The Extraordinary Contraptions - Live
Originally uploaded by Joe Dickerson
Steampunk has grown considerably in popularity over the past few years, which is great and a bit unnerving at the same time. The reason it is great is that I've liked steampunk for a long time, even before its modern popularity.
I remember hearing the term thrown around back when I was a kid in the early 80's, and I knew I liked it even then as it is a good blend of pseudo-sci-fi and fantasy, which at the time I was a huge fan of fantasy specifically having just read Brooks and Eddings.
In this regards, I hope it lasts...
Unfortunately, my fear is that with its current popularity and push, can it survive the over saturation of the industry. Like everything else that becomes popular, we've flooded the market with the genre. Only time can tell if it will last or again fall to fringes of genre fiction.
Incidentially, the image above was taken of The Extraordinary Contraptions at AnachroCon. The band is a steampunk themed rock band, much like Abney Park (who also rocks, I might add!). Check them out if you get a chance.
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