MAN, I've played drums in black clubs since 1964, when I was 14. I had false ID and the owners didn't care because I was a good drummer and the band liked me because of that. This video is RIGHT ON THE MESSAGE. PLAY YOUR MUSIC AND BE FREE. GREAT VIDEO. MUCH TRUTH HERE!!!!
Just watched the part talking about Sound Barrier. Dude, the reason you guys weren't marketed well wasn't because you were black. It's because you were still playing glam metal in the 80s.
The plight of Black rockers is not that different from any artists who don't fit into convenient molds of marketing schemes. The phonograph record business started off marketing to three markets. The general public, poor rural Whites and the Black market. The labels have changed -- Race>R&B>Soul>Urban but the categories haven't changed. If you don't fit into a pre-defined category they don't know what to do with you. I'm kinda glad the era of giant labels came to end.
Blackmore, May, Van Halen, Tipton, Gilmour, Young, Vai,Iommi, Whylde, Lee, Rhodes, Page, Townsend, Sykes, Cavazo,Hendrix, Cooder, Clapton, Winters, Richards, Harrison.These Are the Gods of Thunder.
@ratmanf13 I agree that all of the guitarists you listed are proficient, but they are not the reason why we have Rock n' Roll. They continued the Rock tradition, but that's not saying anything.
You're thinking 70's and 60's, but rock mostly started in the late 40's and the 50's. The black (Rock) artists that were mentioned in this documentary are of course the inovators and pillars, but the list also includes Presley, Buddy Holly, Lewis, etc. for making it massively accepted.
I think the only reason these guys did not have any fame was that they did not write a good song!!!! The reason Hendrix made it, and Prince made it, was they were and are good song writer!!!!!
@StarKiller6900 really? seriously? these guys actually had huge success but mainly over sea's and they didn't write a good song? did you ever hear Black Flowers, Servitude, End The Rain, When Problems Arise? those songs are fucking great!
weeping drama... what's all this shit about black man white man... sheer racism... there are always a lot of grey areas in any industry... if there was a hendrix there also was an eminem... huh!... if music was only about the business of sellin' n marketin' n mass-production n all that crap- for all you know- the chinese r gonna whip your asses at it anyway
@jazcmx : you're getting all wrong. It's about claiming some of teh fame. Sharing, if you will. Sorry it makes you feel bad. But it's needed, to bring us all on equal footing, you know?
@jazcmx : also, it's not really about racism amongst every day people like you and I, and every day life (because most people are much more open minded that we as a society give them credit for) but about a system and a corporate culture that historically have mainained a systematic institutional discriminatory practice..(btw, I'm a black girl that loves Metallica too!). Most of us black metal heads are trying to understand where all this came from... almost to legitimize us. That's all. Peace.
its sad the way music is segragated]are three any blk goth bands]i did know blk people started roc n roll] i luv the energy in rock music]im blk ,but i like goth music my favorite artist= marilyn manson]im glad2 see blk people sing hard rock!]ididnt see ice tea's"body count" or jada pinket smiths band]they say Jimi was the 1st&legendary rock artist&strange it just stopped there]then other people took rock over &made it their own]
Sara Hill is hot! Nice Documentary, though it was a bit one sided by making rich white people of "holding down" black rock artist/music when in reality their music wasn't all that great, average at best.
@Volumesofdoom I know your comment is 6 months old and everything, but I agree, why are these artists so bitter. thanks for the band names, though. as a black person i like to see other black rockers so i don't feel like a weirdo. peace.
'Rock' could destroy the barriers of black and white. In fact it does just that. But only when the black plays it for some reason. Rock makes us all 'one'. And the powers that be fear that kind of a coming together. Rock could literally eliminate racism. I saw it happen in '68 when Hendrix played. The capitalists and lawmakers do not want that to happen.
Very good doc. I just do not agree what Cody Chestnut said "they" took it and put a european face on it [sic].That's tap dance rhetoric. There wasn't a "white" comission to steal out of envy. Hendrix wasn't appreciated until he went to England and returned to the states to conquer.
For people who say music is music. If your culture was marginalized by a dominant culture for centuries, and certain elements of your culture was stolen for commericial profit by others, would you feel the same way. As an african-american I'm happy this documentary was made to remind us that our contributions to rock music did not start and end with Jimi Hendrix.
"super negro" lol i have always known that this music was co-opted by white folks to make money, and also i think because the kids were into it but the parents wouldn't buy the records of a black man
Amazing documentary! I dated a Jazz musician before and there were the same issues/questions concerning their art too.I recommend this to all musicians to watch because it's gonna happen to just about every genre of black music.
Amazing documentary! I dated a Jazz musician before and there were the same issues/questions concerning their art too.I recommend this to all musicians to watch because it's gonna ha[[en to just about every genre of black music.
The real reason Shuggie Otis never made the big time was because he turned down many opportunities to perform with established artists and snubbed people in the industry. He even turned down Quincy Jones!!! You only really get one good shot at fame and Shuggie blew it all by himself.
Music is ALWAYS bouncing every direction, back and forth, between ethnic groups.
For example, Irish folk and religious music, and English drinking songs, influenced county music which influenced and was influenced by black soul and gospel, which influenced white music, and so on And West Indians influenced African rhythms, influenced Caribbean and Latino beats, and in reverse as well.
One of the great things about so-called music piracy is that it's initiated the fall of the music industry. People say that like it's a bad thing sometimes, but it's starting -- slowly, to filter out the individuals who do it for fame/riches and the others who are doing it for art, who will still be doing it when they're about to enter a retirement home. On one hand you can be bitter that you didn't blow up, on the other hand you can be glad you still have integrity and weren't blinded by fame.
African American culture is amazing. i'm white and my poetry always sounds like some beat rap, I know where most of those influences come from. I still get amazing compliments from all races, so thank you all for the influence, and you're welcome, don't get stuck in the past young black kids, break the world off another piece of that amazing, before cindy lopper and britney spears eat our souls... underground hip hop might save the world... poets make the man poop his pants.
The documentary is awesome! I'm black and native american (black injun), but I consider myself as a rocker of another color. Thanx 4 posting this. BTW, Fishbone Kicks Major Ass!
Great video. I hate having to feel like I have to defend myself to people who assume because I am a person of color that somehow I shouldn't be into indie rock, alternative or whatever. People always look confused when I don't bust out with some rapper or r&b singer that I listen to; rather respond with some rock band that they've labeled as "white music". Someday society may come to the consensus that music knows no boundaries and it is genderless/raceless/classless.
Right on..I totally agree...Often times, people dislike what they don't understand. It's easier for people to put labels on people then to actually try to understand where they are coming rom...
@ladychickana Most people in America lack history.They don't know about the Chuck Berry or jimi hendrix.He don't even know that Rock n roll came from the Blues,R&B,and C&W being mixed together.
