Is Rock and Roll getting better these days or is it worse?
455641
i don't think there has been such a thing as "rock n' roll" for a long time.\ni think those words have their own little group of bands, i don't think anyone falls in there anymore. "rock n' roll" to me is buddy holly, richie valenz, the big bopper, etc.\nanything after that to me is hard rock, alternative, pop.\nits the same think with hendrix, led zep, skynard, and pink floyd- that to me is classic rock and nothing else.\n\nwhat i'm trying to say is that i can't compare iron maiden to marylin manson cuz to me it's already 2 different styles of music. and same with s.o.a.d. to slayer.\n\np.s. (slayer and iron maiden can't hold a candle to S.O.A.D.)
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.
667942
Having grown up in the 70's - I can tell you that American culture was a bit crazy - we were dealing with the Tail-end of Viet Nam, the worst environmental pollution in history and Richard Nixon being impeached for Watergate. At the same time, we were not the most fashionable, it was a time of wide-collar polyester shirts with loud print and corduroy pants - all with tennis shoes! Still, what we lacked in sophistication we more than made up for in fun! Southern Rock was at it's apex (Lynard Skynard, 38 Special, CCR), R&B was a blast with groups like the Commadores and Earth, Wind and Fire, and Disco was beginning to emerge (the BeeGees).  Drugs were primarily psychadelic in nature: LSD, PCP, Heroin - and lots of pill poping. People were promiscuous - AIDS had not made it's official debut yet - so sex was rampant. All in all, the 70's was a crazy, wacked out decade. Still - I feel that it was a much less damaging era than what we face today!
482483
better today than yesterday...  thanks for asking.
146831
alot of bands did songs in one take back then.  Engineers do not do this anymore and alot of times the differnt band parts don't even play and record on the same time. However i think that the newer styles of recording are not that good.
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*
428672
The music keeps getting worse...thus MTV keeps getting worse.  Most of the programming on MTV and VH1 has nothing to do with music anymore.\n\nFunny part is that (while I love the old MTV), MTV is the REASON for the downfall of music over the past decade.  They made music more about looks and marketing than musicianship and talent.
1039649
socially, isnt that subjective? a lot has changed, but whether that's considered progress or decline is debatable. (50's housewives, 60-70s civil rights movement, hippies, etc, 80-90's hair bands and fads etc etc)\n\neconomically, we've been doing the same cycle of highs and lows as the economy is historically known to do, though if you're talking about economic systems and structure of american economy, not too much has changed.\n\ntechnologically speaking of course, there has been plenty of progress, at an exponentially higher rate than ever before.  (medicine, internet, even video games and cars)
82199
MTV ruined music in my opinion.  Music has been in a downward spiral since around 1985.  I'm 25 years old and I listen to mostly to the music my parents and grandparents grew up with.  There are a few good artists right now like Jack Johnson and Norah Jones.
603062
Lack of talent is what is going on! I don't even keep up with the new stuff anymore, it sucks. It seems that the music industry is catering to the younger people with all of this poppy bubble gum crap. This is another reason we bought Sirius, we get to pick what we listen to. No Shakira, or over the hill Madonna. It is all crap!!! Hey is that Freedom Rock? Well turn it up! Ha ha
1157231
I think rock is based on what you know, the hair bands of the 80's (at least those that you're referencing) knew all about partying, the excesses of the 80's (drugs, sex and alcohol).  A lot of what's coming out now (depending on your scene/genre of course) seems to be based off of the punk/hardcore scene.  And a lot of that music has a purpose--to talk about something, usually politics of some sort.  I think rock has actually had a lot of the same topics (most of which you named), it's just how they approach it.  Instead of the debauchery of the 80's, it's the sensitive "emo" guys.  As for the partying, with so many dying of drug use and HIV/AIDS, some of that has put a scare into that type of mentality.\n\nThere are some bands out there that aren't negative, it's just a matter of finding them.  As for talent, I think you touched on it somewhat, the record companies are looking for maximum profitability and, right now, the consumers don't seem to want 10-12 minute songs with 2 or 3 shredding guitar solos.  3-4 minute long songs, a catchy chorus, sing-a-long verses, stuff like that is what's trendy.\n\nI have to disagree that Cobain ruined rock, he influenced it a certain way, but it's bounced back from the dark sides of grunge.  I'd say it's angrier now at times (especially some punk and hardcore bands).  But then look at the world around us, it's getting harder and harder to not have negativity pressed on us.
441902
haha too true...but some things are better than they used to be...\n-racism has lessened\n-better technology(well that can be looked at in multiple ways)\n\nok so im having trouble thinking of things\n\nits pretty screwed up
755714
um...yeah, i'm not that impressed with whats newer lately, but someone mentioned "3 Days Grace" and what i heard from them seems ok, - Disturbed , Evanescence , AX7  are ok too. I know most people associate those bands with a sort of "scene" or trend - which i'm old enough NOT to follow trends, and i've not bought any of those cd's or anything , i just heard. It's all just one form or another of rock , isn't it?
105806
Today's music sucks so much because: \n1) Record labels are looking for hits, not albums.  \n2) "Talent" must always LOOK marketable.  \n3) Too much of the recording industries' troubles are being blamed on "illegal downloading", rather than taking the responsibility themselves for putting out crappy music.\n4) ALL (yes, ALL) new rock acts today have nothing new to offer.  Everything put out today is a ripoff of 90's alt-rock. (Example - Nickelback, Staind, etc...EVERY song uses that same minor-key harmony that originated with Alice In Chains).\n5) Most people are sheep and will listen to whatever a record company shoves in their face.\n6) Nearly every song has the same pattern...a light opening, then blaring guitars midway through the first verse, then a catchy and annoying chorus.  In other words, it's PREDICTABLE!\n\nOverall, there's a BIG lack of originality in today's music.  The "talent" isn't talented...just good at ripping off whatever has already been done.  I understand having influences, but these bands literally play the SAME thing.  As a huge music fan, I've been largely disappointed since around 1998.
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.
446370
Yes atheletes are getting better. If you look at it, atheltes today have an advantage because if the get sick or hurt, we have better doctors and medicine that can help them get better. Plus, we have better teaching(like in baseball, better coaches to teach the best swing), and better ways to train. So yes, players are getting better all the time.
1017213
When you look at the music created between early 1980-1987, there was a genre of musical talent I believe the world will never see again. \nWhere has this talent gone?\n\nThe 90's music was what you listened to when your 5 seconds short of suicide, and the 70's music was simply 1-dimension heavy rock(for the most part)\n\n60's music was fast-beat 3 minute songs designed for AM radio\n\nAnd the 'music' today? Horrific...to say the least.\n\nThe 80's were a great era.