Wednesday, July 8, 2009

au revoir et salut

As we finally bid farewell to one of the most influential musician in recent times yesterday, we welcome a new era in music. Just like how the world was in shock of Elvis's death, no one would have thought that another musician could be as influential and as transcending as the King of Pop.

As they marched the casket up to the front of the stage, I thought to myself, will the next big icon come from a different genre? Elvis was undoubtedly the King of Rock and Roll because of what he gave to that genre in particular, and no one in their right mind would say that there would be another King of Pop. With two iconic figures coming from different genre, will we finally see an icon called the King of Jazz or New Wave and so on?

Whoever is next up on the throne one would suggest that they need to have generalize their art form. Bringing their genre into the headlines of music of the time. Unlike generations past however, we find that there are more segments of music genres formed. With new innovation comes with new terms as we see the music world expending accordingly with the personal taste of the world.

Technologies like the internet and satellite radio has meant that the consumer has more excess into the music industry which means that individual taste has been more important than ever. Whoever and however one will become the next music legend the world will surely miss and appreciate the ones that came before them.

2 comments:

Akmal Azeman said...

well. i just came to realize 2 things after reading this post:

1) when madonna die, i tink same ting will hapen, n she'll finally OFFICIALLY get her throne as the Queen of Pop

2) when britney die, same as above only that, she'll b the Princess of Pop

n people would wonder the same thing: can anyone be as influential as them??

who knows if there will any Queen of rock n roll. n that King of Jazz sounds cool.

Zulhilmi said...

It's all about the current popular music at that time..although people are calling what Elvis brought rock and roll, it is what we today here as pop music. I believe that the next "big" thing will be a fusion that evolves and involves pop music now, but that's just my theory.