Is rock dead and/or dying?

Originally posted by the welsh one
my friends band are kinda uprising

listen to their music on myspace:

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=187450807

they won a competition in school and recorded a cd

That was surprisingly awesome. Good luck to them in the future, not that they will even need it. They just need to keep at it.

Rock has been dead for years.

not dead but in intensive care

Nah people are just too lazy to look for it.

when rock had a 6 pack and was fit we never had to look for it

That's because you're a lazy, MTV-watching, crowd-following 16 year old.

-AC

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
That's because you're a lazy, MTV-watching, crowd-following 16 year old.

-AC

I didn't.

It's not anything that isn't true, he's lazy, he follows crowds, gets his music from MTV and is 16.

-AC

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
I didn't.

It's not anything that isn't true, he's lazy, he follows crowds, gets his music from MTV and is 16.

-AC

Is this factual information? hmm

Yes, have you read his posts?

His version of "Looking for new music." is walking around a record store looking for what his friends have been listening to. He believes Blink 182 were a punk band because MTV said so etc.

-AC

the hold steady.

rock is still rocking. end thread.

Rock may be dead at the surfuce, but beneath the skin it's still living strong. *WANK*

Well Rock has lost a few really good groups over the past decade. Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Sound Garden... etc..etc... It's not dead, but it's not as profound as it once was.

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
Yes, have you read his posts?

His version of "Looking for new music." is walking around a record store looking for what his friends have been listening to. He believes Blink 182 were a punk band because MTV said so etc.

-AC

your a wanker

im sorry i have friends and seen blink 182 and thought they sounded good

Shhh.

-AC

Originally posted by the welsh one
your a wanker

im sorry i have friends and seen blink 182 and thought they sounded good

It's okay if you like Blink 182, just don't categorize them as something they aren't.

Nostalgia =/= Death to genre.

People just feel that things aren't as good as "the good old days"

Which makes sense. A gamer will feel as he gets older, games aren't as good as they were when he was younger. Same with movie fans, art fans, and all kinds of fans.

A better word is "burnout". Something you're often engrossed in will eventually create a "standard" barrier that all others have to overcome. And that's quite hard to do, since it's now set extremely high.

Originally posted by Keollyn
Nostalgia =/= Death to genre.

People just feel that things aren't as good as "the good old days"

Which makes sense. A gamer will feel as he gets older, games aren't as good as they were when he was younger. Same with movie fans, art fans, and all kinds of fans.

A better word is "burnout". Something you're often engrossed in will eventually create a "standard" barrier that all others have to overcome. And that's quite hard to do, since it's now set extremely high.

Some fans, anyway.

Originally posted by Keollyn
Nostalgia =/= Death to genre.

People just feel that things aren't as good as "the good old days"

Which makes sense. A gamer will feel as he gets older, games aren't as good as they were when he was younger. Same with movie fans, art fans, and all kinds of fans.

A better word is "burnout". Something you're often engrossed in will eventually create a "standard" barrier that all others have to overcome. And that's quite hard to do, since it's now set extremely high.

Though it is always easier to look back and find the good bands than to pick them out of the current scene.