Guest deleted_19765 Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 John Lennon once said that before Elvis there was nothing, which is wrong. There was a lot before Elvis, its only that before Elvis it didn't have to have viewers in the billions to be considered something. He as talking about life in Liverpool in the late 50's.HIS life in Liverpool in the late 50's.Anyhoo...sitting here listening to Valleys of Neptune pondering the question.I think some of you are painting with pretty wide strokes.Yes, there are exceptions. But Lynott and Hendrix were singularities. How many African Americans are fans of those two compared to whites? This thread is still about listeners. How is that album by the way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takeshi Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 They're a very musical people.The bigger problem is that rock music has been stagnating for two decades. The lack of popularity that rock music has among blacks is reflected among teenagers among all ethnic groups. If there were really good rock bands out there producing new music that might change. I don't see it happening anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDeeds Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 I'm also black and love rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonham Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 I'm black too, and I love rock music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlrod Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Black brought me rock music. Slash had proved it.Blacks are coming to dominate rock genre.http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/03/10/south.africa.indie.rockers/index.htmlIt's all music not Black or White. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsh327 Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Most people either listen to the same thing over and over or they embrace a wide variety of music. I mean - some people LOVE ABBA, but they're not going to blare it out of their car unless they just saw "Mamma Mia". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
where's izzy? Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 They're a very musical people.BRILLIANT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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