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leebul
05/14/20 9:48:54 AM
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May you some day soon rise back to prominence and not go the way of things like jazz and disco and never recover your mainstream appeal.

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Dorfmann_
05/14/20 9:51:28 AM
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My library would say otherwise, but sure, if mainstream appeal is your only barometer, I guess you could say this.
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leebul
05/14/20 9:56:29 AM
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Dorfmann_ posted...
My library would say otherwise, but sure, if mainstream appeal is your only barometer, I guess you could say this.
Rock isn't mainstream anymore. Have you seen any new bands or artists come out with songs or albums that chart high on the Billboard charts or got any radio play on the Top 40 stations recently?

I haven't, the only ones who do are the ones who have been around for awhile and are already established.

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MaxEffingBemis
05/14/20 9:56:47 AM
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Mainstream rock died because its been stale ever since the 90s ended

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trappedunderice
05/14/20 9:57:59 AM
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Pop music has always dominated the charts.
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MaxEffingBemis
05/14/20 9:58:05 AM
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leebul posted...
Rock isn't mainstream anymore. Have you seen any new bands or artists come out with songs or albums that chart high on the Billboard charts or got any radio play on the Top 40 stations recently?

I haven't, the only ones who do are the ones who have been around for awhile and are already established.
Rock bands still chart high on the Billboard charts. They just dont get played on mainstream rock radio because theyre too busy playing old RHCP songs instead

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Dorfmann_
05/14/20 9:59:44 AM
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leebul posted...
Rock isn't mainstream anymore. Have you seen any new bands or artists come out with songs or albums that chart high on the Billboard charts or got any radio play on the Top 40 stations recently?

I haven't, the only ones who do are the ones who have been around for awhile and are already established.


I conceded that point, but I don't think that means it's dead. Getting access to music outside of the mainstream has never been easier.
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Statical_Ork
05/14/20 9:59:56 AM
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Rock is going the way of jazz and Im basically fine with it

shows being full of olds is a bummer but oh well

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leebul
05/14/20 10:04:34 AM
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MaxEffingBemis posted...
Rock bands still chart high on the Billboard charts. They just dont get played on mainstream rock radio because theyre too busy playing old RHCP songs instead
But have you seen any NEW bands or artists charted on the Hot 100 or Top 200 in the last few years and got radio play on the Top 40 stations where they play other genres along with it? I just don't mean the Rock charts for Billboard or the stations that are specifically just for Rock music.

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leebul
05/14/20 10:09:56 AM
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Statical_Ork posted...
Rock is going the way of jazz and Im basically fine with it

shows being full of olds is a bummer but oh well
God, i hope not. Rock is one of my favorite genres so it would suck seeing it never really recover.

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pauIie
05/14/20 10:37:50 AM
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yeah if you want to keep with the guitar shit that's happening these days, you're gonna have to push your music tastes. otherwise ggs waiting for the next white stripes.

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Questionmarktarius
05/14/20 11:49:38 AM
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Rock music died in 1980.
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Flockaveli
05/14/20 12:01:45 PM
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Rock musicians are unable to make a living doing what they love and this makes Rock purists/elitists happy.

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TheGoldenEel
05/14/20 12:03:09 PM
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The internet made mainstream music irrelevant. Only the most basic of people even listen to the radio anymore so the music has to cater to those

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Romes187
05/14/20 12:03:28 PM
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we'll always have our old CDs guys
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Romes187
05/14/20 12:03:49 PM
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plus in another decade its going to become retro

but lead guitar is so kickass and sexy and girls dig it that it'll come back hard mark my words
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TheMikh
05/14/20 12:04:39 PM
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how can rock be dead if boyracer (and their 555 recordings label) is still releasing new material

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TheGoldenEel
05/14/20 12:04:50 PM
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post good recent rock music CE

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PAMCQt_2R1I

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leebul
05/14/20 12:17:08 PM
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Post some good recent Rock songs that sound like something from the 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s. I like Rock music from those eras.

