cock rock is dead man, was fun while it lasted though.

one and only

http://freddiemercury.weebly.com/upl...13/2656527.jpg

Did another couple of vapes, it's all good... :smokin



My LP collection is about half of that in the video. :)

:stoned

ADG

rock n roll died in the 90's.

TOAD was founded by chad from nickelback. thier stuff is alot less bubble gum compared to nickelback. Same basic sound but I find them easier to listen to them. maybe the anger in the songs.

For frontmen though its tough now to pick. the Last real great front man is Marilyn Manson.

I guess for Big band type you are looking at and even though they drive me crazy Kings of Leon.

Some bands coming up i have been liking is Monster Truck and Young the Giant.

plus 1 for muse...

There are still great rock bands putting out records. You just need to look a little harder. You won't find them on the radio or MTv. Everyone who whines about rock being dead isn't a big fan because they don't want to put the work in.

Best rock bands of the last decade?

Queens of the Stone Age and Boris.

like the punch as well :thumbsup

These days and generally accepted by both grown ups and teens alike, getting an airplay - perhaps Dave Grohl can classify.

But then again he is far from starting (or getting known) in the 00's either

It's just that I would dare to claim that rock music in general pretty much shifted into:

1) something like "classic" old school rock (aka started in the 60's to 90's) that have their audience already, that's why they get airplay and also get new young listeners

2) extreme stuff (heavy, trash or whatever stuff lesser known, but generally well earning with a dedicated audience)

3) real "alternative" again with roots in the 70's to 90's, cult following but zero airplay

4) The Rest which is like a prefabricated easy listening stuff to feed the "rock" stations, mainly like if you take a "rock band", give it some artificial style and make it R12 with a catchy image like all the emo crap or say all those "indie" bands which in most cases really just suck although it's hip to listen to them as something "alternative".

Just another piece of artificial crap to fill the air for those that never really had the chance to get a grip of a taste in music in the first place.

Not saying there aren't great bands out there it's just not financially viable for the companies to market them.

maybe it's on account of spandex going out of style?


well, that and scarves too.

why no mumford?

Because Mumford is boring? Just a thought. Haha. Sorry, they aren't my can of chowder.

I went to a big DJ show in Vegas this year, and a lot of the crowd was watching the DJ. Not so interesting. Everyone else was dancing and having fun.

My understanding is that Disco was like that too. It is more about you then the performer. I like the new music but I have no need to go to a concert.

But it has that big show feel. Feels like a concert in days gone by hahaha.

That IS true - but it can get a little scary, with all the beer and guns and cowboy boots and trucks and shotguns....LOL Still fun tho not "rock".

been to a jugaloo gathering?

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I can't stand fun.. Yes seriously I really hate fun. The local radio station plays them non stop , it's enough to make me change the station..

Killers, muse and so on are fine and IMO seem a lot like stuff from the 90s. Meaning the non grunge alternative 90s like weezer for example.

music has become like wallmart...its about volume of pushed product not quality...

Volbeat are fucking rocking It

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