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Originally Posted by waxx
i think mainstream rock is death due to the lack of creativity and the overproducing of most mainstream bands. But in the real indie scene there still something happening.
But hiphop and other so called urban music still got new forms popping up, even more than in the electronic music and way more than in rock/poprock in my opinion. But to find them you don't have to watch mtv or bet. It's all in the underground now for me.
for rock, it's mainly local bands and old classics i listen to.
There ya go - THIS is what I meant to say :
In the 'era of Rock', which were the 60ties and the 70ties, ROCK was manistream .. Also, there WAS ONLY MAINSTREAM !!! Even Jerry Garcia was mainstream ! Lou Reed was mainstream !
Have you ever seen somebody like Bob Marley EVER again ?
I didnt think so.
What I mean : Really good Rock was good because of it's CHARGE ... the CHARGE of that time, that message of. well, what was perceived as freedom in that time ..
Bob Marley defined Reagge basically -- But, that was just PART of something MUCH BIGGER that he laid out : He was the voice of freedom.. He wanted to legalize things .. He wanted freedom for the people .. He was like Nelson Mandela or Gandhi.
The Beatles too were genius in that perspective ..
All these guys , they defined something new .. their own style, with their own lyrics and way of performing and everything ...
Now, these days, please tell me : Where are the Bob Dylans, Van Morrissons, James Taylors ? Where are the Sly Stones, Aretha Franklins, James Browns ?
Where are the REAL musicians and singers with a message ?
Oh.. Coldplay ? uh Britney Speaers ? uh whats the name of that white rapper boy oh yes Eminem ?
My ass
That music is NOTHING comparing to what happened in the 60ties and the 70ties and no-one has been doing it eversince - Hardly. Everynow and then something REAL pops up.
Mostly, it's trying to sound like this guy, or trying to be 'Beatlesque' - Or wanting that guitarsound from deep purple or ...
THAT is why rock is being mikxed bowing, because it is PLAYED boring and the lyrics dont have any charge.
Now, if you feel I dont know what I am talking about, then please, give me some URL's to some decent, up to date Rock music that I can check out and I will be very very happy to change my opinion about the strong statement I made here.
Thanks MDM