I've often wondered about the power of an idea. How it can take shape and propel one to do something they wouldn't ever dream of doing normally. The past couple of years have seen a sweep of new age beliefs that mostly dwell in the realm of thought.
Of course this brand of championing thoughts as things is nothing new. The idea has been repackaged over and over again making it new for the contemporary audiences of the time.
The reading of such literature contains within it a certain running thread, that you can essentially do whatever you'd like to. And this is the main ethos behind much of punk rock music. In fact, punk pioneers Bad Brains might have never existed at all if it weren't for the singer, H.R., finding a copy of Think and Grow Rich on his father's desk.
The power of an idea is an intangible topic at best to try to discuss. But that is exactly what I have seen happen at shows before. People coming together and dancing,collectively taking part and creating the energy that is visible at shows; based on nothing more than people with ideas who picked up instruments...
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