Two prolific kinds of music offer the gamut of human experience. European-based orchestra and chamber music and American jazz music embody historical, traditional, and culturally human traits. That is why they have and will sustain the test of time. On a smaller level other styles of music have made inroads to becoming art. Afro-Cuban music as a component of jazz spawned a sizable repertoire of Caribbean styles. Reggae, with its socially conscious lyrics and undulating rhythmic feel has carved out a niche for itself. While Rock ‘n’ Roll was a tour de force in American popular music, because of its definition it is not able to represent the entirety of the human experience. It is meant to be “all orgasm.” Therefore as both music listeners and humans we must look elsewhere to find the means to satisfy the vast appetite of the American soul. We are a diverse culture and as a result require and should demand what we deserve. Shrinking the musical persona of America to the extremely narrow scope of “American Idol” is a huge disservice to the American people. The near death of radio in accordance with the propaganda of American Idol has created a vast musical vacuum in America. Even with the benefit of a new subscription-based satellite radio service, the once alive and motivating arena of music is still gimp. How in one short decade could one important component of the entertainment industry have lost its drive? The advent of the MP3 has been cited as the cause of the demise of traditional record labels. When services such as Napster allowed computer users to download music for free what formerly had to be purchased with money, the value of American-produced music inappropriately dropped. Teenagers single handedly with recently acquired spoils set the trend that would murder the music industry. Tipper Gore did not help. While some pundits argue the music industry is alive and well, how could that be when the advances of A&R men are no longer available to finance creative, artistic, musical projects. Music for the first time has dropped from its ivory tower no longer able to lead society away from cultural darkness. When the means is castrated, how can a process continue? It is difficult to be artistic when the majority of time needs to spent satisfying the most basic of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. The question needs to be asked if this process was a conscious decision on the part of some ruling faction. So it seems. Whereas the glamour of the American music scene drove the economy of the l980’s, the entertainment industry indeed has been both neutered and spayed in recent political years. Would attempting to abolish an aesthetic that is capable of motivating and changing human perspectives be helpful to a New World Order? The answer is yes, and an unmistakable parallel can be seen between the aesthetics of music and religion. Formerly these two institution held the primary responsibility of being a catalyst of change. Change of perspective comes with a change of heart, and religion and music both are acutely capable of accomplishing this. They along with other misplaced disciplines in academia have fallen from grace in the eyes of our modern day media and political regime. Orating, debating, and other skill sets concerned with moving the human soul have all but vanished in current media. Does this not sound Hitleresque? It was not that long ago in Europe that Stalin and Hitler would not recognize American jazz as an acceptable form of music. Instead the Nationalism of Tchaikovsky was chosen as the only acceptable form of music in Russia at that time. The Russian Five, much like jazz musicians from America, based their views upon rebellious principles. As a result their arguments were stymied. Many Europeans at that time thought America as the “land of the free and the home of the brave” and migrated here looking for political freedom. In the last few years we clearly have seen both religious and political freedoms dwindle, and no one seems to be doing anything about it. Nothing could better represent this hypocrisy than a sitting American president saying he can’t do anything about rising oil prices. If the government is not capable of governing in a free market, Capitalist, socio-economic system, then it should be replaced with an entity that can.