Well I came of age listening to the mindless, glorious hair bands of the 80's. Rock was an escape. No one was 'making a statement' or 'pushing back against The Man' Oh there were bands with thoughtful lyrics and making statements if you looked, Rush (Free Will) and Queensryche (Operation Mindcrime) and such, but for me in that era, I listened to music to escape, not to navel gaze. Yes, I love some of the protest songs and albums that have come out of late, but my hubby and I still go to music festivals and concerts with the bands of our youth, just to remember that there was a time when life was reasonably carefree and we were blissfully ignorant of the evil in our world.