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The American Dream?
“Nearing the twentieth century, major industrialist personalities became the new model of the American Dream, many beginning life in the humblest of conditions but later controlling enormous corporations and fortunes. Perhaps most notable here were the great American capitalists Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller. This acquisition of great wealth appeared to demonstrate that if you had talent, intelligence, and a willingness to work extremely hard, you were likely to be a success in life as a result.”(Appendix 1.1)
Although Hardcore was a reaction to the American Dream, they have their similarities. With talent, intelligence and willingness to work extremely hard, Greg Ginn of Black Flag, Jello Biafra of The Dead Kennendys and Ian McKaye of Minor Threat, all succeeded in a business sense and a creative sense. All three set up record labels, SST Records, Alternative Tentacles Records and Dischord Records, and all three were in bands who spearheaded the hardcore movement and are listed as influences to hundreds of bands who are around today. But were they the American Dream?
The aim of anyone pursuing the American Dream is to gain wealth through talent, intelligence and hard work, though Greg, Ian and Jello used all three aspects, and succeeded, they are somehow not the American Dream. They did not acquire vast amounts of wealth from what they did, but they never intended to, instead, they will be forever remembered for the style of music they created which is still influencing bands to this day and the record labels they set up and the ethics that surrounded them. They also helped out other bands and other artists with their labels. The labels were set up by hardcore kids for hardcore kids, and there is no mention in the “American Dream” of helping fellow men out and giving a helping hand, the American Dream is that of a selfish man, who’s only aim in life is to gain wealth.
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