> And if you look at what is happening on Bandcamp or Soundcloud or YouTube or wherever else young people are trying new things you see a tremendous heterogeneity of inspiration and not a lot of concern for where the sound fits in.
One way I have heard to mentally categorize things: What is the stereotypical musical instrument of that generation/genre?
For jazz and the silent generation it was the saxophone, maybe others though.
For rock-n-roll it's the electric guitar, no question.
The 80's was the electric keyboard and synths, kinda.
One way I have heard to mentally categorize things: What is the stereotypical musical instrument of that generation/genre?
For jazz and the silent generation it was the saxophone, maybe others though.
For rock-n-roll it's the electric guitar, no question.
The 80's was the electric keyboard and synths, kinda.
Today? The laptop.