@ladychickana lol who made the fukin sound of the instruments its obvious you blacks did not? so you didnt really make rock because the people brain and energy in making the instrument is more than a person playing it? would you not say all these greats les paul fender,rhodes if not for them you would have no music so show some respect you fukkin fool there is no rock without the fender or les paul or hammond organ blacks made the rhythm and set up but the sound of rock was made by whites!!
@ladychickana - society knows that music knows no boundaries - its about corporations and money - the most profound part of this documentary is when Angelo talks about how some lawyer or something - felt "give A Monkey A brain..." needed to be re-done
@rizor Yes White Rappers do struggle and that needs to be addressed too, it just shows u how the Music Industry feeds into stereotypes thier needs to be more Black Rock Bands the same way there needs to be more White,Latino and Asian Rappers.
if your good enough people will hear you and like your music i love chuck berry and jimi hendrix and these guys here are amazing its the dam music industry they shun all good rock n roll now regardless of race in favour of mediocre emo boys
You're really quite amusing, CelestialSymph0ny. The individuals in this movie discussed their experiences in an unjust industry, which is, in reality, a microcosm of the larger society. MAJOR PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. You're expecting the victims of injustice to NOT discuss it and find a solution.
What really makes me laugh is how uncomfortable some people get just by the mere discussion. Is that the mark of a guilty conscience?
I'm a black rock musician. My influences were black rock musicians. I can sit here and spit out "facts"(which sadly enough most of you are wrong.),but whats most important is how you got to love rock and roll. How hearing,seeing,and even being inspired got you to rock music. Things have gotten so complicated over the years and we,as fans and musicians,have continued to divide ourselves. With that said,keep an open mind,watch your money(LOL),and learn from each other.
and look at the appearence of most of these bands and guys.. stolen looks form punk and "white" looks. and Im not tryign to take fomr the black man.. i know where they stand in are great pioneers..but not only blacks were pioneers..and white ppl took rock to a new level creating hundreds of genres and defining it itsself.
I agree with you brother and i am "Black" myself. Yes tons of caucasian musicians have made great strides in rock music..i LOVE metal.August Burns Red, As I Lay Dying.its the fact that my generation has been raised in an age that continues to portray Rock music as "White" music.that is what this video is about..that is what we need to fix.the misconception..No race can own music..music belongs to the world..but credit should/and has to be given where due regardless of color, race, or nationality
Jimi Hendrix was also Native American. i hate saying the words "Black" or "White" those are not races."Black" people all have African roots..but often have Native American, Hispanic, AND EUROPEAN roots..aka "White" ..that's why racism is stupid..everyone on this earth is related somewhere down the line. Very few people are literally black or white. we are all just different shades of brown...some very light..and some very dark. by calling each other "black" or "white" we are seperate ourselves!
But hell if you talking about music you gotta go all the day back in the old ages YO
Chinese people first invent music when they start naming their children "ching chang chong" that likes the first ever song have been made. But hell, nobody want an Asian to be the King of Music, its always have to be a black and a white. Fuck meng I find myself the only one who talking about this shit..fuck meng! fuck
Rap started in Africa by way of "griots" who were story tellers and they recited there words rythmatically like in rap. White people never knew rap until black people just like they never knew Rock until black people. As always though white people will steal and claim it as their own. Just like they stole chinese inventions.
@moloci21 yeah meng... back in the days "rap" was first invented by a bunch of white red necks down the country side. But hell, nobody want a white guy to be the King of Rap, they just had to but a Black African guy to King of Rap but hell i didn't care...those ghetto do wat they wanna do.
HAHAHAHA if you say that lil wayne is a top rapper you have no say in anything, if you even consider his generation of music rap? you dont know music, cause he doesnt know music, that shit is all trend and if you've seen him play the guitar you'd shit yourself laughing and crying for music.........im not starting nothing i hope but you seriously dont know jack if that's what you listen to....
HAHAHA i made myself a spokes person? really? Even a blind guy on the street would know that majority black people don't listen to rock AT ALL. Infact you don't even have to be a retard to not know that. BECUZ IT ALL OVER TV AND SHIT! ...not to mention youtube.
If you are this fucking ignorant and dumb I dont need to waste my breath anymore. Either you can take the truth or be dumb 4 the rest of your life...your choice
learn some history , and keep your fucking mouth shut. stop being in denial . And no matter how dumb i am , you will always be dumber. and you dont have a choice ......
AND WHO MADE YOU THE SPOKES PERSON FOR WHAT BLACKS SUPPORT AND DONT SUPPORT ????? case in point - lil wayne , a top rapper , influenced by rock music...
@mustang1834 Lil Wayne was not inspired by Rock he knows nothing about the Genre he is just trying to crossover which aint gonna happen,if any Rapper Knows about Rock and should make a Rock Album its Andre 3000 from Outkast.
akira357, if you think that music has no reflection on race or life experiences then you are naive. Of course race had a huge influence on blues and as a result, had a huge influence on rock and roll. Whether you want to admit it or not, the roots of rock and roll came from the accomplishments of very talented African Americans, and current artists were fortunate enough to learn from them.
@JenicaFreiss Seriously you people need to learn how to read properly. I'd never said anything about rock not being influenced by African Americans...
What I did said though, is that those guys in the video are dicks and cant appreciate anything beside their race. I mean get over it! blacks don't even support black's rock anyway...
Beside if you listen to like Metal and Death metal nowsaday it dont sound 1 bit like the old school so fuck off.
First learn how to talk"Seriously, everytime fucking time". 2nd in case you did not know , there was a bit of discriminating going on when black folk 1st had opportunities in music. It was nothing for white artist to use styles(blues, soul) and songs from blacks(ELVIS)...
yeah, because for some reason Michael Jackson was being so discriminate by white people that he was crowed King of Pop.
/sarcasm
LMAO you fucking joking about the lil wayne song right? oh okay...so I guess that "party like a rockstar" pretty much sum that up too huh? ahahhah cuz that's a total influence by WHITE rockers.
Basically, individuals who have not overcome some form of personal pain can duplicate mechanics but obviously can't "feel" the art form, a necessary prerequisite for producing great work. Although there will always be exceptions, it's worthy of argument that a megastar like Bob Marley wouldn't have taken reggae to the summit had he grown up in a mansion with servants at his beck and call...
Race is a construct and "blacks" were identified as such so that the fruits of their labor could be extracted from them with impunity. If we want music to truly "have no color" let's do away with the false idea of race and let every man stand on their own merits going forward. Until then, it must be cited that blues were created within a unique cultural incubator that included several factors like poverty and a systematic oppression of humans based upon something as insignificant as phenotype.
meng...at the beginning of this video I thought that blacks metal band was cool, but in the end they just want to talk shit and claim this and that of black people.
Seriously, everytime fucking time I see blacks talk they always talk about THEIR RACE! nothing else. They would not appreciate anything that had nothing to do with THEIR RACE
COLORED MUSIC you said? you mean BLACK MUSIC? because lol I dont think black is the only color that consider color...if you know wat I mean.
