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I believe that even to this day, the music industry steers certain groups of people to particular types of music. And when it comes to looking back at bands that had major influences on music history, our society still steers people to look at the bands and artists who look more like them. Now, this isn't a bad thing, necessarily. Motown influenced music forever and should continue to be reviewed and studied by everyone. But the fact that African Americans created the blues and jazz, which included elements of what became rock and roll (also played by mid-century African American musicians,) should be reviewed and studied and embraced just as much. Just on blues alone, I would think there would be more fans of color of Fleetwood Mac's early years. But we also have to consider affordability of tickets, and perhaps there are even more African American fans that did not have the time or money to spare for a concert. And I really like Dreamz19's story. :-) Last edited by bobwelchera; 06-02-2015 at 12:58 PM.. Reason: Needed to edit. |
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Wow. Sounds like someone's uncomfortable talking about diversity.
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I'm a racial minority, and I used to go to a lot of Fleetwood Mac concerts in the past. I never experienced anything untoward, but I never felt totally comfortable at concerts either. Unfortunately, if you're a minority, you're always going to feel like an outsider no matter how hard you try to fit in. In general, I think most people believe in diversity intellectually (i.e. diversity is good), but we self-segregate out of our comfort issues.
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That's how you know you're at a good concert, when the audience is all old white people, they know the best music.
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