quite a GRAND statement..
sad but true...
the masses throughout history seem to be acting in a way AGAINST any change and that includes Musical Evolution.... ESPECIALLY, changes that would directly challenge their "direct" ways of "thought", whether it was religious, musical, sport etc...
the POOR crowd reaction to a WORLD CLASS outkast gig for instance, and the way that OutKast changed/sold out in future productions in response to that , is a glaring example of such theory.
People DON'T CARE ON SIGNIFICANT AVERAGE WHAT YOU ARE REALLY SAYING...IT'S ALL ABOUT PERCEIVED IMAGE, at an X POINT OF TIME "AT BEST".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHRKNEnUsxg
i mean listen to Andre's "Verse" in that song/flow... some amazing real SHIT!!
Softly as if I played piano in the dark
Found a way to channel my anger not to embark
The world's a stage and everybody's got to play their part
God works in mysterious ways so when he starts
the job of speakin through us we be so sincere with this here
No drugs or alcohol so I can get the signal clear as day
Put my glock away I got a stronger weapon
that never runs out of ammunition so I'm ready for war okay