In "The Rolling Stones-At Play In The Apocalypse", written my Michael Lydon, the first stanza alone made me think. "A cold sun alternated with bright clouds, and 300,000 young Americans stepped into the future (or was it?)...". This statement got me thinking. Everything back in the sixties has made such an impact on life today, but at the point in time do we know were making history? All these concerts, the clothing, the drugs, the music, did we know it was going to be this big era that we all are studying and are influenced by? Probably not. I think its just something to think about. Like will today for some reason one day be history that our great great grand kids can look back on and be like why are they doing that? I think it's cool actually. I mean its obvious that our lifetime will be in history books because of the obvious events that have occurred but little things like clothing and music. We may be in a new rave of music and not even know it.
Another thing most people, as listeners, we don't really think about is how shows are even put together, and how much work it actually takes. Like the reading says, "You need a place, a source of power, a stage, a few bands, spread the word, trust to God, and have the thing." Nowadays that probably isn't so easy. Now we have to worry about permits, legal issues, money, security etc., and we all know that nothing is free anymore. Concerts are now thousands of dollars I'm sure to create. But what is in common is the music. Music, I feel, will always bring people together. Its the one thing that most Americans can have in common with one another and not cause an argument. Music is music. What it means to one person may not mean the same to you or I, but to some stranger out there there is some kind of impact, and they can share that idea/feeling with that someone else.
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