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Originally Posted by garce
Rock guitar owned the world in those days. Now the music world is dominated by pussies in GAP clothes. Doesn't matter anymore what shit spews out of their gaping, cocksucking mouths. It has nothing to do with music anymore, and has everything to do with selling whatever useless shit they sign their name to.
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Only if you use top 40 radio and media as your basis of today's music world. I understand that there's far more out there in the music world than the Gagas, Kanyes, Britneys, Ke$has and whatever else is being pushed out in mass.
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Originally Posted by garce
The memory of rock and roll still lingers, but there is not one single person - maybe Jack White (but that's pushing it) - who will stand on stage with a guitar strapped on his back and dominate the airwaves.
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There's memories of what rock and roll used to be, and there's what rock and roll has evolved into today. It has changed, but that doesn't mean it's dead or dying. Rock and roll was never meant to be mainstream. It was about rebellion; going against the social norm. The moment it becomes mainstream, it loses its core values.
And you keep falling back on the scenario of a single man standing on stage with his guitar...why does it have to be a single man carrying on rock and roll?
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Originally Posted by garce
That's over. Its done with. Rock guitar is dead. Rock and roll is dead. Today, Stevie Ray Vaughn would not be worth the time of day. Brian Setzer.. who? Even Jeff Beck, Ron Wood, and Jimmy Page mean nothing now - and there is no-one in line to replace them.
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I disagree. All of those artists find homes in today's society, and in the youth of today, for those who "get it." No, it's not mainstream appeal, but as I said earlier, it was never meant to be that way. And those artists are passed on through the artists of today, who cite them as influences. I personally discovered many classic artists by them being cited as influences to modern bands I enjoy. And for those who "get it," the influences can be found in surprising places. Take for example Hollywood Undead, a band I'm sure makes you cringe, Garce. I highly doubt you have any appreciation for rap/rock, and I can't say I blame you. But even they draw influence (and show it) from the classics:
I know it's old news to many, but check out the rhythm of the above song. Sound familiar? It should. It's Randy Rhoads' guitar riff intro to Ozzy's "Crazy Train." And HU proudly cites Ozzy and Rhoads as influences on the song (and give writing credit to them, too.)
Additionally, many of the classics still tour, and still put out music. Parents can pass the love of these artists down to their children, and continue the influence on the future. While not guitar legends per se, I have twice attended concerts of The Moody Blues with my father, and the second one I took my son with us. So three generations at one concert. And I saw it everywhere at the concert...not just us. Hardly signifies the death of the genre.