California Music
Posted by Doug in Music at 3:10 pm From California Dreamin’ to Hotel California, and beyond, this state is one of the most commemorated in song. It’s probably a very close rival to New York in terms of music that’s been written about it, some of these surely written on commission, but some written from sheer inspiration. It’s pretty easy to see why. With gorgeous weather, lovely beaches, wharves, forests, deserts, and its enormous continuing contributions to global culture, California has always had a lot to offer. It’s a spectacular place to visit, and travelers can always find lovely accommodations to make for lovely resting in between the fun and adventures.
California is not just a place to which people like to dedicate songs, it’s also been one of the more instrumental places in the world in terms of generating music. This is due to the intense creativity of the population, some who are native, and others who are drawn to the cities to make their mark in the world, and find a like-minded community of artists and thinkers. The 60s saw its share of rock, and made great contributions to the world with surf rock and psychedelic music. The legacies of the Beach Boys and the good ol’ Grateful Dead can’t be underestimated.
The 80s brought new changes to music, and California contributed in at least two very remarkable ways: punk and hiphop. For many of today’s listeners, the genres seem to be different branches of very different trees, but in their roots, they came from similar impulses and at the same time. The fierce do-it-yourself attitude and aesthetic runs strong in both of these kinds of music, and in the beginning the artists worked together much more than their successors do. The 80s saw the true Old School of hiphop, with venerated elders such as Ice-T, NWA, and Dr. Dre, and on the punk side there was Minor Threat, Bad Religion, and the Dead Kennedy’s, among others. Today, with 80s retro fever running high, travelers can visit clubs in Los Angeles and other cities to revisit this time, as well as catch the next wave.
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