Author Topic: Safe to say that Rock music is dead. (Read 13122 times)

Ronnie Rep · « **Reply #25 on:** February 09, 2015, 01:24:31 PM »

I really need to get back my Sirius/XM subscription.

Palpatine Q · « **Reply #26 on:** February 09, 2015, 01:25:54 PM »

Beck is actually very talented.

that "loser" song was a long time ago

Earl1972 · « **Reply #27 on:** February 09, 2015, 01:29:29 PM »

i hated them 20 years ago, i can't believe they are still relevant

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Palpatine Q · « **Reply #28 on:** February 09, 2015, 01:40:28 PM »

Frisky Radio for some serious rock

thegamechanger · « **Reply #29 on:** February 09, 2015, 01:52:35 PM »

rock music died in the 70s
so if getbig was around in the early 80s this thread would be relevant, youre 35 years behind

bigmc · « **Reply #30 on:** February 09, 2015, 01:53:19 PM »

Quote from: El Diablo Blanco on February 09, 2015, 09:23:23 AM

Was looking at the grammy winners. Seriously. Is this the best the Rock world can do? Tom petty? Is he still alive? isn't Beck a pop DJ? Sad shit man. Will just continue listinening to Sirius XM Hair nation for my Rock fix.

Best Rock Album
Beck, Morning Phase (WINNER)
Ryan Adams, Ryan Adams
The Black Keys, Turn Blue
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Hypnotic Eye
U2, Songs of Innocence

complete wank

there are some great rock bands about

not commercial though

Thin Lizzy · « **Reply #31 on:** February 09, 2015, 02:03:42 PM »

Don't worry. The London Souls are here to save it:

Marty Champions · « **Reply #32 on:** February 09, 2015, 03:30:41 PM »

A'llll gaynessss

Quote from: El Diablo Blanco on February 09, 2015, 09:23:23 AM

Was looking at the grammy winners. Seriously. Is this the best the Rock world can do? Tom petty? Is he still alive? isn't Beck a pop DJ? Sad shit man. Will just continue listinening to Sirius XM Hair nation for my Rock fix.

Best Rock Album
Beck, Morning Phase (WINNER)
Ryan Adams, Ryan Adams
The Black Keys, Turn Blue
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Hypnotic Eye
U2, Songs of Innocence

funk51 · « **Reply #33 on:** February 09, 2015, 03:54:58 PM »

Quote from: Thin Lizzy on February 09, 2015, 02:03:42 PM

Don't worry. The London Souls are here to save it:

the black star riders are continuing the thin lizzy tradition.

thegamechanger · « **Reply #34 on:** February 09, 2015, 04:09:07 PM »

i listen to thin lizzy sometimes. every 5th year or so, 3-4 songs after that its enough

Thin Lizzy · « **Reply #35 on:** February 09, 2015, 04:25:30 PM »

Quote from: thegamechanger on February 09, 2015, 04:09:07 PM

i listen to thin lizzy sometimes. every 5th year or so, 3-4 songs after that its enough

I find this is the case with all bands, thats the beauty of the iPod/IPhone.

oldtimer1 · « **Reply #36 on:** February 09, 2015, 08:35:37 PM »

Rock died when playing instruments or the ability to sing isn't necessary to have a hit song making money. I think many young people if they heard live music would think something is wrong because it doesn't sound like an engineered recording. I can't believe people pay to hear a concert 85% lip synced with canned instruments playing while a few musicians pretend to play.

As far as Annie Lennox goes she wasn't that big back in the day and she had one big hit and a couple of minor ones. Is this the best they can do for a "legend." Every music award show brings her out every year like a returning princess when she couldn't sell out a 5K seat venue in the States.

When video games like guitar hero became big so many young guys picked up a real guitar. I thought it would be the return of real bands but I haven't seen it. The only real bands that are current now are some country bands where the most of the singing is live and musicians actually play. I might stick with jazz where the horns and the rest are real musicians playing right in front of me. They actually had a concert by me where they charged a big buck to hear a guy play the most awful garbage off his lap top. They said he was so talented. WTF?

