It is unclear if the point is sincerity or cynicism but this question is probably the point. There is musical backing but the centerpiece is a satirical put on of a commercial that points out how the entertainment industry constantly places demeaning and stereotypical images of African Americans in television shows and then calls it ethnic humor. The track was amusing the first couple of times but its appeal wears off after that. It is neither brilliant comedy nor good music. These problems don t take away from the central point of Mistaken Identity .
Music needs to continue to progress and the only way that it can do that is through exploration.
Exploration is what this disc is all about. This association is not based on anything factual. Many of the earliest rock and roll performers were black as are a number of the genre s innovators. Furthermore rock traces it roots directly from the blues, gospel music, and to a lesser extent jazz. Nobody can seriously question the African American influence on those genres.