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Flockaveli
05/14/20 12:18:28 PM
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https://youtu.be/VqoyKzgkqR4

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TheGoldenEel
05/14/20 12:27:01 PM
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Romes187
05/14/20 12:30:45 PM
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how about this classic haha...i dont even like the band that much (some songs are cool) but this is some crazy ass crowd control during that breakdown....

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Flockaveli
05/14/20 12:30:49 PM
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Rock music is still being made, yes. That's obvious. But is it drawing in as many new fans as other genres? Are musicians able to live comfortably as those in other genres?

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Flockaveli
05/14/20 12:32:04 PM
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At the end of the day I would love for my favorite Rock musicians to be able to quit their full time real jobs and live comfortably from making music. It is a job after all.

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MaxEffingBemis
05/14/20 12:34:14 PM
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TheGoldenEel
05/14/20 12:35:52 PM
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Flockaveli posted...
Rock music is still being made, yes. That's obvious. But is it drawing in as many new fans as other genres? Are musicians able to live comfortably as those in other genres?
There are lots of rock bands that are big names on the festival circuit.

Car Seat Headrest, King Gizzard, Courtney Barnett, The National, Tame Impala, royal blood, Portugal the man, front bottoms, cage the elephant, vampire weekend are some that come to mind as top names on lineups recently

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billcom6
05/14/20 12:37:20 PM
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Who gives a fuck about mainstream appeal?

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Statical_Ork
05/14/20 12:42:19 PM
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hotline tnt is the best rock band of the past decade

https://youtu.be/CniXQtV8stQ

https://youtu.be/Vrbrfc4_KIg


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MrMallard
05/14/20 12:50:12 PM
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Honestly, let it stay dead for a few more years. That, or start propelling bands like King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard to mainstream prominence.

I don't have a lot of love for like obnoxious rock fans, the kind who bought in on Disco Demolition Nights and all that. You want to revel in the destruction of a genre of music you don't like, then suffer the same fucking fate, asshole. But hey, if the demand for currently available bands start to climb, I won't be upset. Just stop dusting off AC/DC and shit, and start investing in smaller, upcoming bands.

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Sotha_Sil
05/14/20 12:52:23 PM
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These topics/sentiments will never not be stupid

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Questionmarktarius
05/14/20 12:58:22 PM
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MrMallard posted...
Just stop dusting off AC/DC and shit
Incidentally, AC/DC also died in 1980, with Bon Scott.
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SMAP-
05/14/20 1:00:01 PM
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The problem is rock music kinda is in a point where its contradicting itself.

The style of music has historically leaned towards being made by the youth and being primarily about young peoples issues. However, most rock music fans, and many of its most famous performers as well have developed a sort of nostalgia complex. If its not how the legends did it then its usually written off unfortunately as gimmicky or weird. There is such a fascination that the current state of contemporary rock has with its own history that is sort of unhealthy and dependent on mimicry rather than innovation. Not that those artists being worshipped arent great, they by and large are, but this is the same type of stage that has caused genres like jazz to remain stagnant for decades.

I think all genres of music have potential for revivals, and theres always going to be something good going on if you look for it, but I also think its okay for a heyday to be just that. Rock may not need to ever be as famous as it once was.

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MrMallard
05/14/20 1:05:56 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
Incidentally, AC/DC also died in 1980, with Bon Scott.
My mum liked their revival album back when that launched. Rock or Bust is generally considered a turd though.

Brian Johnson had a decent enough run, and Back in Black is a pretty legendary comeback. But yeah, it's time to put that horse to sleep. One of the band members is dead, Brian Johnson sounds like a waste disposal system and the fact that they made it to the 2010's at all is a fluke at best. If rock fans want to keep pulling these geriatrics out time after time instead of investing in smaller bands and helping them get good word of mouth, then they can go out with the oldies.

For what it's worth though, you've still got folks like Alice Cooper and bands like Judas Priest who are putting out well received stuff. If they're still good, they're still good. But there's that, and there's a bunch of old has-beens banking on a name that hasn't been relevant for decades. Acts like that need to fuck off and make way for the new blood.

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Romes187
05/14/20 1:10:09 PM
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we need the next Motely Crue imo

fun sexy hard glam rock, heavily riff based, and played by bar bands across the world

i need to get back on stage :(
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