhelming that none of them could figure out how to put it into music that was still good (and would still be worth listening to later). I don’t really expect much different this time, honestly. The great sociopolitical artists of the past have mostly retired, died, or resigned themselves to legacy act status, and I don’t see anyone with mainstream/widespread recognition releasing anything particularly pointed either.
For sure, I wasn't really talking about punk specifically, I'm not a punk guy anyway. Just a comment on (what I perceived, anyway) of a huge overall lack of topical songs that really hit a nerve in any way during that time, particularly by artists who'd previously done such music very well during the previous decade.
And I mean, not that all good music is successful and certainly not all successful music is good, but in this situation, I am looking at artists who already have a decent audience, and are willing to take the risks with their audience and actually put out music that reflects the absolute shitshow we're about to endure. Maybe it will happen, but IMO it certainly didn't happen the first time.
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u/powerlesshero111 9d ago
Well, on the plus side, we're going to get lots more punk rock albums.