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Are Bands a dying trend?

by on Jan.05, 2009, under Info, Local Talent, Other

Trends Effect More Than Just People

The Rocket City Kid

The Rocket City Kid

When you’re young, you go through phases. You struggle to come to terms with who you truly are as a person. Many teens change their styles and even personalities with different trends and with what’s considered cool at the time. It’s not a big deal I suppose, but it’s the effect that these trends have on things other than the teens themselves that interests me.

When being in a band is the cool thing, teenagers start bands. The younger local music scene grows and clubs become the hot spot to hang out because that’s where the live music is. It’s weird, but it’s true that at one time, starting a band was a trendy thing. In my opinion, music is art and the great thing about art is that it doesn’t have to be trendy to be great. In fact, in most cases, the less trendy the art is; the better.

But, just as the trends come, trends go. When playing in a band is no longer trendy, the members’ loose interest and the bands fall apart. When the bands fall apart, the local music scene does the same.

I guess what I’m trying to say is that the young local music scene is greatly effected by what’s cool. At my school, Monsignor Doyle, we have many talented musicians, but if you take time to notice, it is obvious that the amount of bands and musicians has dropped considerably since even just last year, when the trends were changing.

At the end of the day, trends are trends. They last a short while and then they’re old and done. Kids get tired of them. When the band trend died, the ones who were left are the ones that are still going, and the ones who will continue to go. They are the ones who deserve to be heard.

Jacquelines former band Perfectly Imperfect

Jacquelines former band Perfectly Imperfect

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2 comments for this entry:
  1. Matt Hanson
    January 5th, 2009 on 5:00 am

    Good writing. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed my Google News Reader..

    Matt Hanson

  2. Fernando Monteiro
    January 8th, 2009 on 2:43 pm

    I don’t think bands are a dying trend. I think they’re more of a “murdered trend”.
    I find there is a huge amount of talent around us in our community, most of them more talented than artists living the dream, but what is lacking is the support of people around them. they promote shows, start events, go above and beyond to get their art out there and no one shows up or supports them.
    The drive is there, the energy, talent, songwriting, etc., but no one is listening.
    I could name a whole bunch of bands from the Camb/K-W area that are kick ass but no one would know who they are until they show up at much Music HQ or something.
    There has to be more support from all involved.
    If it’s a kid with a hockey stick that kicks ass everyone says he’ll be on the NHL !
    What’s the difference between him and a kid with a guitar or other instrument?
    They’re both trying to excel to the maximum at their craft, what they love to do.
    SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MUSICIANS…THEY DO IT FOR YOU !!!

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