When the next generation's kids can't get jobs and are forced to live at home till the age of 30, the anger will come back into music.

Right now, kids are not that angry cause they all have cell phones, cars and live at home. When they get older, the music will start to reflect a more angry appeal.

Toss in a couple more wars, and presto... angry rock and roll will rise again from the bullshit teens that used to worship Justin Beiber and Lady Gaga.

Rock will come back, it's just a matter of time. This pop happy music culture only reflects poor people that 'think' they are doing great in the world and are still happy. Give it another generation, it will rock out soon enough.

Funny because I sat here and wondered if I would classify them as rock. I love how they are a British band that has sold the Americana sound back to America. They've lead the way for recent successes like the Lumineers and Of Gods and Monsters.

Sarah_Jayne you are my new music heroine! You should be a music editor or something, or write a new music blog. You truly love music and know so much more than me about post-2000 bands and artists I am humbled, impressed and hopeful, all at once. LOL Excellent suggestions and knowledge.

For me, I'm fairly encyclopedic with music between 1965-1995 tho I'm only 43 (only? LOL). I've always been into music a little older than my peers. While I loved the Cure and saw them in 1984 I dig Dylan, The Who, Kinks, Marley, Lou Reed, Iggy pop, Bowie, Queen, etc etc.

So these are my examples. While there's so much great (new) music in this thread little of it touches me the way those older artists did.

I'd be lying if I didn't say that I have wondered how I could eventually do something to do with music. Next to sex it is what I love the most with the only difference being that I have no musical talent. I just love listening to it. I'm not sure how at 36 where I would even start.

You had go and mention that you saw The Cure. When I was something like 19, I drew up a 'must see before I die' list of performers. I've seen every act on the list, most of them multiple times but the Cure just hasn't happened. When I lived in the UK, they were always playing the States. Now that I moved back, it feels like they are never here. I've joked that if I do get to see them and the list becomes complete there might suddenly be gold beams of light coming out of my sleeves.

I understand what you mean in this thread and I really do think it comes down to lack of collective memory. People barely even watch music videos now. So, the imagery isn't with us a a society. Lady GaGa managed to get herself known mostly because she created that 'look at me' stuff that most other performers of recent years haven't been able to do.

Speaking of old, I'm seeing Fleetwood Mac on Wednesday and I had a hard time finding anybody I knew that was familiar enough with their songs that wanted to go with me.

Actually never got into The Cure until I saw this movie:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118818/

Then I listened to it only to get that feel of one of my all time favs again, and it sticked.

Wouldn't hesitate, although Fleetwood usually have their orthodox "classic" and then "latter" fans I believe their after classic rock era is by far one of the most sophisticated acts to ever succeed in the "pop rock" game.

And Stevie Nicks of course is The Diva with the most amazing, husky voice.

i feel sad for stevie nicks, she is such a romantic but nver seemed to recover from the insane drama of making that 1st lp. she seemed to lament that in a interview i saw of her a while back.

Myself, I prefer the earlier Peter Green era of the band, more bluesy, more psychedelic, less super refined and polished, but with more balls. No offense to the post Green era, cannot deny that those are some very timeless songs that will live long after they are all dead and gone.

i am not familiar with that variation of the band, anyt recommended tracks to check them out by? kinda off topic but mick fleetwood is a gas of guy, i just watched a rerun of his time on top gear, class act that guy! they partied a lot more than i realized.


on another note :winkwink: get it, note, yuk yuk

re: the cure, did anyone happen to see this sean penn film a while back? he obviously modeled his charater off smith

this must be the place was a little dull in my opinion.

I saw The Cure in 1987 when they played a small club in NYC called The Ritz (sadly, horribly, now closed, like CBGB's and The Bottom Line and too many other famous venues to mention or I'll weep).

Anyway their show was FILLED with so much smoke and lasers and 'atmosphere' that I couldn't see shit, just the top of Robert Smith's hair so I began hitting on the waitress (I was in the balcony). The show was for the 'Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me' tour, one of my fave albums, too.

The show was good but also a bit boring (sorry), tho not AS boring as THE "all-time most boring live band fucking EVER" The Cars.

(Shagged the waitress that night, too, leaving the girl I was with on the corner to catch a bus home 'cause she pissed me off asking for a $60 Cure sweatshirt and it was our first date. OH the memories, and the mammaries....hey I was a teen-ager!!).

check out Boris and Queesn of the Stone Age. You won't be let down, if you're looking for real, kick you in the ass rock music.

hah, i saw them around then too, i agree, too complicated, but i always dug the most simple of cure tracks, love cats, the upstairs room, etc,

That was a fun show, though!



:)

Homegrown Video loves the hippie music
 

This is more the side of the Mac that I was talking:








Makes me want to drop acid, take my clothes off, and dance the dance of the flower picker...

