Why We Chose Fold.
In our group we decided on Fold because Fold are in a small
minority in this current generation of musicians; by this I mean, that they
have tapped into the zeitgeist. We feel that the band have used the mutual
feeling the youth of our generation feel of oppression and irrelevance to the
way in which the country is run; as well as feeling pushed aside by the government
and the ever growing difficulty to socialise themselves within British society.
The track “Fight Back” isn’t the strongest of tracks for its
technicality or strength as a song in its own right; however it is innovative
and original, as well as being a very political, anti-establishment tune which
will reconcile within the youths of Britain as is the age old story of young
people standing up for a cause and not being like their “mum and dad”. The track
is all about the education cuts of 2011 and links heavily with the “March for
the Alternative” demonstrations of the same year. This allowed a lot of room
for creativity and Fred and I were able to brainstorm ideas with great prowess and
meaning as the track’s overall message reconciled within us as individuals due
to its heavy links with standing up for the youths of this country.
The track puts a beat behind a post-cuts speech by Barnabie
Rayne delivered articulately with great passion and makes Barnabie out to be
the voice of a generation. With this in mind we felt as though the track would
allow good grounds for us to do the same with our protagonist to be perceived
as the voice of a generation “without saying a word”. We planned to do this by
showing him as a stereotype of the young people of England today similar to the
objectives of TV programme Skins which received widely renowned praise from its
target audience of 16-21 year olds, amongst criticism from the parents of these
kids watching, as well as Americans.
Fold//Fight Back Track
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