Explain this, Akira....I mean, Race is still an issue in the USA-and I can say truthfully that I see the same attitude with Whites, Hispanics-hell, now the latest is Euro vs American!!! Explain "What you Mean".
This is more of a record label issue than a black versus white thing. The gate keepers make all the decisions and tell us what we are going to listen to. Anything is marketable with enough money. Record label execs dont even like music for the most part.
There is so many things intrinsically wrong with the opinions on this video. Yes, one can argue that early rock music may have been influenced by the blues, or black music. Im a song writer, and one of my musical preferences is rock. I dont consider myself influenced by black music. I derive influence from everywhere. Why cant a songwriter create a song without someone saying that sounds like rock, and rock was created from the blues,So therefore your song has been influenced by black music
One problem with something like BET is that the criteria for the network is founded in showcasing R&B and Hip Hop... The presence of white R&B and hip hop artists is evidence of that. That being said, in a way, a large part of black culture is limiting ITSELF of what is deemed the "preference of black people," not necessarily by outside forces.
Truth be told. The current state of music is on the crappy side. And most of the people getting famous or awards, are NOT the most talented. Eminem won rapper of the year, but Mos Deff album was far more superior , and conscious that Eminems.
You even have white people saying he's the best rapper ever? Are they trying to pull a Elvis again lol.
@zerohero35 I just wanted to respond to your comment by saying this. Eminem is a great rapper. He's not the best rapper alive I agree with that. But eminem is by far no elvis. It's just that eminem is a very talented invidual and you can argue his race all day but he has great lyrical skills. Mos def as well it's just that mos def is underground. Trust me I think mos should win awards for his albums to but there not going to give him one and that's sad.
He is underground when's the last time you heard a mos def song on the radio
I had to hear a mos def song on satelite
radio and I haven't heard anything from
his recent album. Just because he's known as an actor doesn't mean he's not still underground lyrically trust me compared to crappy rappers who get airtime he's underground.
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racism is alive and growing in current times. the only problem is its not whites behind it or creating it. its the pop black majority promoting racism towards all other groups. what do you think would happen if a guy went on tv and said he wanted to put together an all white festival where two black men in a band were not allowed? what would the world call that? stop preaching that shit. your becoming your own enemy. the thing you hate is what you've become! a racist!!!!!
Black self-hate comes from eurocentric racism, so please research before you say that we are our own worst enemies...and secondly eurocentric racism is alive and well and HAS EVERYTHING TO DO with how SOME black peole act towards their own people. Get it right please.
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@queenlashea i dint say a damn thing about hating yourself. if you do not believe in judging another person based purley on their skin color then why would you then do it yourself? why not base your judgment off of respect, work ethics, being punctual, love, kindness etc. why judge from the skin? makes no sense but the majority of current media/ bet super charged "blacks" preach the same as the nazi's just in the opposite color spectrum. please dont put words in my mouth next time honey.,
@phrygian360 you cant "promote" racism if you dont have a system that supports it. There is no institutional systematic support for racism with "whites" as the victims.
i can relate to this for sure. why am i not a famous rapper??? cause im a white guy!! you have to be black to be a respected rapper! get a fucking grip. this is so stupid.
racism is such a convenient excuse for why your damn band isn't as popular as you want it to be. you fucking complain that fishbone isn't as popular as 311 or no doubt because fishbone is black. have you ever thought about maybe 311 or no doubt actually being better than you. i agree with the first part of this video but it gets out of control. you cant blame racism for all of your problems. yall can all call me racist if you want, this is just my opinion.
@JMorr1029 so very true. i read an article stating that they felt that the only reason the chilli peppers were hugely famous and not them was because they are black. its rediculous. i like fishbone but as far as marketability and radio friendly they are no match foe the chilli peppers. not too mention talent. this kind of garbage makes me mad and just promotes racism and propaganda. we are all humans with the same issues and oportunities. grow up people!
anyone who listens to any classic rock or rock n' roll for that matter should realize that blues and jazz is the musical basis. Shame on those in this generation (mine) who listens to the "rock music" crap nowadays who REFUSES to accept that.
this shit is crazy. cult of personality was a hit because it rocks it is good music like a lot of their other songs. rage against the machine is a latin front man a black guitarist and im guessing the bassist is "white" these dudes are sitting here disrespecting other people of ethnicty because they are jealous. why not give rage props for what they did? their black guitarist is better then yours so what? living color didnt get off after their hit so what? they are great musicians. wake up!!!!
This movie has really opened my eyes, I've gotten to work with some of these musicans, and now I know more aout rock n roll. I used to dabble in it, but now this just makes me want to really get into it, so i can mix it with the other types of music I'm playing.
honestly when i saw this for the 1st time i was like wft it's a black rock group (amazing). i always liked rock music and had no idea that it started from jazz and the blues. it isn't fair but it does make sense it's not who comes out with it 1st but who gets it to a large crowd and markets.
I wish someone would do a film on Howlin Wolf - one of the original stones had a huge collection of his stuff not readily available - I'm a huge fan of Living Colour but black radio never would fit them in concentrated on RAP
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Man, what a bunch of whining little babies. The rock world is indifferent towards Fishbone and Living Color because they're playing shitty 80s metal in a post Nirvana world. These clowns are pushing 40 and 50, were signed to major labels when they were in their 20s but failed to deliver, and they STILL have careers. What are they crying about?
Black people liking Rock music has become muuuch more acceptable in the past few years as Black folks have adopted aesthetics from Punk and Indie Rock and as (whether you like him or not) Mainstream Hip-Hop artists like Lil Wayne have tried to step out of the box. Also dare I say the Guitar Hero phenomenon had at least something to do with this as well.
That promotional video, AIDS in Africa, is one hell of a way to open a documentary that seeks to accomplish, but certainly stands in opposition to the mainstream narrative concerning Rock Music. This documentary is a Critical "Tour de Force"
35:34 I would argue that the internet is a good medium created for music. No longer does the industry have a total stronghold, now people can find and download what thet like.
Awesome Little Richard information, 50% ownership of the Beatles, take them back to America LOL but when Richard tells it with his ego and persona people think he's tripping or what ever LOL. I'v seen clips of Little Richard saying he was the King of Rock, and thats the first thing you think, awe man yeah right little Richard......hahahaha
Finally got around to watching this entire video. It has been quite inspiring and I wish luck to any black musicians wishing to get their music out there! :D
rock music is not "young music",it is the culmination of old experiences, you can't get away from that, it just is, and it happens that it is a black experience. It doesn't matter who rocks, just rock! It does matter however, who collects royalties. There are a lot of poor cats out there responsible for the rich producers and thieves who cash in on our groove, and then make strange of us. A friend said to me" all you guys do is make babies and screw,", and I told him"well, we are good at that
i am all about being true to one's culture, but im even more behind pushing the envelope and breaking boundaries, which these guys do, and are true to themselves at the same time....there is NO COLOR CODE for genuine raw musical talent...and we have to get really real about it....(i am white skinned!) the black musical culture kicks ass on white music...its just history and you cant argue with that!
no one can take your mind you have too allow them to do so .black have given up all the special thing about them.even to this day they cant see there true leader.
in there eyes he's a weirdo cause they cant place him..category
The guitar, as usually defined, refers to a set of closely related stringed instruments created and used across Europe since the medieval period, making it a truly European instrument. The defining developments of the guitar occurred where it was especially popular during the modern era, in Latin Europe, namely Spain, Italy and France. Precursors of the guitar can be traced back as much as 4000 years to an Indo-European origin of stringed instruments once known in central Asia and India.
