lawrence grossberg

To summarise his essay on 'Rock Cultures And Rock Formations' (p.131 We Gotta Get Out Of This Place: Popular Conservatism and Postmodern Culture', 1992), rock music and, by extension, rock culture is defined by its audience (which in turn means that the definition is by necessity fluid, as that audience is not static but defined by changing cultural standards of class, race, ethnicity, sexuality and gender). Is this true? Has it ever been true? Does this set rock culture apart from other cultures? Whatever yr conclusions, surely it is odd that Grossberg seems to take it as accepted that rock is a 'youth' culture?

I'm only asking.