Does today's music need more balls?

ForceofNature101

When you take a look at the non-pop artists out there the majority of them are either bland alternative rock or indie.

Don't get me wrong I enjoy indie music because of the folk influences, but for me a lot of times these indie bands are lacking a harder rocking punch - they are very catchy sing-a-long type songs. I was listening to Crown of Thorns today and it left me wondering where the awesome guitar solos, rocking grooves, and energy went??

Cause the bands that DO try to rock just come across as bland in my opinion (Switchfoot, Paramore, Red, etc.)

Today's music needs to grow a pair!!

JTH

the balls are there, you've just been lifting the wrong kilts.

Lizard

in the mouth?

ForceofNature101

JTH wrote:

the balls are there, you've just been lifting the wrong kilts.

keeponrockin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhNnwz_jUig

Ballsy enough for you?

intodeep

I understand what you are saying. I mean even when dinosaur jr was being indie rock in the 80's they still rocked.

I started listening to heavier music because of this. So i got into bands like high on fire, baroness, mastodon, amon amarth.

ForceofNature101

keeponrockin wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhNnwz_jUig

Ballsy enough for you?

I love The Dead Weather, I have seen them 3 times. See THIS is the kind of music we need more of today.

catefrances

ForceofNature101 wrote:

When you take a look at the non-pop artists out there the majority of them are either bland alternative rock or indie.

Don't get me wrong I enjoy indie music because of the folk influences, but for me a lot of times these indie bands are lacking a harder rocking punch - they are very catchy sing-a-long type songs. I was listening to Crown of Thorns today and it left me wondering where the awesome guitar solos, rocking grooves, and energy went??

Cause the bands that DO try to rock just come across as bland in my opinion (Switchfoot, Paramore, Red, etc.)

Today's music needs to grow a pair!!

come sit by me ill show you some music with balls.

12345AGNST1

Definitely. All these indie rock bands need to go swimming in the ocean. (CwhatIdidthar)

Anyway I agree. Anytime I check out new artists on itunes, rarely do I ever hear rock music that grabs my ears immediately. It seems all of these indie rock bands are all into these "soft" and "subtle" sounds with alot of synths. Even when it is catchy and grabs you, it usually isnt ballsy anyway. Like foster the people for instance, extremely catchy, and incredible IMO, but still not very rocking at all.

I actually havie been listening to alot of electronic music lately. Alot of it has more "balls" than the alternative stuff.

Zoso

i know what you mean.. i love the national and bon iver but i can't listen to it all the time. bands like mmj, the kills, j roddy walston and wilco all have balls... their are bands out there that have balls these days but not that popular.

pjl44

No
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZfjPZoT5kc
Balls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaF_-tirFeU
In
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPlfa3ZCNmY
Today's
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM6a_r5I6zA
Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OnebDvN0Y4
At
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ouo31MHfYU
All?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjSN_jEORfk

keeponrockin

pjl44 wrote:

No
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZfjPZoT5kc
Balls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaF_-tirFeU
In
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPlfa3ZCNmY
Today's
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM6a_r5I6zA
Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OnebDvN0Y4
At
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ouo31MHfYU
All?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjSN_jEORfk

DBT, so so good.

UpSideDown

keeponrockin wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhNnwz_jUig

Ballsy enough for you?

Ehhh.....this is a prime example of what is not ballsy enough for me. Lack of lead vocals and a riff that is cool, but otherwise could probably be made up after about 30 mins of toying around. I'm not saying it is a bad song, but just doesn't get me excited.

What does get me excited:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crILNt7-kj8

But then again I have always been more inclinded towards metal/hard rock anyways....so not sure how that factors in

thefixer9

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1EavMTUzgc

red mos

thefixer9 wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1EavMTUzgc

LOL, that is great. Man, I've been watching that on youtube ever since they performed it.