There have been times in the history of music, where the only legitimate musicians and composers were highly trained, highly skilled elites.  Mozart, Beethoven and Bach were prolific geniuses who bestrode popular music and set the standard for future generations to follow.  But as in all art forms, radical change came from movements at the margins with innovations born from necessity or opportunity.  The new sound was often unpopular, derided as crude, and pushed to the margins from whence it came. In the 1970s, popular music was dominated by musicians who were often highly skilled in songwriting or consummate technicians.  12 minute guitar solos and whole albums of conceptually rich, but … [Read more...] about Punk physiotherapy