Has art jumped the shark after WWI?

[thesummerqueen]

A Bach fugue does not infuse the sheer joy of life in me the way listening to AC/DC's "Shook Me All Night Long" does. So no, it's not created equal, because they weren't created to do the same thing.

Made me think of this quote:

"People can go out and hear REM if they want deep lyrics; but at the end of the night, they want to go home and get fucked! That's where AC/DC comes into it" - Malcolm Young

Fuck REM, lol.

I could never understand people bagging on AC/DC. They never pretended to be anything other than they were - a band full of piss and booze and vinegar, singing about all those electric feelings that static and spark through your body, wanting nothing more than to be the soundtrack to someone having a goddamn good time. That's why they were perfect to soundtrack Iron Man. They never pretended to have an agenda. They never made meaningful commentary, and never pretended to. They were just BOOM, balls out sex, drugs and rock n roll.