@daleyboyz i think you'll find with a little more research that there are many many different types of guitars, many originating in Africa and central/south america. Europeans write history, loosely speaking so of course they will embellish in their interest.
BULLSHIT...guitar is an African instrument and if it was invented in Europe then how did it get in the hands of Africans in America and spawn the origins of blues and rock like Robert Johnson, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry....lol, where are your original bluesman. How come we influenced the Rolling Stones, Beatles, Eric Clapton...they all claim BLACK ppl are the reason they started playing in the first place.
MAN, I've played drums in black clubs since 1964, when I was 14. I had false ID and the owners didn't care because I was a good drummer and the band liked me because of that. This video is RIGHT ON THE MESSAGE. PLAY YOUR MUSIC AND BE FREE. GREAT VIDEO. MUCH TRUTH HERE!!!!
mukraker1 4 days ago
Just watched the part talking about Sound Barrier. Dude, the reason you guys weren't marketed well wasn't because you were black. It's because you were still playing glam metal in the 80s.
TheUnluckyEverydude 4 weeks ago
this video is wierd
ibebo543 1 month ago
Sorry guy, kids don't listen to Prince because his music is a bit dated. Prince isn't bad, but he's not relevant either.
TheScottKirk 1 month ago
The plight of Black rockers is not that different from any artists who don't fit into convenient molds of marketing schemes. The phonograph record business started off marketing to three markets. The general public, poor rural Whites and the Black market. The labels have changed -- Race>R&B>Soul>Urban but the categories haven't changed. If you don't fit into a pre-defined category they don't know what to do with you. I'm kinda glad the era of giant labels came to end.
JandritoBlues 3 months ago
Blackmore, May, Van Halen, Tipton, Gilmour, Young, Vai,Iommi, Whylde, Lee, Rhodes, Page, Townsend, Sykes, Cavazo,Hendrix, Cooder, Clapton, Winters, Richards, Harrison.These Are the Gods of Thunder.
This is why we have Rock and Roll!!!!
ratmanf13 4 months ago
@ratmanf13 I agree that all of the guitarists you listed are proficient, but they are not the reason why we have Rock n' Roll. They continued the Rock tradition, but that's not saying anything.
You're thinking 70's and 60's, but rock mostly started in the late 40's and the 50's. The black (Rock) artists that were mentioned in this documentary are of course the inovators and pillars, but the list also includes Presley, Buddy Holly, Lewis, etc. for making it massively accepted.
TheScottKirk 1 month ago
I think the only reason these guys did not have any fame was that they did not write a good song!!!! The reason Hendrix made it, and Prince made it, was they were and are good song writer!!!!!
StarKiller6900 4 months ago
@StarKiller6900 really? seriously? these guys actually had huge success but mainly over sea's and they didn't write a good song? did you ever hear Black Flowers, Servitude, End The Rain, When Problems Arise? those songs are fucking great!
The8starr 4 months ago
@The8starr No.
StarKiller6900 4 months ago
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greggjowett 4 months ago
Who are the 143 that dislike this!?!?!?
FedExHumper 6 months ago
@FedExHumper I'm gonna guess and say racist Whites and Uncle Toms. But that's just a guess.
JandritoBlues 3 months ago
music unites us all ... we have white rappers and black rockstars ... so i don't see the problem
Borat911 6 months ago 3
weeping drama... what's all this shit about black man white man... sheer racism... there are always a lot of grey areas in any industry... if there was a hendrix there also was an eminem... huh!... if music was only about the business of sellin' n marketin' n mass-production n all that crap- for all you know- the chinese r gonna whip your asses at it anyway
hpdesai8 7 months ago
Great, another fucking movie about a black guy showing the world how evil white people are.
Thanks for keeping us enemies, you dumb fuck.
jazcmx 7 months ago
@jazcmx : you're getting all wrong. It's about claiming some of teh fame. Sharing, if you will. Sorry it makes you feel bad. But it's needed, to bring us all on equal footing, you know?
Alineniz 5 months ago in playlist BLACK ROCK AND ROLL!
@jazcmx : also, it's not really about racism amongst every day people like you and I, and every day life (because most people are much more open minded that we as a society give them credit for) but about a system and a corporate culture that historically have mainained a systematic institutional discriminatory practice..(btw, I'm a black girl that loves Metallica too!). Most of us black metal heads are trying to understand where all this came from... almost to legitimize us. That's all. Peace.
Alineniz 5 months ago in playlist BLACK ROCK AND ROLL!
its sad the way music is segragated]are three any blk goth bands]i did know blk people started roc n roll] i luv the energy in rock music]im blk ,but i like goth music my favorite artist= marilyn manson]im glad2 see blk people sing hard rock!]ididnt see ice tea's"body count" or jada pinket smiths band]they say Jimi was the 1st&legendary rock artist&strange it just stopped there]then other people took rock over &made it their own]
5annent 7 months ago
they should make a documentary about how white people are discriminated against in the rap game.
albertescamilla 7 months ago
Sara Hill is hot! Nice Documentary, though it was a bit one sided by making rich white people of "holding down" black rock artist/music when in reality their music wasn't all that great, average at best.
Check out some great black rock bands on youtube:
Sound Barrier - Rock without the roll
Follow for Now - Holy Moses
Black Death - Night of the living dead
24/7 spyz- Don't Break my heart
Volumesofdoom 7 months ago
@Volumesofdoom I know your comment is 6 months old and everything, but I agree, why are these artists so bitter. thanks for the band names, though. as a black person i like to see other black rockers so i don't feel like a weirdo. peace.
sleepyredbull 1 month ago
It is funny how skinheads are into metal, which has its roots in non-white genres of music.
1st503rdSGT 8 months ago
'Rock' could destroy the barriers of black and white. In fact it does just that. But only when the black plays it for some reason. Rock makes us all 'one'. And the powers that be fear that kind of a coming together. Rock could literally eliminate racism. I saw it happen in '68 when Hendrix played. The capitalists and lawmakers do not want that to happen.
