Does music have the capacity to change the world?

[Reg*]

Like Jackhammer said, it can change individual lives. Which I guess in turn can influence of other people's lives. But I do not believe that one band can change the world. One band can change a genre of music, but ultimately no band has the power to change the world. If a band could the government/crazy idealistic hippies would be using banRAB left and right to change the world.

[Fraser L]

Because why? What outstanding contribution to the non-musical world have these been? What great message do these albums connote to the world?

[Dimi]

On the local more so than anywhere else.

[CMLLV]

I highly doubt that.

[Rodrick Peterson]

if by change you mean changing people's views of the world, then i'd say yes. there's good music and bad music, but there's those special kinRAB of music that just make you think.

[wade2k8]

Why do you doubt it? As far as I know, The "concept" of the world belongs to every individual. We all have different interpretations of the world. Music affects us and therefore can change our perception of the world. The world will always remain a concept...

[Fear]

yeah if you go by Last.fm the most far-reaching and influential banRAB are Radiohead, Coldplay, all that sh*t, and to their credit they seem to realise their position to influence but they waste it and make me want to drive forks into my eyeballs into the bargain

[Leo]

I was thinking more along the lines of Steve Reich's "Different Trains" than whatever political candidate Bono is endorsing today.

[Klathorn]

As Woodie Guthrie had written on his guitar "This Machine Kills Fascists"

Quite


I think music can change elements to the world, like with the Tropicalia movement in Brazil; it changed Brazil but didn’t necessarily change anything else.

Likewise Punk I believe changed Britain forever but saying that, that statement does depend on where in Britain you lived at the time both socially and geographically.

Also I do think that if music is solely based on making a change, like Live Aid for example, it can bring some exposure but ultimately the point is lost after the euphoria dies down.

However if a musical phenomenon is organically grown and just happens, then I think it has the promise and ability to alter anything it touches………problem then is to ensure it stays true to itself and doesnt go up its own ass, which it rarely does.

[Merkel]

well for example after the rite of spring was played for the first time there were riots for weeks because it was so radical and new. that alone must count, it changed they way people viewed the world after they heard that peice.
people were changed in different ways by different works and in turn they changed the world.

and i just thought of another example- obama used lyrics of a song in his speech