Introduction
The chapter Love and Sex, written by Hesmondhalgh, illustrates the influence music has over various generations. In this sense, each song is capable of transforming the views of the public and rebelling against certain issues. One instance of such a situation is the incorporation of liberalizing sexual preferences in the rock genre. While rock resembled a “rougher form” of such notions, it was a vital part of the previous century and contemporary days (Hesmondhalgh, 2013, p.64). Additionally, the culture’s makeover of blues and rhythm and blues, which via its racial ties to black masculinity had become classified as rebellious, was thought to most vividly embody these concepts of sexual liberation in the musical realm. The song Whole lotta Love by Led Zeppelin serves as the genre’s unofficial anthem.
Discussion
However, the genre of rock is complicit in repressing or oppressing people in the realm of sex. According to Hesmondhalgh, a group like The Rolling Stones could merge the usurpation of ego with the denigrating of women for these kinds of frivolity. For instance, in the teaser for the song Have you seen your mother baby standing in the Shadow, one claims to his beloved, warning her that she will transform into her prude parent unless she frees herself. In this sense, rock’s gender politics were incredibly damaging, and there is a sense of compulsion and peer pressure. Yet, there were certain liberalizing elements to the manner that countercultural sexual politics influenced mainstream pop subculture.
Conclusion
As for the important information about the new genres of music and their notions, it is noteworthy that it has always had opposition. While new styles of music and novel approaches were aimed at liberating people from their constraints and ossified dogmas of society, the conservative part of the community saw them as an illustration of “moral decline” (Hesmondhalgh, 2013, p.73). However, despite the opposition of certain music genres and their thinking, it persists in being a vital part of everybody’s life.
Reference
Hesmondhalgh, D. (2013). Love and Sex. In Why music matters, pp.57-83. Wiley-Blackwell.