but some stuff I think is the other way around- for example I think that Philip Glass has borrowed some ideas about repetition-as-structure from early electronic guys like Moroder

I think "art" still leads metal, although some relatively ambitious metal artists have begun converging with avant garde classic artists

later Opeth and Moondog, for example

at a certain point of maturity, lots of metal groups seem to drop a lot of the indicia of "metal"

the distorted guitars, for instance

this would include the dungeon synth guys and some guys who are basically just folk artists

like Empyrium

Tenhi

but they got to it by way of playing black metal early on

and that is very audible in the sound

i have a question

go

is it wrong of me, to think that the world at large, should be alot more like this videogame trailer ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJJ9TcGxhNY

is it wrong to feel that we as a planetary race, should be alot further along, not only technologically, but also culturally, and spiritually ?

that looks like a lame commercial from the 80s for Boeing

Delay is inherent within a democratic system

gridlock was the very purpose of our founders

these things are not physically possible

its not a straight line to galaxy wars

and why not, fallot ?

you tell me why we should magically progress to whatever we want to do

why shouldn't we be limited

in the 50's and 60's, we imagined that by around the year 2000 we would be venturing to the moon, in much the same manner as one would take a car roadtrip across the country

people imagine lots of things

its totally unfeasible to do anything to or on the moon

except as a feat of accomplishment for its own sake

so, you are saying that there is no future for humanity beyond the moons orbit ?

there may be a far future for humanity within the solar system

who knows

but that's entirely speculative fantasy

it is here be dragons style talk

you should think about the things you want

when you watch that video

rather than the specific stuff in it

what it makes you feel you desire

what do you wish you were unburdened by

what do you want to do with your life

that sort of thing

its a sad future then, and no real wonder why dystopia is nowthe norm for future tales

space would still be dystopia