Rock music is dead!

[ABQCOWBOY]

Very sorry to hear about your brother. Rest assured he is well taken care of in this next chapter.

Echo this. Very sorry as well. They say it's the ones who are left behind that have it hardest. I think there's something to that.

 

[JoeKing]

Hmm, I don't think you can say rock is dead. It may not be the same as it was before, but that doesn't mean it's dead. The Beatles are mentioned as rock, and even Elvis, the "King". Most people who grew up the last several decades would probably consider their music more pop than rock. Rock just means something different now.

Just as a butterfly is not a caterpillar, what passes as rock today is in fact not rock for the most part. It has morphed into something else. We should stop calling it rock and give today's "rock" music an original name. Just as the caterpillar is not dead just because it became a butterfly, rock is not dead. So in that respect, you are correct.

 

[Denim Chicken]

If any of the bands you mentioned are still played on the radio in 20+ years, I will eat my hat and jog around the block naked. That is if im still alive..

Prefacing this with my disbelief that radio play is an accurate way to judge anything, but I would not be surprised to see some of the bands I mentioned on the radio in 20 years (The Killers have won 7 Grammys, BTW, also not a great way to judge and have sold 1/4 the number of albums that KISS has, despite KISS having 28 years on them and being the industry leader).

The bands that we are comparing are generally relegated to classic rock stations, while their predecessors are still played on oldies stations and their successors get air time on 90's rock / alternative stations. I can see no reason why in 20 years that millennial rock (or whatever they will call it) wouldn't follow the trend.

So, if by the good graces of God you are still around, I hope you have a small head and don't live in my neighborhood.

 

[DallasCowpoke]

I'm sorry, but I have to post this. Have been trying to keep my mind away from today, but I cannot. I am posting these videos as a tribute to my brother, who died this morning. Luckily beer is a great pain killer. Or so they say. He is nine years older than me, and when I was a little girl back in the 70's, he and his teen band were always playing these songs. He was so awesome on the guitar. Truly a natural.

Condolences for you and your families loss.

Based on your posts, thought this one might be one he enjoyed? Hope you do as well.

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[PJTHEDOORS]

Prefacing this with my disbelief that radio play is an accurate way to judge anything, but I would not be surprised to see some of the bands I mentioned on the radio in 20 years (The Killers have won 7 Grammys, BTW, also not a great way to judge and have sold 1/4 the number of albums that KISS has, despite KISS having 28 years on them and being the industry leader).

The bands that we are comparing are generally relegated to classic rock stations, while their predecessors are still played on oldies stations and their successors get air time on 90's rock / alternative stations. I can see no reason why in 20 years that millennial rock (or whatever they will call it) wouldn't follow the trend.

So, if by the good graces of God you are still around, I hope you have a small head and don't live in my neighborhood.

On Wikipedia, it says they have been nominated for 7, but haven't won any.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_The_Killers

 

[Denim Chicken]

On Wikipedia, it says they have been nominated for 7, but haven't won any.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_The_Killers

Must have read that wrong. I don't put much stock in that award anyhow.

 

[JIMMYBUFFETT]

Tool is in the process of recording an album now. It's been a slow process because they've been in a lawsuit for the last 7 years over album artwork. The new album is suppose to get back more to their metal roots similar to the Opiate album which I thought was their best and rawest work.

I think the Black Keys 8 albums in 12 years would also argue rock is not dead.

Check out Black Stone Cherry if you like southern rock.

Plus...Lemmy is still alive!

 

[big dog cowboy]

I thought rock died the first time I heard "Jump".

Never been a big van of VH since. Damn that Eddie. Him touching that keyboard changed everything. I heard a couple of songs of VH1 last weekend and still cranked it. Great stuff.

 

[khiladi]

YES YES, rock really is DEAD! cause it was getting more boring.

read below

http://loudwire.com/gene-simmons-rock-finally-dead/

This is coming from the guy that participated in dumb reality TV shows that assisted in killing the image of rock stars.

 

[khiladi]

When Cobain died, that also had a big influence on the demise of rock.

IMO, he was one of the reasons it died in the first place. Grunge and Seattle and their depressing story lines was garbage to me. It was the 'death' of the electric guitar.

 

[BoysFan4ever]

IMO, he was one of the reasons it died in the first place. Grunge and Seattle and their depressing story lines was garbage to me. It was the 'death' of the electric guitar.

He was such a hopeless heroin abuser I am not sure he had any happiness in his life. It just consumed him.

And well destroyed him.

 

[khiladi]

He was such a hopeless heroin abuser I am not sure he had any happiness in his life. It just consumed him.

And well destroyed him.

I seriously couldn't stand that era of the 90s, especially as far as music was concerned. The lyrics were depressing, the music wasn't complicated at all and it took teen angst to 'darkness'. All of the sudden, black was everywhere. Don't get me started on flannel shirts.

Grunge effectively destroyed rock to me.

 

[BoysFan4ever]

I seriously couldn't stand that era of the 90s, especially as far as music was concerned. The lyrics were depressing, the music wasn't complicated at all and it took teen angst to 'darkness'. All of the sudden, black was everywhere. Don't get me started on flannel shirts.

Grunge effectively destroyed rock to me.

It was kind of before my time but I know about Kurt. He was obviously a very troubled guy. I do like that one Nirvana song "Heart Shaped Box" or whatever it is.

I find his story so sad. But you know people accept that dark life of drugs & it rarely ends well.

 

[Denim Chicken]

I seriously couldn't stand that era of the 90s, especially as far as music was concerned. The lyrics were depressing, the music wasn't complicated at all and it took teen angst to 'darkness'. All of the sudden, black was everywhere. Don't get me started on flannel shirts.

Grunge effectively destroyed rock to me.

Crazy, I loved the grudge era.

 

[khiladi]

Crazy, I loved the grudge era.

You either loved it or absolutely hated it. I remember guitar solos started majorly sucking, if songs even had them.

 

[Denim Chicken]

You either loved it or absolutely hated it. I remember guitar solos started majorly sucking, if songs even had them.

There was Tom Morrelo with Rage at that time who put out some really nice, innovative ones. I just caught him with Bruce Springsteen.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

IMO, he was one of the reasons it died in the first place. Grunge and Seattle and their depressing story lines was garbage to me. It was the 'death' of the electric guitar.

Ya, Cobain was the only one who ever wrote depressing lyrics. lol.

 

[Aikmaniac]

Rock is alive and well. I was jamming to Nickelback on the way to work today.

 

[kimrose]

Condolences for you and your families loss.

Based on your posts, thought this one might be one he enjoyed? Hope you do as well.

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Thank you for posting this. I actually wanted to, but felt like I had posted enough. This is actually one of my favorite songs, a song that holds great memories for my family. We are a musical bunch. Props to you, sir, for thinking of it. And thank you for your kind words, they are very helpful.

I'd like to thank all of you for your kind words. It's taken me a bit of a minute, or a day actually, to get back here. I was kind of embarrassed with all the things I said and the video postings. But music is my soul and it is how I relate to life. It is how I breathe and how live and how I grieve. And I thank each and every one of you for being so nice to me in such a hard time. And my sister thanks you, as well. She lost her husband, my brother in law for the last 38 years, just 12 days before our brother died. It has been a rough few weeks for my family. Thank you again for being kind. God bless.

 

[khiladi]

Ya, Cobain was the only one who ever wrote depressing lyrics. lol.

That's not what I said, I said he was one of the reasons it died in the first place. I followed it up with:

Grunge and Seattle and their depressing story lines was garbage to me.

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That whole scene, which was popularized by people like Cobain, in my view, spelt the 'end' of 'rock'.