On tangent here but is there any connection between the death of Rock Music and the rise of Internet music sharing?

 

Definitely. That and kids don't listen to rock'n'roll anymore.

 

The preferred method for rock'n'roll since the mid-'60s has been toward cutting an album and then touring to support it. Full albums just don't mean as much anymore in the grand scheme — it's almost reverted back to the way it was in the '50s, when it was all about singles.

Stop listening to commercial radio would be my best suggestion. If you want to hear new rock'n'roll, public radio is where it's at.

I don't listen to much radio, mostly if daughter is in the car...who do I need to be listening to? Who today is comparable to Rock from the 60-70's for instance?

Not really a genre I'm into much these days, but I still hear a random throwback song once in a while that makes me smile.

 

Airbourne, takes a lot of influence from AC/DC.

 

(nsfw)

Jettblack, some dudes maybe stuck in the 80's.

 

Hardcore Superstar, some dudes from Sweden where I'm guessing Guns n Roses still rules.

 

Just watched that Airbourne video...pretty good!

Rock and roll is not dead, no. It doesn't sell like it once did either, though, so in a day and age where pop music, commercial country music, and R&B dominate the charts, where do you think the majority of the aspiring young musicians turn their interests?

 

I had this conversation not too long ago with my father-in-law. He was born in 1961, and as a result, he grew up loving bands like Led Zeppelin, The Who, and Pink Floyd. That's what my father-in-law's idea of "real rock and roll" is. However, if you'd look at someone who had been born 20 years before he had, they would probably be a little more likely to tell you that "real rock and roll" is stuff like Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Bill Haley, or Elvis. Then you fast forward to me, born in 1981, and I had a lot of exposure to rock and roll bands like Pearl Jam, Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden, and Stone Temple Pilots. My point being...rock and roll has changed a LOT since the period five year "inception period" between 1946 when Big Boy Crudup wrote "

" and 1951 when Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats wrote "

". What you hear now is not what you heard then.

Just watched that Airbourne video...pretty good!

 

agreed. :thumb:

Died about 1976 if you ask me.

 

For me it was about 1991 or 1992.

Rock and roll is not dead, no. It doesn't sell like it once did either.

 

Good point on it not selling like it once did. I wonder if that could have a positive affect on the quality of Rock Music? Will it become more "pure" and less "comercial"? I haven't noticed it yet but I have been on a talk radio kick for a while which is odd since I used to hate talk radio.

A lot of different sounding stuff in here, but these are all artists who are still recording music and touring, and they're all folks who have perfectly legitimate claims to being "rock" musicians.

 

Death Cab For Cutie -

Foo Fighters -

Wilco -

My Morning Jacket -

Wye Oak -

Appleseed Cast - Steps And Numbers

Muse -

Silversun Pickups -

The National -

Radiohead - 15 Step (Cool live version from the 2009 Grammy's with the USC Trojans marching band)

Rogue Wave -

Typhoon -

Jason Isbell -

I am really enjoying the Foo Fighters HBO specials where they tour the different cities. I really liked the Nashville episode. Dave Grohl is awesome!

Rock to me died. There are no rock bands out there I like, maybe a few good songs here and there, but not a complete album and no consistency.

Here are a few more. All from the last year or so. Not guaranteed you'll like any of it, but it's out there. I assume the Black Keys and Foo Fighters get a little airplay on alternative stations, but that's about it.

 

 

 

 

 

Foo Fighters - "Something From Nothing"

 

 

War On Drugs - "Red Eyes"

 

 

 

Jack White - "Just One Drink"

 

Weezer - "Back to the Shack"

Rock and roll is not dead, no. It doesn't sell like it once did either, though, so in a day and age where pop music, commercial country music, and R&B dominate the charts, where do you think the majority of the aspiring young musicians turn their interests?

 

I had this conversation not too long ago with my father-in-law. He was born in 1961, and as a result, he grew up loving bands like Led Zeppelin, The Who, and Pink Floyd. That's what my father-in-law's idea of "real rock and roll" is. However, if you'd look at someone who had been born 20 years before he had, they would probably be a little more likely to tell you that "real rock and roll" is stuff like Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Bill Haley, or Elvis. Then you fast forward to me, born in 1981, and I had a lot of exposure to rock and roll bands like Pearl Jam, Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden, and Stone Temple Pilots. My point being...rock and roll has changed a LOT since the period five year "inception period" between 1946 when Big Boy Crudup wrote "

" and 1951 when Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats wrote "

". What you hear now is not what you heard then.

I guess that's more to my question, as many have started answering...who would be considered today's...Chuck Berry, Zep, ACDC, Pearl Jam...etc? Looks like there are a few more candidates than I knew.

I think you could be right on being dead. Who is last great true rock star you can think of? Scott Weiland???, that's a stretch.

 

Dave Grohl.

Interesting reading. The last paragraph summarizes it:

 

But while fans can burrow deep into rabbit holes of esoterica, “Today’s Top Hits” is still the No. 1 playlist on Spotify, and Pandora’s most popular station is “Today’s Hits.” Even when offered a universe of music, most of us prefer to listen to what we think everyone else is hearing.

 

The Shazam Effect - The Atlantic

Interesting reading. The last paragraph summarizes it:

 

 

 

The Shazam Effect - The Atlantic

 

Good read.