1979: "Disco Demolition" in Chicago

It is interesting that people had such strong opinions about a genre that ultimately had a big influence on pop music. You can’t really exclude any genre from the American musical pantheon, because over time it becomes embedded, and feelings of nostalgia have a way of bringing it back in--and we become endeared to it again.

On the cusp of the Third Turning, this event was a nerve point for progressive rock--which continued on in the 1980s, but was less relevant culturally.