Will Rock n Roll continue to pass the test of time?
One scathing review from US music bible Pitchfork said the group's retro sound offers but"a bowl of nostalgia" - which it dubbed"the cheapest high in music."
Jacqueline Warwick, a music scholar at Canada's Dalhousie University, said that while rock used to be seen as the genre for"serious" artists, styles like hip hop and even pop are beginning to claim their due. "Pop has really become the vanguard of a lot of really interesting and important creative expression," she said.But for Deanna Adams, author of several books on the genre,"rock isn't just rock" - but a sense of innovation that will live on even as its founding innovators die off.
"With so many artists leaving us, or falling ill, it's indeed painful," Adams, 65, said."We feel the fear of losing a part of us when they are ill - or, when they pass, we mourn the loss of their music; the concerts we'll no longer experience."But she said that even as some question rock's relevance, there's no denying the breadth of its influence."There'd be no heavy metal, punk, or hip hop without rock and roll," Adams said.
"Rock and roll is a spirit," the rapper said."Rock and roll is not conforming to the people who came before you, but creating your own path in music and in life."
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