Why Is Rock Still Dead?

Throughout the course of this thread I feel I've come closer to Nickelback, and I'll stop laughing at them. Like, they sincerely want a revolution. That's kind of cool, even if I don't like the song. And Chad Kroger talks about the NSA in the song. That's more thought than I've given to a revolution. As long as they don't do something I can't foresee that is just hilarious, I won't laugh at them.

As for judging a band by one radio song, I admit I do. I can't help but judge bands by their songs. Every band makes mistakes, which is part of the fun of pop music. But there are degrees of mistakes. The band that sang the Macarena can never come back from what they've done, for instance.

Nothing is deeper. But what I'd like to know is where this revolution of Nickelback's is going. The world seems a cold, dark place. Rather than being beacons of light in the darkness, I see them as a part of this ongoing sadness.

 

One sentiment that should remain intact, and that is to at least be able to play your damn instrument. That will never change.

 

Yes we can!

I will stop nagging on those bands. I only went on about it (I feel) because we both used them as an example and the last time I didn't get your point (so i asked, and yes, honestly said what I thought). It seemed like you were defending not only them but also their listeners. There's no need for that. I have no issue with people loving them. But making obvious yet trivial points about them will trigger a response by me

I think OP knows about Linkin park and Nickleback too. So yeah, let's simply move on.

 

"As for judging a band by one radio song, I admit I do. "
Well, that say a lot right there.

And dude, you keep going on about this revolution song..wtf? Youre talking a filler here. What about all the other songs they put out. And lol wow, rock music has always contained the darker elements, why the hell do you think parents were always against it?

 

I'm not much of a punk fan either.

 

I post rock music by people who can play and convey their emotion through their music. And im going to keep doing so.

 

Lol most punk back in the day was played by guys who couldnt play...and some today too. But there are new punkers who can rip the shit out of their instruments now, so punk has gotten somewhat better.

 

You should do whatever you like and keep loving what you like (like you need me to tell you that...). But... Everybody knows these 2 bands. OP is into rock. When he thinks it is dead and makes a thread about it do you think he's waiting for songs of Linkin Park and Nickleback? Just saying.

 

I think you're a liar if you say you don't. Isn't there any song that you just hate and have judged the band as being the worse for having made the song? If you write bad songs, it's fair that people are going to think less of you as a band.

So you're telling me that great bands have certain songs that are just fillers that get played on the radio I should pay no attention to, and should just listen to their albums because they're on the radio?

The point is, what's rebellious about being dark in already pitch black times? Nickelback is no beacon of hope for me. None of these bands are. I don't even need a beacon of hope. I just need someone to lie to me and tell me everything's going to be all right.

 

Are you paid by the government to say absurd things to make people sad?

 

For the more sophomoric, maybe it is. Occasionally some of the more aware and aspirational of these neophytes eventually mature, learn how to tune their instruments, learn more notes, chords, dynamics, melody structure, etc, paradoxically disappointing their hard-core 'fans' by 'selling out', making music thats too 'slick', 'overproduced' 'commercial' 'mainstream' {{rolls eyes}} LOL

 

You say music is about conveying emotion. One of the main emotions of punk is rage. So what modern punk band do you know of that conveyed this better than the Sex Pistols?

 

"I think you're a liar if you say you don't. Isn't there any song that you just hate and have judged the band as being the worse for having made the song? "

Damn straight im telling you that.Why? Because I know better. A band can write one or two very good songs, and as ive said before 10 shitty ones..thats common. Its always the dumbass ones that get airtime.

 

And I never blow a band off before I hear most if not all of their stuff. IF they can actually play.

 

Theres a few out there Neon. What they now call emo or screamo. Good players some, but I dont care for the style personally.

 

I think you must be talking about Kobain...It occurs to me maybe he didn't really kill himself, the government did it... his purpose of re-enforcing the self-loathing of the millennial hipster masses now complete, he was no longer needed.
Now we're in phase two of the destruction of original musical thought in America, the "sub genre"

 

Ha ha, impotent rage maybe...

The sex pistols were a corporate created entity. Read up on it.

 

So you think that emo is the embodiment of punk?

Who knows what happened to Kurt. I don't think I really have to defend Kurt. I think generally almost everyone knows he kicked ass. He inspired and still inspires a ton of individuality and creativity in people. He was nothing but himself and that's what he wanted from others. Some bands just took the tragedy of it all and ran with that, like that's what it's all about, trying to make a name for themselves.

 

I'm not going to tolerate outrageous conspiracy theories. George Bush told me not to.

 

Maybe explain how that makes sense? You're not saying all music that happens to fit in a subgenre of rock is void of any original musical thought right?