There was a time when an artist was an artist no matter if you drew, painted, sang, played an instrument or wrote eloquent and profound poetry. To a large extent this still holds true but how many artists today really give credit where credit is due?
One instance that brings a sense of optimism to a dismal music industry is Jack Johnson’s, “The News” and the accompanying dedication to Allen Ginsberg and Bob Dylan.
Currently we are undergoing a time in the music industry where pop singers are not being influenced by the roots or origins of music as an art (including poetry). Instead they are following a simple song structure that has been provided for them with accompanied by a digital beat.
It is apparent that increasingly more artists are merely repeating what former pop stars have already done with a more modern twist. Their performances are more formulaic than ever before and their influences have substantially strayed from the days where people sang to make music and poetry or even as a political platform against injustice.
Artists such as Jack Johnson, not only brings environmental awareness as his last album was recorded in a solar powered studio. But he also bring a refreshing wave of tradition and is making something that has lost much substance and originality, beautiful again.
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