posted August 17, 2018 09:57 PM
This started as a bit of fun: I noticed a shift in musical tastes (at least in the UK) around the same time as Uranus moved into Pisces back in 2003, so I thought "well, Uranus seems a good fit for youthful rebellion - what if there's a connection?"So I looked and... well, it is a bit uncanny. Is this a known thing? If I may present my case:
(I'm leaving out the return visits to the previous sign between the start-finish dates for simplicity's sake).
(I'm also counting when a music scene crossed over into mass public consciousness as opposed to when it began).
1955 - 1961: Uranus in Leo
Rock 'n' Roll. Fits the swagger and confidence of Leo. And Elvis was known as The King (of the jungle?) Uranus in Fire seems to me to bring out a lot of well known solo artists too, as opposed to bands.
1961 -1969: Uranus in Virgo
Mods - the epitome of fashion perfectionism. But also hippies and the Summer of Love - earthy, barefoot and with flowers in your hair. Sounds like a lot of pictures of Virgo I've seen. In fact, Uranus in Earth signs does seem to bring a more "earthy" vibe to things.
1968 - 1974: Uranus in Libra
Glam rock - need we say more? Lots of glitter and androgeny (maybe a balance thing?) Also: Prog Rock. Uranus in Air seems to me to bring out a more intellectual element to music sometimes, as opposed to pure emotion.
1974 - 1981: Uranus in Scorpio
This one was the one where I thought "no... that's too perfect! Surely not...": Punk Rock. Seriously. Uranus hits Scorpio and S&M gear is suddenly all the rage. You couldn't make it up. Also: Disco hits its peak (breaking taboos) and New Wave - curiously New Wave also bridges into the next sign, however there's a moment where it evolves. Uranus in Scoprio New Wave is all Gary Numan, lots of black and Berlin Era Bowie inspired stuff. But then...
1981 - 1988: Uranus in Sagittarius
...it suddenly becomes "New Romantic". Lots of brash, flashy colours and swashbuckling attire. And once again: Fire focus on solo artists: Madonna, Prince, Michael Jackson, Phil Collins are the big names. Everything becomes very flash and shallow until...
1988 - 1996: Uranus in Capricorn
College Rock crosses over and then Grunge - I mean, you even have goatee beards! Again, with the earthy vibe - 1989 is even called the Second Summer of Love. One curious and controversial thought I had was that Capricorn also ushers in House Music and Raves, given Grunge arrives a bit later. Here in the UK, 1988 onwards saw a plethora of free parties held in the middle of nowhere and this period also kickstarted the whole festival scene as a mass public event. "But Capricorn's boring!" you might argue "he's too staid for all-night parties!" Not at all, I'd say. Capricorn rules Saturnalia, one of the wildest parties in the ancient world. And Pan, the goat man, was Dionysus' partner in crime when he was - that's right - holding all night parties in the middle of nowhere.
1995 - 2003: Uranus in Aquarius
American Idol: what could be more revolutionary than flipping things over and making *the people* the stars, right?? Also the birth of "IDM" (intelligent dance music) - the moment when EDM shifted from simple dancefloor tunes into more classical and jazz related territory (again with Air and the intellectual).
2003 - 2011: Uranus in Pisces
Emo: this stuff almost writes itself.
2010 - 2018: Uranus in Aries
Alas, by now I'm getting a bit too old to notice what the current trend has been. But again, there's been a breakdown in dominance of bands: a lot of music now seems to me to be made by superstar producers with superstar vocalists and/or superstar rappers.
2018 - 2026: Uranus in Taurus
TBC...
Apologies if this is something that's already a much discussed thing. But I just found it so fascinating I had to share.
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posted August 17, 2018 09:57 PM
posted August 19, 2018 01:07 PM
posted August 19, 2018 03:34 PM
Heck?! I might be old, but I SURE ain't dead yet, nor do I plan to be for a long while, should God grant it!! 
(Carol King, Aretha Franklin, 2015 Kennedy Center Honors) [5:03] 
Looking at the dates, there seems to be correlation between Uranus in Gemini and "Sinatramania"/Bobby Soxers which is intriguing... Someone also told me that Fred Astaire and a theme of lots of opulence and sensual glamour in music fit the Uranus in Taurus period. If yourself or anyone else with more knowledge on these of these earlier periods has any further thoughts I'd love to hear them!
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