WizardOfChicamunga 8 months ago
Very good doc. I just do not agree what Cody Chestnut said "they" took it and put a european face on it [sic].That's tap dance rhetoric. There wasn't a "white" comission to steal out of envy. Hendrix wasn't appreciated until he went to England and returned to the states to conquer.
rb7magnetico 8 months ago
For people who say music is music. If your culture was marginalized by a dominant culture for centuries, and certain elements of your culture was stolen for commericial profit by others, would you feel the same way. As an african-american I'm happy this documentary was made to remind us that our contributions to rock music did not start and end with Jimi Hendrix.
Rakabash 8 months ago
"super negro" lol i have always known that this music was co-opted by white folks to make money, and also i think because the kids were into it but the parents wouldn't buy the records of a black man
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Amazing documentary! I dated a Jazz musician before and there were the same issues/questions concerning their art too.I recommend this to all musicians to watch because it's gonna happen to just about every genre of black music.
bohemia1355 10 months ago
Amazing documentary! I dated a Jazz musician before and there were the same issues/questions concerning their art too.I recommend this to all musicians to watch because it's gonna ha[[en to just about every genre of black music.
bohemia1355 10 months ago
@bohemia1355 *happen*
bohemia1355 10 months ago
There's no way you get Beatles ,Zep,.Police Floyd outta America just like no way James Brown,Little Richard or Jimi could've been White Brithish..
Get a grip on "Style creativity" and sound scape!
This is just as radical as the ugly racism practised in the biz..
Too easy to play the race card when your shit don't fly..
gurblar 1 year ago 7
Just saw this moving doc, very good but how do you leave out SKUNK ANANSIE!
beauty8116 1 year ago
Listening to Neil Young for years and I love Rick James never would of thought they played in a band together. Gobsmacked.
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sekou50 1 year ago
The real reason Shuggie Otis never made the big time was because he turned down many opportunities to perform with established artists and snubbed people in the industry. He even turned down Quincy Jones!!! You only really get one good shot at fame and Shuggie blew it all by himself.
Talkingoutofyourarse 1 year ago 4
in responding to this video, I like it a lot. everything that is said is the truth as the day is
long, I loved purple rain, and noone but Prince could have laid it to track. Damn good
video guys, kool man kool!!!!! thresher593
dummy1337 1 year ago
Music is ALWAYS bouncing every direction, back and forth, between ethnic groups.
For example, Irish folk and religious music, and English drinking songs, influenced county music which influenced and was influenced by black soul and gospel, which influenced white music, and so on And West Indians influenced African rhythms, influenced Caribbean and Latino beats, and in reverse as well.
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One of the great things about so-called music piracy is that it's initiated the fall of the music industry. People say that like it's a bad thing sometimes, but it's starting -- slowly, to filter out the individuals who do it for fame/riches and the others who are doing it for art, who will still be doing it when they're about to enter a retirement home. On one hand you can be bitter that you didn't blow up, on the other hand you can be glad you still have integrity and weren't blinded by fame.
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Idolcruisefix 1 year ago 4
African American culture is amazing. i'm white and my poetry always sounds like some beat rap, I know where most of those influences come from. I still get amazing compliments from all races, so thank you all for the influence, and you're welcome, don't get stuck in the past young black kids, break the world off another piece of that amazing, before cindy lopper and britney spears eat our souls... underground hip hop might save the world... poets make the man poop his pants.
Idolcruisefix 1 year ago 3
who cares about color,,,music is music,,,,
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peter211231 1 year ago
The documentary is awesome! I'm black and native american (black injun), but I consider myself as a rocker of another color. Thanx 4 posting this. BTW, Fishbone Kicks Major Ass!
MusicOfTheSystem 1 year ago
I like the documentary but, they also forgot about Eric Gales who's a blues-rock musician.
lmperial202 1 year ago
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AVXta 1 year ago
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asdasasefasd 1 year ago
Great video. I hate having to feel like I have to defend myself to people who assume because I am a person of color that somehow I shouldn't be into indie rock, alternative or whatever. People always look confused when I don't bust out with some rapper or r&b singer that I listen to; rather respond with some rock band that they've labeled as "white music". Someday society may come to the consensus that music knows no boundaries and it is genderless/raceless/classless.
ladychickana 1 year ago 23
@ladychickana
Right on..I totally agree...Often times, people dislike what they don't understand. It's easier for people to put labels on people then to actually try to understand where they are coming rom...
chargerschik 1 year ago 2
@ladychickana Most people in America lack history.They don't know about the Chuck Berry or jimi hendrix.He don't even know that Rock n roll came from the Blues,R&B,and C&W being mixed together.
oramikleepunk 1 year ago
@oramikleepunk Its sad that some people dont know Jimi
lakingsfan8 1 year ago
@ladychickana lol who made the fukin sound of the instruments its obvious you blacks did not? so you didnt really make rock because the people brain and energy in making the instrument is more than a person playing it? would you not say all these greats les paul fender,rhodes if not for them you would have no music so show some respect you fukkin fool there is no rock without the fender or les paul or hammond organ blacks made the rhythm and set up but the sound of rock was made by whites!!
borneo215 9 months ago
@ladychickana - society knows that music knows no boundaries - its about corporations and money - the most profound part of this documentary is when Angelo talks about how some lawyer or something - felt "give A Monkey A brain..." needed to be re-done
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JadaBlaze01 1 year ago
@rizor Yes White Rappers do struggle and that needs to be addressed too, it just shows u how the Music Industry feeds into stereotypes thier needs to be more Black Rock Bands the same way there needs to be more White,Latino and Asian Rappers.
JadaBlaze01 1 year ago
if your good enough people will hear you and like your music i love chuck berry and jimi hendrix and these guys here are amazing its the dam music industry they shun all good rock n roll now regardless of race in favour of mediocre emo boys
hambone9119 1 year ago
see how bad media and just how things have portrayed black people. you white folks better do some research and get educated on black rock musicians.
Booyakahshaify 1 year ago
Aren't you guys tired of fighting about this black and white stuff? You all know this crap never ends right?
CelestialSymph0ny 1 year ago 10
@CelestialSymph0ny Yes it can end and I'll stop at nothing to prove that... times are changing
guitarhero25225 1 year ago
You're really quite amusing, CelestialSymph0ny. The individuals in this movie discussed their experiences in an unjust industry, which is, in reality, a microcosm of the larger society. MAJOR PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. You're expecting the victims of injustice to NOT discuss it and find a solution.
What really makes me laugh is how uncomfortable some people get just by the mere discussion. Is that the mark of a guilty conscience?
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TheMrXerox 1 year ago
I'm a black rock musician. My influences were black rock musicians. I can sit here and spit out "facts"(which sadly enough most of you are wrong.),but whats most important is how you got to love rock and roll. How hearing,seeing,and even being inspired got you to rock music. Things have gotten so complicated over the years and we,as fans and musicians,have continued to divide ourselves. With that said,keep an open mind,watch your money(LOL),and learn from each other.
