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CONCLUSION 173 CHAPTER 6 This thesis has explored rock music in Durban over two decades. and focused on the history of rock in Durban, with reference to socio-political, gender and identity issues. My research shows that the issue of identity, in particular the identity crisis experienced by white South Africans, has been a central one. An awareness of this crisis has permeated socio-political, historical and gender discussions, with a number of explanations as to the reasons for this crisis being offered. The identity crisis has manifested itself in the fact that Durban rock bands have tended to play cover versions of songs made popular by British and American rock bands. This, however, has not always been the preferred choice. Audiences and the music industry have provided little support to local musicians with the result being that bands have been forced to perform cover versions in order to survive. This shunning of local original music is in itself a reflection of the identity crisis within rock audiences, and it has been compounded by a recording industry which finds importing and marketing international rock music more profitable than supporting local rock music. It is here that the tensions inherent in the global/local debate have become illuminated. The South African rock scene has been inundated with outside recordings, and· has done very little exporting of its own rock products. Why this inferiority complex exists has also been a focus of this research. The residue of colonialism has been suggested as a possible contributing factor, and it has been pointed out that white English-speaking Natalians in particular felt a great amount of allegiance towards Britain. Thus, the imitation of British bands by South African white rock bands could be
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ABSTRACT This thesis introduces the
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INTRODUCTION Reasons for Research T
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Thus, my twenty year period spans a
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Theoretical Perspectives Broad Theo
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13 rock musicians. Although I never
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18 a culture not different from my
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Chapter 5 20 Chapter Five addresses
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22 The line-up of the band went thr
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24 Africa. Although South Africa (o
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28 venues opened up in Durban which
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36 a 'golden decade' of opportuniti
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49 have caused Durban rock bands to
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43 57 If you make a jigsaw puzzle,
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62 members. This did not seem to af
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71 Durban Rag concert in early 1984
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75 Usuals played mainly reggae and
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78 The streetrockers played a comme
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80 greatest gift to song - the orga
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Figure 3. 83 The Mods From left to
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Figure 5. 85 Young Fan in a Paper F
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Figure 10. 90 Wild Youth and Fans i
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Figure 13. 93 Powerage From left to
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95 CHAPTER 3 ROCK MUSIC IN DURBAN I
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99 government and big business were
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101 Britain, Durban youngsters stro
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106 changing. We were lucky. We cam
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110 Nothing really changed I'm glad
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11 9 a final attempt to regain cont
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