The reader, tolerant of these observations and perhaps finding certain directives to myself informative on occasion, knows fully what is meant by mainstream music and cultural arts of that nature.
Certainly many people, like fish in water, take no notice of being immersed in it, and this is no criticism, but a neutral and objective point. The mainstream is a cultural constant and one is everywhere aware of it, including its manifestations as alternatives to itself.
Live performances and recording sessions in the pop and rock milieu offer much in the way of creativity of the mainstream sort, but aside from the improvisational aspects of the former and the experimental opportunities of the latter there is a necessary element of predictability that is tedious and ultimately stultifying.
The show must go on, coupled with give the people what they want and that sort of thing, holds interest for those who find it fulfilling, of course. On the other hand, it is the motivation to create and explore that must take precedence for some, curiosity and the desire to know and learn being the dominate forces of their temperament.
Thus we move away from the cultural expectations. The distance increases between us and the mainstream and its associated perspectives, on into the future, and as far as our journey will allow.
Certainly many people, like fish in water, take no notice of being immersed in it, and this is no criticism, but a neutral and objective point. The mainstream is a cultural constant and one is everywhere aware of it, including its manifestations as alternatives to itself.
Live performances and recording sessions in the pop and rock milieu offer much in the way of creativity of the mainstream sort, but aside from the improvisational aspects of the former and the experimental opportunities of the latter there is a necessary element of predictability that is tedious and ultimately stultifying.
The show must go on, coupled with give the people what they want and that sort of thing, holds interest for those who find it fulfilling, of course. On the other hand, it is the motivation to create and explore that must take precedence for some, curiosity and the desire to know and learn being the dominate forces of their temperament.
Thus we move away from the cultural expectations. The distance increases between us and the mainstream and its associated perspectives, on into the future, and as far as our journey will allow.
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