Sprout
sproutkiller 1 year ago
and look at the appearence of most of these bands and guys.. stolen looks form punk and "white" looks. and Im not tryign to take fomr the black man.. i know where they stand in are great pioneers..but not only blacks were pioneers..and white ppl took rock to a new level creating hundreds of genres and defining it itsself.
ThisYoungLibertine 1 year ago
@ThisYoungLibertine holy jesus fuck hell...you just don't get satire don't you
akira357 1 year ago
@akira357 Oh no. I got it very much.
ThisYoungLibertine 1 year ago
I agree with you brother and i am "Black" myself. Yes tons of caucasian musicians have made great strides in rock music..i LOVE metal.August Burns Red, As I Lay Dying.its the fact that my generation has been raised in an age that continues to portray Rock music as "White" music.that is what this video is about..that is what we need to fix.the misconception..No race can own music..music belongs to the world..but credit should/and has to be given where due regardless of color, race, or nationality
lintball0190 1 year ago
PS jimi hendrix was half white..so was Scott Joplin ..who most say invented Jazz which inspired blues and rock.
ThisYoungLibertine 1 year ago
Jimi Hendrix was also Native American. i hate saying the words "Black" or "White" those are not races."Black" people all have African roots..but often have Native American, Hispanic, AND EUROPEAN roots..aka "White" ..that's why racism is stupid..everyone on this earth is related somewhere down the line. Very few people are literally black or white. we are all just different shades of brown...some very light..and some very dark. by calling each other "black" or "white" we are seperate ourselves!
lintball0190 1 year ago 5
@ThisYoungLibertine Jimi Hendrix was not half White he was Half Native American
JadaBlaze01 1 year ago
@JadaBlaze01 He was Native but also White and Black. Look it up.. the internet is full of information.
ThisYoungLibertine 1 year ago
Blacks didnt invent the genre, they inspired and helped pioneer t..they have been there since the begining..everyone wiht a brain knows this.
ThisYoungLibertine 1 year ago
But hell if you talking about music you gotta go all the day back in the old ages YO
Chinese people first invent music when they start naming their children "ching chang chong" that likes the first ever song have been made. But hell, nobody want an Asian to be the King of Music, its always have to be a black and a white. Fuck meng I find myself the only one who talking about this shit..fuck meng! fuck
/satire
akira357 1 year ago
Rap started in Africa by way of "griots" who were story tellers and they recited there words rythmatically like in rap. White people never knew rap until black people just like they never knew Rock until black people. As always though white people will steal and claim it as their own. Just like they stole chinese inventions.
Enigmafly13 1 year ago
hello rock and roll was invented by black musicians first...chuck berry
moloci21 1 year ago
@moloci21 yeah meng... back in the days "rap" was first invented by a bunch of white red necks down the country side. But hell, nobody want a white guy to be the King of Rap, they just had to but a Black African guy to King of Rap but hell i didn't care...those ghetto do wat they wanna do.
akira357 1 year ago
HAHAHAHA if you say that lil wayne is a top rapper you have no say in anything, if you even consider his generation of music rap? you dont know music, cause he doesnt know music, that shit is all trend and if you've seen him play the guitar you'd shit yourself laughing and crying for music.........im not starting nothing i hope but you seriously dont know jack if that's what you listen to....
ShiztnGigz 1 year ago
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wingchrist 1 year ago
@mustang1834
HAHAHA i made myself a spokes person? really? Even a blind guy on the street would know that majority black people don't listen to rock AT ALL. Infact you don't even have to be a retard to not know that. BECUZ IT ALL OVER TV AND SHIT! ...not to mention youtube.
If you are this fucking ignorant and dumb I dont need to waste my breath anymore. Either you can take the truth or be dumb 4 the rest of your life...your choice
akira357 1 year ago
learn some history , and keep your fucking mouth shut. stop being in denial . And no matter how dumb i am , you will always be dumber. and you dont have a choice ......
mustang1834 1 year ago
sounds like you the dumb one. you do not know what we do. who are you GOD? fuck off
Enigmafly13 1 year ago
AND WHO MADE YOU THE SPOKES PERSON FOR WHAT BLACKS SUPPORT AND DONT SUPPORT ????? case in point - lil wayne , a top rapper , influenced by rock music...
mustang1834 1 year ago
@mustang1834 Lil Wayne was not inspired by Rock he knows nothing about the Genre he is just trying to crossover which aint gonna happen,if any Rapper Knows about Rock and should make a Rock Album its Andre 3000 from Outkast.
JadaBlaze01 1 year ago
akira357, if you think that music has no reflection on race or life experiences then you are naive. Of course race had a huge influence on blues and as a result, had a huge influence on rock and roll. Whether you want to admit it or not, the roots of rock and roll came from the accomplishments of very talented African Americans, and current artists were fortunate enough to learn from them.
JenicaFreiss 1 year ago
@JenicaFreiss Seriously you people need to learn how to read properly. I'd never said anything about rock not being influenced by African Americans...
What I did said though, is that those guys in the video are dicks and cant appreciate anything beside their race. I mean get over it! blacks don't even support black's rock anyway...
Beside if you listen to like Metal and Death metal nowsaday it dont sound 1 bit like the old school so fuck off.
akira357 1 year ago
First learn how to talk"Seriously, everytime fucking time". 2nd in case you did not know , there was a bit of discriminating going on when black folk 1st had opportunities in music. It was nothing for white artist to use styles(blues, soul) and songs from blacks(ELVIS)...
mustang1834 1 year ago
@mustang1834 wtf is learn how to talk seriously?
yeah, because for some reason Michael Jackson was being so discriminate by white people that he was crowed King of Pop.
/sarcasm
LMAO you fucking joking about the lil wayne song right? oh okay...so I guess that "party like a rockstar" pretty much sum that up too huh? ahahhah cuz that's a total influence by WHITE rockers.
akira357 1 year ago
Hmm. There's an ad for a Visa Black Card in the corner of my screen. Irony?
omega4104 1 year ago
Basically, individuals who have not overcome some form of personal pain can duplicate mechanics but obviously can't "feel" the art form, a necessary prerequisite for producing great work. Although there will always be exceptions, it's worthy of argument that a megastar like Bob Marley wouldn't have taken reggae to the summit had he grown up in a mansion with servants at his beck and call...
roseal66 1 year ago
Race is a construct and "blacks" were identified as such so that the fruits of their labor could be extracted from them with impunity. If we want music to truly "have no color" let's do away with the false idea of race and let every man stand on their own merits going forward. Until then, it must be cited that blues were created within a unique cultural incubator that included several factors like poverty and a systematic oppression of humans based upon something as insignificant as phenotype.
roseal66 1 year ago 3
well stated
gatheringleaves 1 year ago
Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel. - Jimi Hendrix
roseal66 1 year ago 3
meng...at the beginning of this video I thought that blacks metal band was cool, but in the end they just want to talk shit and claim this and that of black people.
