Saturday, December 31, 2016

Sounds of the Pluto Generations

I was recently thinking about the Pluto generations and the music they became famous for, and I noticed something:

Pluto in Cancer- Rockabilly, Classical, Doo Wop (family friendly, doesn't push the envelope)
Pluto in Leo- Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Hair Bands, Disco, Funk, Soul, Girl Groups, Motown (very showy and creative and often contain very romantic lyrics)
Pluto in Virgo- Heavy Metal, Grunge, New Wave, Adult Contemporary, Gangsta Rap (either very cynical or very safe in style, which New Wave and AC music fall into. Metal, Grunge and Rap are equally influenced, if not more so, by Neptune in Scorpio)
Pluto in Libra- Boy Bands, Bubblegum Pop, Nu Metal, Pop Punk (all very Libran in style except Nu Metal, which is more like Neptune in Sagittarius)
Pluto in Scorpio- Dubstep, Techno Pop

If you look at the artists of all these genres, they're dominated by the generation they're listed under. Pretty much all of the classic rock artists and bands have Pluto in Leo, same with the heavy metal and grudge bands and Pluto in Virgo, and boy bands and Pluto in Libra. It really makes me feel that certain genres of music were meant to be made by a certain generation and nobody else. For example, it likely wouldn't be natural for family oriented Pluto in Cancer to make the rock music Pluto in Leo became famous for, or Pluto in Virgo's heavy metal, or Pluto in Libra's boy bands, or Pluto in Scorpio's dubstep. There are exceptions (Pluto in Libra has created many rappers, including Eminem, 50 Cent, Ja Rule, Snoop Dogg, Nelly, Sisqo, Usher, Pitbull, and Timbaland, though Pluto in Virgo/Neptune in Scorpio made it mainstream, and Poison, Guns N Roses, and Motley Crue are Pluto in Virgo despite being major hair bands of the 80s), as always, but this explains why certain types of music haven't been able to be recreated yet. Those generations were meant to make it.

1 comment:

  1. For Pluto in Leo, I'd first list 'The British Invasion' and then 'Classic Rock', which aren't always the same things. 'Classic' Rock - and then the splintering of 'Rock' into a million different genres came about in the 70's, 80's and 90's. 'The British Invasion' (and Motown) are 60's all the way - and thank god for how they pulled the 'Pluto in Leo' generation out of the depression and despair of the Kennedy and King assassinations! Death and rebirth through music.

    Great blog! Good reading! Your analysis of Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann are gobsmackers!

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