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Is it a waste?
Night Rocker:
we all have good bands in the 2000 era, but these bands dont have any staying power. look at The Who for example. They started out in the 60's and now they are going on another World Tour. Picking a random band, Fall Out Boy (which i dont like but for randomness) had their "hit" album, and i havent heard about them since. is it about the music or the money?
oh, i like Coldplay
Pierre the Poet:
I find the whole "decline of western civilization" theory of pop music unconvincing, as well as contrary to the whole ideal of rock music. If you want transcendent geniuses from the past, listen to classical (seriously, listening to classical is a good idea).
Rock's not like that, though. Things have always been simultaneously crappy and amazing. The Velvet Underground, for instance, weren't remotely popular when they came out. Their cult is almost entirely a result of modern hipsters and indie bands.
As to kids listening to their parents music, that is a natural progression: when rock first started in the '50s and '60s, there weren't any old rock bands to listen to. Now that several generations have been raised on rock, it makes sense that kids would be more receptive to earlier bands.
And finally, as to the overall quality of music, I wonder how many people who think modern music is so bad actually listen to mainstream oldies stations. Sure, you hear the occassional Beatles or Zombies track, but overall, there are just as many sugary, sentimental pieces of pop drivel as on any top 40 station.
TheSilverWolf:
Every day I hear the same guy berate anything that was made after he was born. The sad thing is, is he's only fourteen. What I think it is, is people think they'll look cooler and more sophistcated if they only listen to older music. What I think is that it actually makes them a pompous ass. Thats my two cents on the subject, anyway.
Der Golem:
--- Quote from: Night Rocker ---we all have good bands in the 2000 era, but these bands dont have any staying power.
--- End quote ---
That is a pretty weak arguement as we have yet to see if the newish bands have staying power. Comparing The Who to Fall out Boy or any other pop band is unfair, the Who automatically wins, both because we can clearly see how they affected the history of rock and because Fall out Boy suck. But are you really denying the fact that some of the bands we have today will stick around and be appriciated by generations to come?
E. Spaceman:
besides, do we really want our beloved bands to become a circus show like the Who or The Rolling Stones?
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