John Orman

The political overtones of music in the 1960s began to fade away in the 1970s. John Orman details the death of political rock in the 1970s in the following essay. Trends such as disco, women's rock, and country rock began to overshadow the political music that had been created by MC5 and other 1960s bands. According to Orman, the revolutionary aspect of rock music was replaced by a desire to make money. Orman is a history professor at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut, and the author of The Politics of Rock Music, the source of the following article.

MANY THOUGHT THAT ROCK MUSIC COULD BE A tool for a real revolution in America. Jim Morrison said: "Erotic politicians, that's what we are. We're interested in anything about revolt, disorder, chaos and activity that appears to...