Like The Rolling Stones..Led Zepplen..Aerosmith..Jimi Hendrix..The Doors..Janis Joplin..Cheap Trick..Once upon a time thats all u would see on MTV...now it's like gangster rap crap..But i must say..when i go to a concert of some of the bands mention above..i do see young young kids there with there parents..and it's neat hearing them say to there kids...This is real music
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Good freakin question.  Music really sucks right now.
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Because MTV tells them they're good, so they mindlessly believe them.  Many bands popularity are soley because of the exposure they get on MTV, not because of their actual talent.
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INXS, although they are kind of a 1990s band too... now they need to have a tv show to find help!  Also The Clash, Blondie, and Cyndi Lauper.  Isn't it funny how sometimes you haven't heard some of those songs for 15 years, but when you do, you can sing along all the words like it was yesterday?  Getting old, I guess.  Thanks for the opportunity to reminisce.  Oh, yeah, the Little River Band too.
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Being from the Albany, NY area...I have a theory.  This area has a huge underground hardcore scene.  (not intended to be an oxy-moron).  The scene has been around a lot longer and has been more prevalant than most i have seen in any other area.   My theory is that in this area, there are more kids than ever (who are part of ANY rock based scene) who are exposed to hardcore.  With the die-hard fans aide, a lot of them find unusally creative elements that they like, but sometimes a scene or a sound that they dont.  Therefore, they continue to go to the shows, to have fun and see their friends....and take elements from the hardcore scene back home with them to band practice...and the influence comes out in a lot of ways...in metalcore, in thrash metal, in "scream-o"...but not usually in its pure format.    I think that the genre is based on exposure..and here in eastern NY and west Mass, we have that oppourtunity.  I think that that oppourtunity has a lot to do with other influences....like the dropkick murphys who influenced blood for blood, who influenced bands like hatebreed...who influenced bands like section 8....who influenced     Snapcase and so on and so forth.  all of those bands have local ties to this area...and all of them are mutated from many forms of  rock and punk.  Its a cycle of influence and growth...worship and tribute.
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In my opinion yes.  Remember Aerosmith and the Rolling Stones had long periods between albums, there were breakups etc.  Def Lep has consistently put out music since '78.
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Well originally rapping over old music was a form of street showmanship. It's an integral part of hip/hop for the mc to brag about himself, because ordinarily he/she would be competing in front of people with another mc.  When gangsta rap became popular they took that same formula and started pretending that they actually have some criminal persona.  It is all for show, and really ruins a lot of otherwise good music. Current rap music is all smoothed out and over proccessed into this homogenized featureless sound product, which is why the radio all sounds the same. Go check out a real hip/hop show in your area, like an mc competition, and you might get a chance to hear some real hip hop.
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If you are into that kind of music they are great although i reckon they were better when Ronan Keating was with them, as for the so last century quote ignore it some people have really short attention spans. Personally i like their version of Sorry by Tracy Chapman and words was a good track as well.lol vidmac
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I partially agree with you. Rap and hip-hop are not a good example for young children. And I don't like listening to them either. I think it's like saying a "poetry" without a rhyme, on a bass rhytm. Plus, it talks only about how poor they are or how they drug themselves or how they have sex... Not art at all...\nThough I believe I spotted in your message a little rasism... That's not good at all. From this point of view, you are not a good example for children either... You know, there are Caucasian hip-hop-ers and rap-ers. You shouldn't blame the Afro-american people for this kind of "music". There are numerous black people who play pop, dance, disco... since the '80s.\n\nAdding other comments in my answer: Yes, it's disastrous that people are not anymore interested in musical instruments. I myself used to take piano lessons, but the lack of time made me quit them. I am not American, so i do not know exactly what they show on your MTV, nor what singers have lately appeared. I also dislike Kanye West and other Americans' songs (not blaming anyone but those who write/sing them). That's why I also quit watching MTV, because it's overcrowded with the worst songs. Instead, I started watching VH1. I recommend it to you, for it broadcasts only what is good, and, what's more, you get to hear older music (which I am a fan of). You can also listen to music on your Y! Launch Cast. I know I do and I love it.\nAbout your last phrase, I believe you ought to be a little more moderate. It is rude and offensive to say that the people here do not have brains (and in general too), especially that I and somebody else had already answered to your question before you posted that comment. Hope will take this as a piece of advice!
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I gotta say, I agree with you. With the exception of the occasional song here and there, I really don't like much of anything that came out after 1990 except for new albums that were put out by my favorite bands. All the rock music that is coming out these days is either trying way to hard to make it in mainstream or it's just way to heavy with absurd lyrics that you can't even understand.
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It just shows that music of today suxs. Their is no originality in anything anymore
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I'm just like you, but I'm 17. Rap??? They call that "music"??? And talent??? It's talking in rhymes! I think music back in the 60's and 70's was the best ... it actually ment something! Like The Beatles. Brilliantly composed and sometimes floaty. I love that. Ever herd "Revolution #9"? Now that's weird, but I still like it. Led Zeppelin is my fav. Brilliant, talented music with a meaning. Sounds cool too. But yeah, I agree with you 100 and 10% on that. Imagine what modern music will sound like 10 years from now! That's a scary thought!
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I agree....don't like most "modern rock" nearly as much as the 70s classic rock bands!  Led Zep, Steppenwolf, Hendrix, Seger, Fleetwood Mac (are they rock or lite rock tho lol), Allman Bros, Bad Company...oh it doesn't get any better. :)
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there is no accounting for taste over there...Metallica rocks.. when I take over the world they are going to do my theme song...  every evil dictatoress needs a theme song...
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The 90's were it mate, to much hip pop hop rubbish at the moment.\nOnly dance music has had a good few years in my eyes.\nLove the 90's man, guitar music was at it's best, lost interest in lots of the music nowadays, even indie and rock stations are crap.\nAnd in the 90's we had a proper little Ska revival, crack on 90's.
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lmao, it has gotten kind of annoying.\n\nmost of the people who post about them are just kids who saw their video on mtv and then call themselves hardcore fans when they only know one song.
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I remember MTV before it had cartoons.  It was this really cool concept - Music Televison.  All music videos, 24 hours a day.  I miss those days.
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I agree. I find them very tiresome. But then there are so many tiresome artists with so many fans (eg. Bon Jovi, Kelly Clarkson, Nickelback I could go on). So the question is not why do people like Greenday but why do people like all this humdrum monotonous crap going around.