{"title":"Basque Radical Rock","authors":"Edurne Arostegui","doi":"10.18122/boga/vol7/iss1/2/boisestate","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This paper aims to chart the origins of the so-called Basque Radical Rock movement \n and its varied use by different social groups, from political organizations of the time \n to anarchist, marginalized youth needing to express the pessimistic view of their present \n circumstances. Basque Radical Rock represented a growing sense of modern Basqueness and \n difference that shaped the scene, moving away from pastoral images toward urban decadence. \n Although politics did influence the growth and spread of music throughout the Basque Country, \n many did not feel represented by these causes. The youth�s backlash against socio-economic \n conditions and their nihilistic view of the future is key to understanding the music of the \n period, as well as widespread drug use. The conditions and struggles epitomized in Basque Radical \n Rock left a lasting impact on Basque society. The music remains and still resonates during the \n existing crisis and has not been relegated to the past.","PeriodicalId":332311,"journal":{"name":"BOGA: Basque Studies Consortium Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"BOGA: Basque Studies Consortium Journal","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.18122/boga/vol7/iss1/2/boisestate","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This paper aims to chart the origins of the so-called Basque Radical Rock movement
and its varied use by different social groups, from political organizations of the time
to anarchist, marginalized youth needing to express the pessimistic view of their present
circumstances. Basque Radical Rock represented a growing sense of modern Basqueness and
difference that shaped the scene, moving away from pastoral images toward urban decadence.
Although politics did influence the growth and spread of music throughout the Basque Country,
many did not feel represented by these causes. The youth�s backlash against socio-economic
conditions and their nihilistic view of the future is key to understanding the music of the
period, as well as widespread drug use. The conditions and struggles epitomized in Basque Radical
Rock left a lasting impact on Basque society. The music remains and still resonates during the
existing crisis and has not been relegated to the past.