Seriously, everytime fucking time I see blacks talk they always talk about THEIR RACE! nothing else. They would not appreciate anything that had nothing to do with THEIR RACE
COLORED MUSIC you said? you mean BLACK MUSIC? because lol I dont think black is the only color that consider color...if you know wat I mean.
akira357 1 year ago
Explain this, Akira....I mean, Race is still an issue in the USA-and I can say truthfully that I see the same attitude with Whites, Hispanics-hell, now the latest is Euro vs American!!! Explain "What you Mean".
1Mellodee 1 year ago
Music should be colorless. Period.
This is more of a record label issue than a black versus white thing. The gate keepers make all the decisions and tell us what we are going to listen to. Anything is marketable with enough money. Record label execs dont even like music for the most part.
encoreyaya 1 year ago
There is so many things intrinsically wrong with the opinions on this video. Yes, one can argue that early rock music may have been influenced by the blues, or black music. Im a song writer, and one of my musical preferences is rock. I dont consider myself influenced by black music. I derive influence from everywhere. Why cant a songwriter create a song without someone saying that sounds like rock, and rock was created from the blues,So therefore your song has been influenced by black music
encoreyaya 1 year ago
One problem with something like BET is that the criteria for the network is founded in showcasing R&B and Hip Hop... The presence of white R&B and hip hop artists is evidence of that. That being said, in a way, a large part of black culture is limiting ITSELF of what is deemed the "preference of black people," not necessarily by outside forces.
alexkramermusic 1 year ago 2
Truth be told. The current state of music is on the crappy side. And most of the people getting famous or awards, are NOT the most talented. Eminem won rapper of the year, but Mos Deff album was far more superior , and conscious that Eminems.
You even have white people saying he's the best rapper ever? Are they trying to pull a Elvis again lol.
zerohero35 1 year ago 2
@zerohero35 I just wanted to respond to your comment by saying this. Eminem is a great rapper. He's not the best rapper alive I agree with that. But eminem is by far no elvis. It's just that eminem is a very talented invidual and you can argue his race all day but he has great lyrical skills. Mos def as well it's just that mos def is underground. Trust me I think mos should win awards for his albums to but there not going to give him one and that's sad.
howardf150 1 year ago
How is mos def underground when he hollywood movies hes no secret
icablock28 1 year ago
He is underground when's the last time you heard a mos def song on the radio
I had to hear a mos def song on satelite
radio and I haven't heard anything from
his recent album. Just because he's known as an actor doesn't mean he's not still underground lyrically trust me compared to crappy rappers who get airtime he's underground.
howardf150 1 year ago
Indeed....Mos Def is a Mainstream Actor, Period
1Mellodee 1 year ago
what? when did Youtube start putting commercials in the middle of videos? I'm telling u, this shit is going down everyday.
blackgoesgreen 2 years ago 3
its an hour and 10 mins... makes perfect sense.
eeedel 1 year ago
Search up plain white t's look at the drummer! and raise ur inspiration by making peace!!
teamvideosquad2 2 years ago
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racism is alive and growing in current times. the only problem is its not whites behind it or creating it. its the pop black majority promoting racism towards all other groups. what do you think would happen if a guy went on tv and said he wanted to put together an all white festival where two black men in a band were not allowed? what would the world call that? stop preaching that shit. your becoming your own enemy. the thing you hate is what you've become! a racist!!!!!
phrygian360 2 years ago
Black self-hate comes from eurocentric racism, so please research before you say that we are our own worst enemies...and secondly eurocentric racism is alive and well and HAS EVERYTHING TO DO with how SOME black peole act towards their own people. Get it right please.
queenlashea 2 years ago 6
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@queenlashea i dint say a damn thing about hating yourself. if you do not believe in judging another person based purley on their skin color then why would you then do it yourself? why not base your judgment off of respect, work ethics, being punctual, love, kindness etc. why judge from the skin? makes no sense but the majority of current media/ bet super charged "blacks" preach the same as the nazi's just in the opposite color spectrum. please dont put words in my mouth next time honey.,
phrygian360 2 years ago
@phrygian360 you cant "promote" racism if you dont have a system that supports it. There is no institutional systematic support for racism with "whites" as the victims.
mayapuhpaya 1 year ago
i can relate to this for sure. why am i not a famous rapper??? cause im a white guy!! you have to be black to be a respected rapper! get a fucking grip. this is so stupid.
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Jalfuris 2 years ago
Fishbone is amaaazing
killertemper 2 years ago 4
hö? 1 hour? a vid can be 10 minutes!
darkbadewanne 2 years ago
racism is such a convenient excuse for why your damn band isn't as popular as you want it to be. you fucking complain that fishbone isn't as popular as 311 or no doubt because fishbone is black. have you ever thought about maybe 311 or no doubt actually being better than you. i agree with the first part of this video but it gets out of control. you cant blame racism for all of your problems. yall can all call me racist if you want, this is just my opinion.
JMorr1029 2 years ago
@JMorr1029 so very true. i read an article stating that they felt that the only reason the chilli peppers were hugely famous and not them was because they are black. its rediculous. i like fishbone but as far as marketability and radio friendly they are no match foe the chilli peppers. not too mention talent. this kind of garbage makes me mad and just promotes racism and propaganda. we are all humans with the same issues and oportunities. grow up people!
phrygian360 2 years ago 4
anyone who listens to any classic rock or rock n' roll for that matter should realize that blues and jazz is the musical basis. Shame on those in this generation (mine) who listens to the "rock music" crap nowadays who REFUSES to accept that.
jasonemilio 2 years ago 3
i think i have seen it all now
ATLForIndependence 2 years ago
this shit is crazy. cult of personality was a hit because it rocks it is good music like a lot of their other songs. rage against the machine is a latin front man a black guitarist and im guessing the bassist is "white" these dudes are sitting here disrespecting other people of ethnicty because they are jealous. why not give rage props for what they did? their black guitarist is better then yours so what? living color didnt get off after their hit so what? they are great musicians. wake up!!!!
phrygian360 2 years ago
So thats two bands out of how many ..........
zerohero35 1 year ago
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thescarletsilence 2 years ago 3
we all gotta know our roots in this music business.
i am a musician with little meganut, and i'll tell you
i'm into punk and emo, but i still remember my roots in rock n' roll.
its really opened my eyes, and has reminded me of my roots and music history and origins.
but i don't put a type of race on music...
we're all one within the music we play write or listen to...
and funkadelic is the shit.
thescarletsilence 2 years ago
This movie has really opened my eyes, I've gotten to work with some of these musicans, and now I know more aout rock n roll. I used to dabble in it, but now this just makes me want to really get into it, so i can mix it with the other types of music I'm playing.
LittleMeganut 2 years ago
honestly when i saw this for the 1st time i was like wft it's a black rock group (amazing). i always liked rock music and had no idea that it started from jazz and the blues. it isn't fair but it does make sense it's not who comes out with it 1st but who gets it to a large crowd and markets.
