Bucking the trends

“It is the classic dilemma of being trapped in the categories of your time and place. What you can do it recognize the dominant ideology [...], look for its ideological component, and try to find a more neutral scientific stance toward the problem. You know you are on the right track when people tell you [that] you are on the wrong track.”
(Howard S. Becker, Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article, pg. 145; found Feb. 7, 2004)


I am hoping this wisdom applies to musical styles, as well! ;)

--TG