Makes me wonder what cool is in music. Is it something strictly sociological? Popular music is tribal, Country, Metal, Acoustic, Grunge all have that tribal association. Music of the Tribe and I wear this and expouse this. I have a pierced liver and you wear a cowboy hat. I play this music, you play that.
Is music a stand alone art or does it have to have social commentary attached to it? Is cool relative? Why do I hate some kind of music? Is it because it was a product of another tribe?
"Cheesy music is good on a sandwich." Bob Eggplant 2000