Thursday 17 July 2008

Question of the Day: What would Darwin think of Led Zeppelin?

For a man that spent over a decade looking at Barnacles, Charles Darwin sure did manage to accomplish quite a lot, even if it wasn't all in his lifetime.

The theory of evolution, in which the strongest evolve to survive was completely groundbreaking and something that I like to reflect upon as I look around me in London today.

For example, the English people seem to have taken to challenging this theory by indulging in one of the Western worlds worst diets and health services, seeing who can survive on a diet of chips and booze mixed with a medical service that just care. Still, the Welsh do seem to be taking it a step further.

Aside from mankind though, music has also greatly evolved since the mid-19th century, which makes me wonder what Darwin would think of (arguably) the peak of musics evolution: Led Zeppelin?

1 comment:

Gervy said...

Well (a)how can you knock a diet which includes Marks & Spencers ready meals as a prominent feature - fast to eat, good to cook, just like maggi noodles, and (b) the British health service is actually excellent in many respects, and finally (c) Led Zeppelin may be very cool, but how could you possibly describe as the peak of music's evolution? Aren't you forgetting New Order?