240 is Back · « **Reply #37 on:** February 09, 2015, 08:43:56 PM »

music reflects generation selfie.

anything macho or badass or outright awesome would get hated on.

people like their music to be as wimpy, self-involved as they are.

basil · « **Reply #38 on:** February 09, 2015, 09:00:25 PM »

Quote from: oldtimer1 on February 09, 2015, 08:35:37 PM

Rock died when playing instruments or the ability to sing isn't necessary to have a hit song making money. I think many young people if they heard live music would think something is wrong because it doesn't sound like an engineered recording. I can't believe people pay to hear a concert 85% lip synced with canned instruments playing while a few musicians pretend to play.

As far as Annie Lennox goes she wasn't that big back in the day and she had one big hit and a couple of minor ones. Is this the best they can do for a "legend." Every music award show brings her out every year like a returning princess when she couldn't sell out a 5K seat venue in the States.

When video games like guitar hero became big so many young guys picked up a real guitar. I thought it would be the return of real bands but I haven't seen it. The only real bands that are current now are some country bands where the most of the singing is live and musicians actually play. I might stick with jazz where the horns and the rest are real musicians playing right in front of me. They actually had a concert by me where they charged a big buck to hear a guy play the most awful garbage off his lap top. They said he was so talented. WTF?

Eurythmics were huge in the 80's (like, 75 million records sold huge), and Annie Lennox had/has a solid solo career.

Lord Chronos · « **Reply #39 on:** February 10, 2015, 02:32:31 AM »

Quote from: El Diablo Blanco on February 09, 2015, 09:23:23 AM

Was looking at the grammy winners. Seriously. Is this the best the Rock world can do? Tom petty? Is he still alive? isn't Beck a pop DJ? Sad shit man. Will just continue listinening to Sirius XM Hair nation for my Rock fix.

Best Rock Album
Beck, Morning Phase (WINNER)
Ryan Adams, Ryan Adams
The Black Keys, Turn Blue
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Hypnotic Eye
U2, Songs of Innocence

Rock music is a bit of problem for the music industry, as it generally needs the members to play these complex things called instruments, like guitairs and drums.

The music industry, being an industry and manufacturing things, doesnt want to slow down production by heaving to deal with people playing instruments, or bands hiding away for months as they contemplate their next album, we have computers to do that.

Its much harder to produce a rock band than it is to get a bimbo like Katy Perry and the music industry equivalent to Vince Russo to churn out formulaic stuff each week.

dr.chimps · « **Reply #40 on:** February 10, 2015, 02:45:07 AM »

Quote from: Palpatine Q on February 09, 2015, 01:25:54 PM

Beck is actually very talented.

that "loser" song was a long time ago

On a recommendation, I actually bought the new Beck cd. Very good. Liked it a lot. Nothing like the old stuff.

Marty Champions · « **Reply #41 on:** February 10, 2015, 04:41:33 AM »

I won the suthern award

Royalty · « **Reply #42 on:** February 10, 2015, 04:53:44 AM »

Rap music is dead too

YngiweRhoads · « **Reply #43 on:** February 10, 2015, 05:06:15 AM »

Tons of great music out there but it isn't, nor was it ever, on the radio or acknowledged by the grimeys.

local hero · « **Reply #44 on:** February 10, 2015, 07:23:23 AM »

Black keys are a great band, real vintage sound to them... Some really good rock bands around if you care to look for them...

U2 are a bit ghayhona now, they were class when they burst on the scene, bloody Sunday etc etc

Pray_4_War · « **Reply #45 on:** February 10, 2015, 08:10:43 AM »

Rock is dead and the body has been cold for quite a while.

Ronnie Rep · « **Reply #46 on:** February 10, 2015, 09:13:10 AM »

Quote from: YngiweRhoads on February 10, 2015, 05:06:15 AM

Tons of great music out there but it isn't, nor was it ever, on the radio or acknowledged by the grimeys.

Grammy's never really acknowledged Rock.

funk51 · « **Reply #47 on:** February 10, 2015, 12:47:58 PM »

compare these two classics to the crap they put out now...

dr.chimps · « **Reply #48 on:** February 10, 2015, 12:51:08 PM »

Quote from: funk51 on February 10, 2015, 12:47:58 PM

compare these two classics to the crap they put out now...

And, Jethro Tull beat out Metallica for the hard rock Grammy...

thegamechanger · « **Reply #49 on:** February 10, 2015, 12:53:30 PM »

im not a big fan of jethro tull but im not gonna say anything bad about them they are afterall falcon approved