I read an article thet said in another 20 years, Rock n Roll would be a dead music genre. What do you think?
117963
I don't even think it's a matter of rock n roll dieing. it's recognition. even punk music, although there's tons of punk bands out there now, they don't get recognized. you search the word "punk" within your cell phone, for example, and it will pull up simple plan, blink 182... that's not punk. just like rock n roll... rock n roll will never die.
985451
I agree 100%.  These bands today are all toe gazers, constantly depressed.  Dio has a very good new album out.  I'd kill for a Grand Funk Railroad reunion.  The problem is a lot of these older bands have just one original member.   I saw Iron Butterfly about 10 years ago and the singer was the only original member and he was so smashed he could barely stand up.  Bring back the NWOBHM.  Tygers of Pan Tang, Scorpions, Accept just to name a few.  Rock on and Rock hard.
520833
Its sad. I know. Grunge era....those were the days.\n\nAnd now its this "mainstream rock" My chemical romance and stuff...I dont even know what to call it. *shudder*
1151953
That was a real dead spot in music (not that it's gotten much better since). Oasis and Third Eye Blind were a couple of the better bands to enjoy popularity during that period.
305175
I love 80's music.  I don't consider myself old (I'm 30), but it's what I grew up with and what I like.  I'm big into rock, and the bands these days just don't do it for me.
424583
Yes, God made Rock n Roll for a reason. It isn't corrupted! LOL! I admit, some of the lyrics suck, but that's the people, not the music.\n\nDon't you think it's the most joyful sound ever? Makes you want to jump up and dance around........ wow!
921750
i think rock is a better genre of music. its because rock has a unique sound. most hip-hop tunes are almost the same. i still like hip-hop though especially those from the south.
472335
I believe that todays commercial rap will be compared to the hair-bands of the 80's in the eyes of history. Flashy clothes and lyrics that just tell about all the partying and the women they have around them.\n\nRap and Hip/Hop will never die, there will be a new-wave that will take over much like the grunge movement of the 90's in rock. Wait and see.
1167758
I absolutely love most of the bands that played Woodstock. Janis Joplin and Jefferson Airplane being among my favorites. Soundgarden, STP, RHCP, Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, are all good. There were others too that were good. I have to agree with you about Simple Plan, Good Charlotte, Click Five, etc. I don't know where rock is going but it needs to come back. They lack substance and they whine a lot. I don't like that at all. I'm hoping that once again something new will come out that will put those bands to shame much like "grunge" did to hair metal
780376
You aren't crazy - with all the garbage that's being pumped on the radio stations its hard to find a genre that's good. I stick with RnB 70's - 80's and I  love some jazz. I only listen to hip hop underground ( Taleb Kwele - Dwele - Papoose etc.) and like Rock from the 80's. I have a guilty pleasure for the bee gees. :)
697059
classic rock is the best. Beatles, Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin...i also like some psychedelic stuff. some Cream and Jefferson Airplane type stuff, you know?  some folk music like Bob Dylan. the only country i can tolerate is Johnny Cash.
877782
what hath lynyrd skynyrd wrought? i think that most of what comes out of nashville these days is what would have been called pop music 25 or 30 years ago, crap maybe, but i find the evolution interesting. certainly a lot of  music, no matter what label it's given,has the bottom line of how much cash it's going to bring in, if the person singing it has that attitude or not, and that always waters the music down to it's lowest common denominator. a lot of music i ignore if i don't like it, country or not, even among "artists" that i like. it does seem as if you have to wade through a lot of fluff until you hear something you like, or are turned on to some good music by somebody.  but i'm sure the crap sounds good to some people, and that's okay if i don't get it, as i'm sure a lot of people don't get the first set of the dead at winterland, sf 12/29/77. but yeah, i could do without a song that is nothing more than a sports chant, that's like writing "someone's knocking on the door, someone's ringing the bell."
258808
Classic rock was the best, Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, Cream, Hendrix etc. It will never be topped.  Bob Dylan was not rock I think he was Folk.  There is no "modern rock,"  years ago those musicians had to know what they were doing, they were originators and a lot of them were self-taught sometimes (during concerts) making it up as they went along.  Todays generation should go buy some Zepplin. Pink Floyd, Cream, Black Sabbath, The Who, Grateful Dead etc. put it on (turn it up!!) sit back and listen to what they're saying, enjoy.
928689
Sure, it will happen... it always does. Sometimes things take time and sometimes things seem to explode like Nirvana did. Just think back to a few years ago when the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC ruled the charts and airwaves. Music is slowly returning to rock... Even Rap and Hip Hop is loosing hold in the music scene. Once one band emerges the record labels will always counter with clones but things are already getting better... the bands that you mentioned...  Panic!At the Disco, Fallout Boy, My Chemical Romance, they all pretty much have no real talent but at least they are borrowing sounds from bands that we can all respect. I think that the Internet and downloading music like we do now is destroying the big record companies... things are going to revert back to the early days of rock. There are going to be less and less AOR releases and more singles... just like bands used to put out 45's with a B-track. Artists will put their own sounds out there and market themselves. Somewhere out in the world there is a hotbed of new sounds and we all wait for something fresh. Remember this though, there are not too many of us out there that would say no to a big fat record deal, everyone likes a roof that doesn't leak.
608587
Shame on you chulapanama! We didn´t stink! The hippie era was pretty much as described above, but my main problem with my generation is that we (the old hippies/flower children) are the leaders of today, and the world is in a MESS! We really let our children down, not to mention our grandchildren. Hey guys, is it too late to do something constructive? What about using this wonderful medium (Internet) to start a movement to bring the magic of the sixties back. I personally think that that period was the best in history! Especially the music: Scott Mackenzie, Arlo Guthrie, The Stones, Jimmie Hendrix, Barry Maguire, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Fats Domino, Donovan, etc. They DON´T (CAN´T???) make music like that anymore!
430345
Most of the best music is underground and isn't played over and over again on mainstream radio. All the new pop is crap.\n\nHere are my favorites. \n-Pearl Jam\n-Manic Street Preachers\n-Burning Airlines\n-Johnny Cash\n-In\n-CKY\n-Mindless Self Indulgence\n-Dead Kennedys\n-Flogging Molly\n-Blue Skye Mourning\n-Jimmy Buffett\n-KMFDM\n-Kenny Wayne Shepherd\n-Rammstein\n-Blind Jonny Death\n-Sparta\n-Tori Amos\n-They Might Be Giants\n\nDon't listen to what the radio DJ tells you to. Be an individual.
277592
I agree.  I love nearly all era's of music, but the stuff from the 60's, 70's, and 80's is better by far than most of the music today.\nI personally like Led Zeppelin, they had a great guitarist, and a great drummer, and could play rock, blues, and a lot of other styles of music as well.  For example D'yer'maker (hope I spelled that correctly) almost sounds a bit like calypso, "When the Levee Breaks" is a classic blues song, "Stairway To Heaven" is probably one of the greatest rock songs ever.  Not only could they play a variety of music styles their lyrics were intelligent and intriguing.\nAnother of my all time favorites was and is Bob Dylan, the man is a lyrical genius, and he has inspired more musicians than any other singer/songwriter.\nTodays music just doesn't compare.  They simply regurgitate their songs and their goal is to make money.  Back in the 60's - 80's people were actually writing songs that meant something, and they were trying to say something.  Today's artists might tell you that is what they are attempting to do, but IMO they have failed misserably.  They simply parrot what the mainstream media and entertainment industries spew out and say that they are trying to make a difference.\nThere are only two "modern" bands that I like, one of them broke up (Rage Against The Machine), the other is U2