before I begin this blog, I have to disclose that this edition of the Ill Opinion was a rough topic to tackle and with my dislike of how people are using the following event to profit sickens me. However, it would be more of a disservice to not tackle this topic. With that said... let us begin.
Music can be considered therapeutic to many, for different reasons. A breakup, a bad day, a venting forum, anything you think of, there's a song written for that moment, that feeling.
But no one could imagine that one song could become a resonating sentiment in a nation's darkest hour.
That darkest hour is 9/11. That one song is P.O.D.'s "Alive" from the album satellite.
Before that day came upon us all, Alive was just floating around the radio, getting some solid airplay and people enjoyed it like most other songs. It was a hit, one that caught on, but no one could expect that it would have such a part to play in the recovery of America post-9/11.
The song's positive and soaring atmosphere became a refuge to many, and the video climbed the charts, becoming a TRL topper for a string of episodes. While many didn't know how to explain it, it wasn't rocket science, it was music being music.
Music, in it's essence is a way to vent, a release of what builds up, for both those playing and listening to it. Alive did that. With positivity amongst the dark and gloom cast over by the attacks, people liked it and connected. And before anyone knew it, P.O.D. went from being under the nu-metal heap to being atop the mainstream rock scene, without even trying.
So with that said, musicians can and will use their medium to bring about positives. However, sometimes, in order to bring about positives, some things have to be said that may be taboo...and some taboos you can't cross.
Continued in #7 Part 2: Shut Up and Sing/Rap/etc....
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