How can rock be dead?

It's only dead if you listen to the radio.

Rock isn't dead and it doesn't depend on old bands either.LJS9502_basic

Led Zeppelin, Def Leppard, Journey, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Grand Funk Railroad, The Beatles, etc.

But I like modern rock, too. I don't see how it's dead.

It all depends on which radio station you listen to. Some cities have more stations than others. If there is not a station that plays the music you like, find another. If you cannot find any station, there is other sources to find similar music. Satellite or internet has hundreds of possibilities. While on a job to the New Orleans area last year, I found a radio station that plays music I like in the mix I like, both newer and older and they stream it via the internet. Do a search with Google.

Rock is still very much alive and a band I like just released a new album last year.

Yeah I think it kinda is dependent on old bands. Bands today are stars that burn out in a couple of years (if not less) just like popstars today. Old rock groups like Led Zeppeline and you know their names live on forever!trolologuy

[QUOTE="trolologuy"]Yeah I think it kinda is dependent on old bands. Bands today are stars that burn out in a couple of years (if not less) just like popstars today. Old rock groups like Led Zeppeline and you know their names live on forever!Rikardur

[QUOTE="Rikardur"][QUOTE="trolologuy"]Yeah I think it kinda is dependent on old bands. Bands today are stars that burn out in a couple of years (if not less) just like popstars today. Old rock groups like Led Zeppeline and you know their names live on forever!trolologuy

Well, if you take a bit of time looking at current rock bands, there are many that have been around and relevant for quite a while. Off the top of my head I can think of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Linkin Park, The Arcade Fire, The Decemberists, and Billy Talent as bands that have been around for 5+ years at a minimum and still make records that are well received.

Conversely, there were a ton of rock bands from the 70s and 80s that lasted only a short while or are no longer widely known about today. When talking to people who collected rock albums in the 70s they'll likely name many bands you've never heard of because of how quickly they died out.

Lifespans of rock bands haven't changed much on average over the years, but you're probably more aware of the stars that have quickly burned out in the last 10-20 years because you were alive to experience them.

Rock isn't dead...

The heart of rock 'n roll is still beating.

That's why I have my playlist. I listen to only music that I like. Beyond that, I'll stick with Yahoo Radio.

Well, who the f*** told you it was dead in the first place?

The hyperbolic approach to writing articles is difficult to avoid and even more difficult to resist in these times when it's increasingly more difficult to get noticed in the crowd. The "______ is dead" is something that occurs whenever that particular genre takes a bit of a downturn for 6 months to a year. Even though the market is pretty cyclical when it comes to genre and styles becoming popular, people insist on hitting the panic button in order to bring attention to their doomsday scenario -- when rock is down in the charts it's dead, when R&B and/or rap is down, it's dead.

They do the same thing in the movie industry all the time. Every time the revenues are down a bit from the previous year, suddenly it's a dying market and people proclaim doom for the industry and attempt to blame it on everything from piracy to home theatres and how everyone is going to stop going to the theatre anymore. Of course the next year they have their "biggest year ever" and all is forgiven...until the next year that is.

I thought this thread would be about rocks dying :(

It's only dead if you listen to the radio.

poseidonwest

Rock will never die.

Cus metal is better and I'm right because I listen to metal

Hey Hey.....my my. Neil Young already told us Rock n Roll can never die. There's more to the picture than meets the eye.

It'sdead to the mainstream douche bags who like whatever is on the bandwagon, but it's not dead.

Cus metal is better and I'm right because I listen to metal

haggard_korn