ts.I've been to over 15 concerts in the past 4 years, and in no way shape or form do I even compare myself to the likes of a fascist. Many people today attended concerts as a form of entertainment. A concert is a place one can go to, to relax with friends, while listening to the music they like live and right in front of them. I would not describe concerts as "hypnotic rituals of enormously magnified passion". This statement better describes the "shows" that Hitler put on. People go to concerts like they go to the theatre, or the movies, as a form of entertainment, not to come together to be biased against a group of people. In fact concerts bring together people of all races, and religions, because of the fact that music today is so widely appreciated. Listening and enjoying music has nothing to do with ones race or religion. It is actually one of the things today that is completely free of racial, or religious bias, anyone can listen to music. So to compare concerts with Hitler's fascism is utterly ridiculous. In all actuality many concerts of today are only put on to raise money for good causes such as the Tibetan Freedom Concert, which is a concert that raises money to free Tibet. So to compare those two things is absolutely wrong.I do think that Stanley Crouch is correct in placing Michael Jackson under all of these categories, because everything stated about him within the essay was true. But like I said before he does not represent the entire music industry. Michael Jackson's music and concerts can be compared to Hitler's fascism, because that is the person he tries to be. This obvious to anyone who does watch his video history. He makes it seem like he rules the world and that everyone follows him and does what he wants them to do. I also agree that the television station of today such as MTV, VH-1, E!, and Entertainment Tonight, are very much so "dedicated to nothing but the marketing of the products" and that "hype and genu...
