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As a music lover of mostly classical music, I must confess that the title of the blog really had my mind running round in circles. The closest I have come to rock music is watching ‘The Osbourne Show’ on television – and whilst I am a huge fan of Ozzie Osbourne the family man, I am still clueless as to the various nuances which make up rock music.
According to the ‘ Ten Commandments of Rock Journalism’ ( http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/the_guide_to/the_ten_commandments_of_rock_journalism.html), the author alludes to the fact that a metal journalist is completely different and much harder than being “just another music journalist.”
In order to be a credible rock journalist, one has to have an intimate knowledge and passion of rock music and its very specific target audience. Although it might sound like notes being hammered out on the keyboard and electric guitar – the harder the better - I believe that each song carries a message.
Followers of rock music ‘have the ears’ to intimately understand and appreciate what is presented to them. Rock music and its very specific musical style, would not have survived if it did not have a broad, global appeal.
In conclusion, I do not agree with Frank Zappa’s interpretation of rock journalism. My personal view is that the quotation is an insult to the millions of people across the globe who are tuned into, and religiously follow rock music – listening, reading and viewing. They get the rhythm, the beat, the nuances and the message and in order to do so, a certain level of intelligence is required.
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