Do any of you get depressed at how mundane rock is today?
Thoughts_Arrive
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Compared to pre- 2000?
I do, what's happened to the balls in rock?
What's happened to the fun?
The spirit?
When I watch some of the youtubes of shows from the late 80s/early-mid 90s I think wtf is this crap we got now?
I hope something big explodes in rock again, 50's birth of r'n'r, 70s punk, 90s grunge, 10's (??????)
Every 20 years something explodes.
I do, what's happened to the balls in rock?
What's happened to the fun?
The spirit?
When I watch some of the youtubes of shows from the late 80s/early-mid 90s I think wtf is this crap we got now?
I hope something big explodes in rock again, 50's birth of r'n'r, 70s punk, 90s grunge, 10's (??????)
Every 20 years something explodes.
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What was fun about grunge and the alt-rock it spawned? It was so dour and depressing. Not that there's anything wrong with that, just saying. Arctic Monkeys, JET, Buckcherry... all a helluva lot more ballsy and fun than anything I recall from the early 90s.
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I have not really noticed a difference in crowds at shows, as already mentioned it depends on the band playing and the general environment that an artists carries. There is still moshpits, surfing and all that stuff (but I choose to stay out of that kind of stuff) and just watch shows and enjoy them for what they are.
Most of the music radio wise sounds the same- Most of the popular music on modern rock radio just sounds like watered down thrash metal- it's all heavily distorted guitars and it's boring to me.
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Wait....did you include Alice In Chains along with the others?? Just seems odd to me to have bands from the 60's/70's and then add another band from 20 years later.
Unless the AIC you mentioned is a different band.
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I did actually mean to include a few more bands from other eras.
Don't rely on Rockin' Rod and his bullshit corporate rock radio station to feed you the goods.
Go out...Hit the small clubs and bars,drink a beer or six, and check out the up and coming bands; it'll cost you $10-$15 cover tops.
You may be surprised...
Rock music is still very strong and every bit as interesting as it was 10-15 years ago.
I guess I'm still the only person that likes that band... :oops:
Oh well, I'm still not ashamed either
In the words of Henry Rollins, i'd like to "make them listen to Danzig, and Slayer, and Black Sabbath, and go out and run shit over ALL NIGHT LONG!!!"
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Music is doing just fine.
Not saying the music was fun per se.
The audience rocked out more which is why I said fun.
saw metric 5 times between 03 and 06, those were some phenomenal shows indeed. glad to hear they still have it. new album coming out soon.....you can order it right now on their website.....FANTASIES...
You just have to turn off MTV and Vh1 and the radio to find it.
Sure, Three days Grace, Nickelback and others are the face of modern day mainstream rock, and that is very tragic but, they dont represent rock. There is a difference.
If all you do is listen to the radio, you are obviously going to here crap. I dont listen to the radio.
Keep your ears open. Ask others for recommended bands. Read interviews with bands you like and see who influenced them. Read some of the music blogs. Watch some tv shows or commercials and try and listen for bands who are playing.
The indie rock scene is the most vibrant and unique musical movemen t I can think of, and its the current zeitgeist.
Broken Social Scene, Arcade Fire, Stars, Sufjan Stevens, The National, Bright Eyes, Arctic Monkeys, Damien Rice, Iron and Wine.
Rock and Roll isnt dead with those people making music.
Its always facinating how few people are willing to shut off the infernal racket on the radio, and tune out. While at the same time tuning in, tuning in to quality music.
They closed with 'Live It Out' - the slow version...After the first verse... They stopped, the crowd just went NUTS for a good 15 seconds... I was front and centre, the look on her face was that of utter shock... Plus she gave me a hug at the end of the show (again!!)... The only problem with Metric shows is they're so short, but it doesn't matter as much, the energy is there..The people that say 'music is no good these days' are no different than their parents were...
I saw... 22 shows last year? Including Springsteen and Vedder.. Feist and Broken Social Scene were the best ones I saw. Feist was just PERFECT... None of the yelling that plagued the Eddie shows, just pure respect from the audience. Amazing.
Basically, music is fine.
and anyway - The Melvins, Mudhoney, The Meat Puppets, Blind Melon, Alice In Chains, Sonic Youth, etc and many of the older legends are still knocking out music in some shape or form, so im happy with that.
sure i miss the 90s, but stuff that has evolved since is great too: off the top of my head:
QOTSA, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Trail of Dead, Explosions In The Sky, Mogwai, Mastodon, System Of A Down (shame about hiatus), Lion For A Day, Sigur Ros, Jimmy Cake, Isis, GY!BE, NIN, Silversun Pickups, Bell X1, Daft Punk, Saul Williams, The Streets, Matisyahu, The Eels, Me 1st & Gimmes, Elbow, !!!, John Butler Trio, DeVotchKa, Kaki King, Beirut, State Radio, I'm From Barcelona, Architecture In Helsinki, Bat For Lashes, Final Fantasy, Messiah J & The Expert......theres plenty of stuff ive found that excites me and throws more at me in a live show than the majority of the crap bands around in the 90s.
off the top of my head Mastodon, ISIS, TV on the Radio, State Radio, The Sword, Radiohead and Liam Finn are all really fresh and exciting. In fact Mastodon has made 2 of the best records of the decade, Leviathan and Crack the Skye, so has ISIS with Panopticon and the Absence of Truth.
It is out there you are just not searching hard enough. :?
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How can you get excited about anything that has to do with music when there is no anticipation anymore...you can see just about any concert within hours or even minutes after it has ended on the internet...leaked tracks, photographs.everything...we have it all yet we're still in a hurry for more
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Get into the music dammit :x
And someone mentioned recomendations from friends... that's still the best way to go. All of you should check out Mokoma... they are a Finnish thrash metal group. Fantastic stuff.
All of these fine folks are right; music is doing just fine. The Arcade Fire's first two albums were fantastic, Liam Finn's first one was great, the National are very, very good, Bright Eyes/Conor Oberst continues to release solid albums, and Radiohead's last one was pretty good as well.
Heartless Bastards, the Thermals, Ra Ra Riot, the Gaslight Anthem, Bon Iver and the Black Keys are all solid up-and-coming bands.
Wilco, Sonic Youth, REM, Broken Social Scene and Neko Case are all veterans that continue to release great albums.
And I've been saying this for years, but Modest Mouse and Queens of the Stone Age are two bands that continue to release fantastic, out of this world, relevant albums time and time again. They have done no wrong with the past ten years.
You just have to give it a chance, man. If you're expecting to see the next big thing WITH TALENT! in an arena anytime soon, you're out of luck. Pick up a copy of SPIN magazine and read the firt half of the magazine with all the buzz bands; a lot of those bands are pretty good. Or read their album reviews. They do more obscure, off of the radar stuff than you'd expect.
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And Green Day's new album.
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2) Check out Dr.Dog's album "Fate"
3) Go see Dr.Dog Live
This is sure to put a smile on your face