Rock is not dead... i'm not saying that. There's tons of great rock bands going around today but fuck is rock dead on the charts! and the VMAs when's the last time a rock band that wasn't Coldplay or Mooron 5 on the VMA's? the only ''rock'' bands on the charts last year were Coldplay and Adam Whie Devil Levine 5. And aside from the odd ''indie rock'' one hit wonder. Rock has been dead on the charts for so damn long now.

There was a time rock was the main genre. Luckily that's not true anymore... but it'd be nice to see more of it on the charts... or VMAS... cause it's drier than Wendy Williams penis.

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Gunsnhalen said:

Rock is not dead... i'm not saying that. There's tons of great rock bands going around today but fuck is rock dead on the charts! and the VMAs when's the last time a rock band that wasn't Coldplay or Mooron 5 on the VMA's? the only ''rock'' bands on the charts last year were Coldplay and Adam Whie Devil Levine 5. And aside from the odd ''indie rock'' one hit wonder. Rock has been dead on the charts for so damn long now.

There was a time rock was the main genre. Luckily that's not true anymore... but it'd be nice to see more of it on the charts... or VMAS... cause it's drier than Wendy Williams penis.

Be sure to thank Nirvana. AND YOU KNOW I AM RIGHT!

Nirvana is now almost 30 years old. Time to find a new target.

It's interesting because the image of a "rock star" is still prevalent and those people are often pictured wailing on guitar.

That's OK, us rockers will haunt the underground and fill spaces the children of today have left empty. We don't need 'em.

The only thing that troubles me is, rock sometimes needs a really shitty mainstream culture to rebel against, that is so hateful it makes kids say "I'm gonna be the anti-that!" Nirvana had Bon Jovi and Limp Bizkit had Nirvana. It's a cycle. Bon Jovi was probably rebelling against boring skinnytie new wave or something when they started in the early 80s, and those bands were rebelling against Skynyrd and the Doobies.

What happens where there is no mainstream rock culture? What do you rebel against? EDM and hip-hop? Ooh, makes you seem kinda racist and old when you do that. Music of the past? Who cares about that stuff anymore? There's no culture to run counter to.

bobzilla77 said:

dancerella said:

bobzilla77 said:

Nirvana is now almost 30 years old. Time to find a new target.

It's interesting because the image of a "rock star" is still prevalent and those people are often pictured wailing on guitar.

That's OK, us rockers will haunt the underground and fill spaces the children of today have left empty. We don't need 'em.

The only thing that troubles me is, rock sometimes needs a really shitty mainstream culture to rebel against, that is so hateful it makes kids say "I'm gonna be the anti-that!" Nirvana had Bon Jovi and Limp Bizkit had Nirvana. It's a cycle. Bon Jovi was probably rebelling against boring skinnytie new wave or something when they started in the early 80s, and those bands were rebelling against Skynyrd and the Doobies.

What happens where there is no mainstream rock culture? What do you rebel against? EDM and hip-hop? Ooh, makes you seem kinda racist and old when you do that. Music of the past? Who cares about that stuff anymore? There's no culture to run counter to.

Nope, I also agree that Nirvana is to blame for the demise if rock music. It's never been the same since they killed hair metal.

How can you blame a rock band for the "demise" of rock music? A lot of people think Nirvana killed hair metal (a.k.a glam or pop-metal) since they were part of the Seattle scene that was rebelling against it, but I think it was really Guns N Roses that killed it! GNR had a grittier sound and image than what was happening with most of the other bands at the time, and MTV originally only played them late at night instead of in regular rotation.

Rock might be dead on the singles charts, but it isn't dead on the album charts! I've seen rock and metal albums on the album charts right alongside whatever pop, hip-hop, or dance music that's out at the time.

Who the fuck cares about charts... Saw Heart tonight and they blew ne away. Damn, Ann Wilson can sing...even better than last year. And I love their last two albums.

purplethunder3121 said:

Who the fuck cares about charts... Saw Heart tonight and they blew ne away. Damn, Ann Wilson can sing...even better than last year. And I love their last two albums.

You're right, I saw Heart about 2 years ago and Ann and Nancy were awesome.

Hair metal was shit though. If that's what people think "rock" is, down with rock.

Hair metal was shit though. If that's what people think "rock" is, down with rock.

DerekH said:

with Iron Maiden it isnt...also when Living Colour drops

Rock ain't making any impact on the charts but this white boy is the truth:



Praise Gawd.

duccichucka said:

Rock ain't making any impact on the charts but this white boy is the truth:



Praise Gawd.

dayum, have him washed and brought to my tent.

terrig said:

duccichucka said:

Rock ain't making any impact on the charts but this white boy is the truth:



Praise Gawd.

dayum, have him washed and brought to my tent.

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Maybe the new Eagles of Death Metal album will wake some fuckers up:

3rdeyedude said:

Look, you can't look at a pop chart and expect anything else but pop right now.

Maybe rock is played the fuck out? Yet it still seems to get a lot of fucking push when it is time to schedule festivals.

Bitch!

Cinny said:

Look, you can't look at a pop chart and expect anything else but pop right now.

Maybe rock is played the fuck out? Yet it still seems to get a lot of fucking push when it is time to schedule festivals.

Bitch!

Music festivals!

RAP crushed everything... Rock has been DEAD for some time. I could say more but I'll keep it at that....

Stay calm and carry on.

TD3 said:

RAP crushed everything... Rock has been DEAD for some time. I could say more but I'll keep it at that....

Stay calm and carry on.

Oh gosh. Try to book and promote a rap tour then get back to me.

Cinny said:

TD3 said:

RAP crushed everything... Rock has been DEAD for some time. I could say more but I'll keep it at that....

Stay calm and carry on.

Oh gosh. Try to book and promote a rap tour then get back to me.

I know but RAP still blew-up, crushed, and ran all over Rock & Roll. Hell, I see the tractor truck tire

treads on these rockers backsides.

Hell RAP crushed everythang... now all we have is a bunch of junk posing as singers / musicians. Starting "Twiiter" wars about who better then who. Damn, its all to depressing, I'm sorry I clicked on this thread.

TD3 said:

Cinny said:

Oh gosh. Try to book and promote a rap tour then get back to me.

I know but RAP still blew-up, crushed, and ran all over Rock & Roll. Hell, I see the tractor truck tire

treads on these rockers backsides.

Hell RAP crushed everythang... now all we have is a bunch of junk posing as singers / musicians. Starting "Twiiter" wars about who better then who. Damn, its all to depressing, I'm sorry I clicked on this thread.

:EVILlol:

rock is dead on the charts because new bands suck dead monkey ass

a good rock band releases a killer single (or a couple) that boosts album sales

that's how it was done in the '60s, '70s, '80s and hell even in the '90s

AC/DC got a nº17 moderate hit with "Play Ball" in late 2014

only the veteran bands can pull it off at this point

there are a lot of genres which will DIE when the veteran bands retire