StyxPhotographySP 2 years ago
The truth, and nothing but the truth!
pnbibbins 2 years ago
Phil lynott - best black man ever.
tyu198 2 years ago
super negro!
smedheat 2 years ago
this deserves a lot more ratings and views infact it definatly deserves to be a fetured video
markbray69 2 years ago 2
I wish someone would do a film on Howlin Wolf - one of the original stones had a huge collection of his stuff not readily available - I'm a huge fan of Living Colour but black radio never would fit them in concentrated on RAP
ebonilia 2 years ago
The sad thing is that "black radio" is not owned by black people, neither is BET.......
zerohero35 1 year ago 5
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Man, what a bunch of whining little babies. The rock world is indifferent towards Fishbone and Living Color because they're playing shitty 80s metal in a post Nirvana world. These clowns are pushing 40 and 50, were signed to major labels when they were in their 20s but failed to deliver, and they STILL have careers. What are they crying about?
dubtat 2 years ago
It's still not the "norm" in any way though, don't get me wrong.
madchemist5926 2 years ago
Black people liking Rock music has become muuuch more acceptable in the past few years as Black folks have adopted aesthetics from Punk and Indie Rock and as (whether you like him or not) Mainstream Hip-Hop artists like Lil Wayne have tried to step out of the box. Also dare I say the Guitar Hero phenomenon had at least something to do with this as well.
madchemist5926 2 years ago 3
That promotional video, AIDS in Africa, is one hell of a way to open a documentary that seeks to accomplish, but certainly stands in opposition to the mainstream narrative concerning Rock Music. This documentary is a Critical "Tour de Force"
phrccino 2 years ago
Band Of Gypsys is astounding and surpassed The Experience in many, many ways.
coalhalo 2 years ago
35:34 I would argue that the internet is a good medium created for music. No longer does the industry have a total stronghold, now people can find and download what thet like.
KeithPierson1 2 years ago 2
16:13 what band is that?
KeithPierson1 2 years ago
Awesome Little Richard information, 50% ownership of the Beatles, take them back to America LOL but when Richard tells it with his ego and persona people think he's tripping or what ever LOL. I'v seen clips of Little Richard saying he was the King of Rock, and thats the first thing you think, awe man yeah right little Richard......hahahaha
KeithPierson1 2 years ago
Chuck Berry was the real "king of rock", not Elvis
zerohero35 1 year ago 13
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stoleninfo 2 years ago
is that a band?
KeithPierson1 2 years ago
oh yes!!
an orchestra
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sowinpierwszy 2 years ago
Finally got around to watching this entire video. It has been quite inspiring and I wish luck to any black musicians wishing to get their music out there! :D
Gamegeezer 2 years ago
If you let us make the money we need to exist, we'll get good at that, and maybe take our mind off the 24/7 babymaking"!
soulmambo 2 years ago
rock music is not "young music",it is the culmination of old experiences, you can't get away from that, it just is, and it happens that it is a black experience. It doesn't matter who rocks, just rock! It does matter however, who collects royalties. There are a lot of poor cats out there responsible for the rich producers and thieves who cash in on our groove, and then make strange of us. A friend said to me" all you guys do is make babies and screw,", and I told him"well, we are good at that
soulmambo 2 years ago
That second song sounded like God Forbid
NHsk8r74 2 years ago
you can disagree with how people interpret those experiences
platypusrex256 2 years ago
id rather not tell a victim he is wrong, its like telling a raped person , they never got raped
MUN7001 2 years ago
funny... i feel the same. except about you. =)
platypusrex256 2 years ago
you have a pretty good point there.
platypusrex256 2 years ago
Great post, thanks, it's about time somebody told the story.
zefurioustube 2 years ago
"We started music and civilization."
My god, a real Mesopotamian! I thought you guys were gone.
wuezili 2 years ago
i am all about being true to one's culture, but im even more behind pushing the envelope and breaking boundaries, which these guys do, and are true to themselves at the same time....there is NO COLOR CODE for genuine raw musical talent...and we have to get really real about it....(i am white skinned!) the black musical culture kicks ass on white music...its just history and you cant argue with that!
lalocacubanita 2 years ago
no one can take your mind you have too allow them to do so .black have given up all the special thing about them.even to this day they cant see there true leader.
in there eyes he's a weirdo cause they cant place him..category
free2mention 2 years ago
speak for yourself not me. I do everything from hip hop to metal
normalisforlosers 2 years ago
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sorry, they started it, yet every one did it better then them..hahahah..from what i can tell most of there songs are ska r&b
neo soul bull shit. lead singers lyrics could be bertter and im a black punk rokerer at that ..
free2mention 2 years ago
Yeah, black rockers don't exist anywhere.
Kinda like white rappers. wait a minute...
thomasburn 2 years ago 4
Funny dude. Peace.
Brainsonthewall 2 years ago
I still exist. I'm an older artists, but I still rock!
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mirandasancheze99 2 years ago
We started music and civilization.
So it was in the beginning, so it will be in the end.
KombaiPride 2 years ago
It's very weird seeing a rock band with all black dudes. I'm not gonna lie. o _ o
It's like they don't exist in the mainstream.
TheGreenSlam 2 years ago
22:14 guy looks like in living color men on film two snaps and a twist
MrOreo247 2 years ago
by the way , Diddy has stated that he loves rock n roll, even has a popular song that is rock , so what are you talking about??
MUN7001 2 years ago 2
The guitar, as usually defined, refers to a set of closely related stringed instruments created and used across Europe since the medieval period, making it a truly European instrument. The defining developments of the guitar occurred where it was especially popular during the modern era, in Latin Europe, namely Spain, Italy and France. Precursors of the guitar can be traced back as much as 4000 years to an Indo-European origin of stringed instruments once known in central Asia and India.
daleyboyz 2 years ago
and africa, but they wouldnt tell you that
gm78cc 2 years ago
Go read up on the Banjo, and get back to me.
zerohero35 1 year ago 2
@daleyboyz i think you'll find with a little more research that there are many many different types of guitars, many originating in Africa and central/south america. Europeans write history, loosely speaking so of course they will embellish in their interest.
EllysaE 1 year ago
What is name of first song?
Assus666 2 years ago
Sunless Saturday :)
RennyFN 2 years ago
lol, Beethoven. enough said.
and you can thank james clerk maxwell for et al for your computer,iphone etc etc.
not to mention that the guitar was invented in europe. Try playing the blues without that.
bryanmc650 2 years ago
BULLSHIT...guitar is an African instrument and if it was invented in Europe then how did it get in the hands of Africans in America and spawn the origins of blues and rock like Robert Johnson, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry....lol, where are your original bluesman. How come we influenced the Rolling Stones, Beatles, Eric Clapton...they all claim BLACK ppl are the reason they started playing in the first place.
brotherhood302 2 years ago