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<blockquote data-quote="Thunderfoot" data-source="post: 4233123" data-attributes="member: 34175"><p>With few exceptions - dead on. Unfortunately, the masses tend to follow what they are fed by marketing executives. There are some obvious exceptions but for the most part, rock n' roll is a white man's game. Frankly, I think the genre suffers due to that fact. Jimi Hendrix, Living Color, Sevendust (to name but a few) are great examples of black males that can split the industry open; Carlos Santana, Los Lonely Boys and Sepultura the Latino market and there are a host of young ladies that prove the talent is there. But, by and large, the target audience is always young to middle aged white males. </p><p></p><p>Bands with a feminine focus usually are labeled as 'wuss rock' (Journey comes screaming to mind), and those of ethnic bent are so reviled by their own ethnicities that they usually fold, capitulate and end up as backing musicians in more 'socially accepted' venues. (I remember seeing an episode of <em><u>Showtime at the Apollo</u></em> where Living Color were greeted with blank stares and disingenuous applause. Meanwhile an Asian break dancer was treated as the second coming of Christ. (Which is sad, because they completely blew the stage apart that day.) I hate bringing race/ethnicity into these discussions, but unfortunately, it is a horrible fact of the industry. </p><p></p><p>As long as this discussion can stay civil, I think this is okay, but if it starts getting heated, we should probably steer clear of further discussions that may bring this thread to a close. However, if there is enough interest I can do a chapter on 'Ethnicity in Metal' - I'm already planning a 'Women Take the Stage' chapter.</p><p></p><p>Thunderfoot</p><p>Metal Teacher and Headmaster of Discipline. . . <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thunderfoot, post: 4233123, member: 34175"] With few exceptions - dead on. Unfortunately, the masses tend to follow what they are fed by marketing executives. There are some obvious exceptions but for the most part, rock n' roll is a white man's game. Frankly, I think the genre suffers due to that fact. Jimi Hendrix, Living Color, Sevendust (to name but a few) are great examples of black males that can split the industry open; Carlos Santana, Los Lonely Boys and Sepultura the Latino market and there are a host of young ladies that prove the talent is there. But, by and large, the target audience is always young to middle aged white males. Bands with a feminine focus usually are labeled as 'wuss rock' (Journey comes screaming to mind), and those of ethnic bent are so reviled by their own ethnicities that they usually fold, capitulate and end up as backing musicians in more 'socially accepted' venues. (I remember seeing an episode of [I][U]Showtime at the Apollo[/U][/I] where Living Color were greeted with blank stares and disingenuous applause. Meanwhile an Asian break dancer was treated as the second coming of Christ. (Which is sad, because they completely blew the stage apart that day.) I hate bringing race/ethnicity into these discussions, but unfortunately, it is a horrible fact of the industry. As long as this discussion can stay civil, I think this is okay, but if it starts getting heated, we should probably steer clear of further discussions that may bring this thread to a close. However, if there is enough interest I can do a chapter on 'Ethnicity in Metal' - I'm already planning a 'Women Take the Stage' chapter. Thunderfoot Metal Teacher and Headmaster of Discipline. . . :cool: [/QUOTE]
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