There is a concert with Duane Allman, Peter Green, and Jerry Garcia all trading licks on "Mountain Jam", I need to find that because that is the megalith of all-star acid jams.

i love psych music from the 60's but there is some decent stuff from the 90's 2000's as well. have you ever heard these guys?



as far as a band i think could be a big arena rock band, i think wolfmother fits the mold. i don't know if they are popular in the UK but they had a couple hits in the US/Canada though whats not played on the radio is way better.

i queued up rattlesnake shake 1st, that's rockin! i'm into that sort of music right now as it is, mostly fueled by the black keys, but even before them i always loved the british take on american blues, obviously the stones but i like the more psychedelic interpretations these days, like this sound.

hah, that's some shredding lead guitar!

on a related note, make plans now for the travel. our office is down the street more less, and google is next door to where they have the show each year

http://bridgeschool.org/concert/

Haven't heard of them but thanks, digging it... sort of like Strawberry Alarm Clock.

Wolfmother is great and I agree that psychedelia did and does again seem to be enjoying a resurgence. Probably ties into whenever the disciples of Owsley get a good batch out every decade or so. :winkwink:

I'll throw my :2 cents: in here :)

Five Finger Death Punch

Cage The Elephant

Breaking Benjamin

Shinedown

Anberlin

Sonic Syndicate

Amaranthe

A Perfect Circle

Chris Starr - Heartless

Kellen Heller

Annandale

Remain The Same

A Calm Awakening

Skytown Riot

Neon Trees

You failed to understand the question. The question asked if you can name one male rock star, not a band.

Five Finger Death Punch - Ivan L. Moody

Cage The Elephant - Matthew Shultz

Breaking Benjamin - Jackson Burnley

Shinedown - Brent Smith, Brad Stewart, Jasin Todd, and Barry Kerch

Anberlin - Stephen Christian, Joseph Milligan, Christian McAlhaney, Deon Rexroat, Nathan Young, Nathan Strayer, Joey Bruce

Sonic Syndicate - Karin Axelsson, Robin Sjunnesson, Richard Sjunnesson, Nathan J. Biggs, John Bengtsson, Roland Johansson

Amaranthe - Jake E , Olof Mörck , Elize Ryd , Andreas Solvestrom

Chris Starr

Kellen Heller - Ricky, Efrum, Mark, Brandon & Kevo


Remain The Same:

James Wilkes - Lead Vocals
Chase Clark - Guitar / Backing Vocals
Harvey Kelley - Lead Guitar
Brett Frazier - Bass / Backing Vocals

A Calm Awakening - Matt Simon

Skytown Riot

Van Gallik - vox/guitar
Jimi Judiscak - drums
Jason Gostkowski - bass
Cody Hensley - keys


Better Fuckface?

:1orglaugh :thumbsup

Agreed, I felt that I may never get the chance to see them again so I should take the opportunity. Plus, they sing the third best Sara/h song of all time. So, I'm up for hearing that live. :)

I like both but I sort of treat them as different bands. 'I need your love so bad' is somewhere on my list of all time favorite songs.

Nice stuff :)

Seeing a band you love is often a gamble because it could end up tarnishing your view of them but I'm willing to take the risk.

I don't anticipate any post-Mac shagging tonight but the day is young.

I like QOTSA but I'm not overly impressed with the new album.

Agreed... and impressed at the knowledge of the music and the expansiveness of your tastes.

Anyone that can appreciate everything from early Mac to Macklemore earns my highest respect! :thumbsup

i think crash kings have rock star potential

kickstart some rocknroll
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...ight-june-18th

I hear that, although I haven't done acid in ages, so instead I will vape some Fire OG and listen to this featuring Duane Allman and Peter Green jamming with the Dead:



Couldn't find Mountain Jam w/ Duane Allman sitting in during my quick search, however I found this great jam featuring the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers post-Duane in 1973, which is still pretty damn excellent:



A version of Donovan's "There is A Mountain" is one of the standard songs I play when jamming on guitar:



Segues nicely with Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow Taxi... :)

:stoned

ADG

Crash Kings... I dig it. Never heard of them, thanks. :thumbsup

There's some GREAT music in this thread! Old and new - thanks Sarah for the great bands, and Dyna Mo, too!
Digging the Peter Green-era mac. Whatever happened to Peter Green? Disappeared after he left the Mac?

Love that tune... here is another version of the Mountain jam, cue it to about 47 minutes in for full immersion... pre-Allman version, if you are not already familiar with it. Vape not included but certainly recommended.

"Star" kind of implies being a household name I thought. At least it used to be. There are no new rock "stars" because there are no new rockers.

i remember going to a concert with my daughter when she was 17 or 18; it was Aerosmith and one of the lead acts was Fuel. I was going for Aerosmith, she was going for Fuel; I told her live was not the same as studio . . . and boy, did Fuel ever prove that.

Come to think of it, RHCP really sucked live when I saw them too.

:helpme :(

Nice... :smokin

Amazing how much great music Duane Allman laid down before passing at just 24 years old...



I caught a lecture once at the Seattle Music Experience on the making of "Layla", and the parts about Duane were great:



I was never able to see the Allman Brothers with Duane Allman, but I have seen the band dozens of times, and they really hold up his legacy well.

:stoned

ADG

Thanks :)

They were great tonight. Stevie is a Goddess and my weird slight crush in Lindsey that I've carried since my teens continues.