Duane in Houston Wrote:
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> I have seen the future of Rock n Roll and it
> is.......GREEN DAY
>


Are you serious? Did you write this in, like, 1993 or something and it's just getting posted now?

Green Day is lining up for a lifetime achievement award any year now.

I suppose the Beastie Boys will be changing the face of Rap soon too eh?

;-)

J

rock as we know it is dead NOW

but there will always be believers

I personally don't think so. I'm 18, from the UK, just gone to university, and my favourite bands are the Stones, Beatles, Small Faces, and then I'm obsessive about Dylan. I do listen to modern bands but I listen to the oldies a LOT more. I also play this sort of music on guitr, and try to write similarly. Since joining uni this year, my best mates all like a similar kind of music, so for US, it's not dying.

The way of enjoying music is changing. In the past it seems people had much more of an affinity with certain bands, i.e. favourite Beatle etc, but now nobody seems to no any names of the band members save maybe the frontman. Fortunately, I belong to the first category.

Rock for your generation maybe dead, because you're generation is slowly dying off as you previously stated, but for me it will keep going. OK so modern bands don't seem to survive, nor did the punk era, but people have ALWAYS looked back t the 60s and the Beatles and the Stones and Dylan, just look at the Kooks frontman, Luke Pritchard, and you can see the Dylan influence right there. There is no definite answer to your question.

as long as i have my music collection , i dont care if it dies or not

Using the date Alan freed coined the term rock and roll as "birthday" and the rest of the info based on Mick, rock will not die until December 21, 2058:


[www.deathclock.com]

Using data for mick Taylor - a fat, bummed out smoker - rock died December 8, 1994. (Joking - love ya Mick T. and Mick t. fans)

Using Ronnie Wood's data, Feb. 23 2047 is when rock dies. Keith's data kicks out the same date.

Music always goes in cycles, sooner or later rock will rise from its ashes and a new school of ass kickers will dominate the charts

until then rock lives in smoke filled clubs appreciated by drug addled sex fiends....

and I wouldn't have it any other way


Singer_Not_The_Song Wrote:
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> I personally don't think so. I'm 18, from the UK,
> just gone to university, and my favourite bands
> are the Stones, Beatles, Small Faces, and then I'm
> obsessive about Dylan. I do listen to modern bands
> but I listen to the oldies a LOT more. I also play
> this sort of music on guitr, and try to write
> similarly. Since joining uni this year, my best
> mates all like a similar kind of music, so for US,
> it's not dying.
>
> The way of enjoying music is changing. In the past
> it seems people had much more of an affinity with
> certain bands, i.e. favourite Beatle etc, but now
> nobody seems to no any names of the band members
> save maybe the frontman. Fortunately, I belong to
> the first category.
>
> Rock for your generation maybe dead, because
> you're generation is slowly dying off as you
> previously stated, but for me it will keep going.
> OK so modern bands don't seem to survive, nor did
> the punk era, but people have ALWAYS looked back t
> the 60s and the Beatles and the Stones and Dylan,
> just look at the Kooks frontman, Luke Pritchard,
> and you can see the Dylan influence right there.
> There is no definite answer to your question.

I don´t think rock was supposed to last forever.

I used to think Rock N Roll was dying too. But as long as there are restless kids and cheap electric guitars, rock will always live.
It is harder to find the good stuff these days. Not sure why. Sure there is less of the good stuff, but there are some great groups out there, i.e., The Raconteurs. And no, the White Stripes are not a brand new band, but Icky Thump kicks my ass everytime.
And as far as the blues scene goes, John Bonamasa (selling?) is pretty darn good. A friend of mine turned me on to him and I'm hooked.

"And I'm growin' funny flowers in my little window sill"

i'm 40 yrs old and everytime i think i've heard all there is musicwise i end up discovering something from the past that i've never heard before so i'm not to worried about what the future holds for rock, the past is still a treasure trove

On the 100th post on Christmas Day I can only say that a lot depends upon the system of delivery. Vinyl will most certainly be history and the CD will be gone as well. But rock...

Will (Fill In The Blank) (As we Know it) be dead by the year 2015 threads (As we Know them) be dead by the year 2015?

The Sicilian Wrote:
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> With the 60's rockers approaching the age of 70 by
> then, will this be the end of of our era of music?
> Most bands have members who have passed away, and
> many bands don't exist anymore.
>
> I hate to say or admit it but I really don't see
> any kids today listening to classic rock. Their
> generation likes hip-hop and rap. That includes
> my own kids.
>



Wrongo, mate. My kid's in high school and all he and his buds listen to are classic rock (his faves: Stones, AC/DC. Who, Led Zep, Creedence, Kinks, Guns n Roses, Hendrix)...

I let him ease through a rap phase when he was in middle school, suffered silently through all the yo-yo-yo crap, then, blammo, suddenly he starts asking about Jagger and Townshend and Page, etc. It's been easy street since...



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2007-12-26 05:41 by troubador.

troubador Wrote:
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> Wrongo, mate. My kid's in high school and all he
> and his buds listen to are classic rock (his
> faves: Stones, AC/DC. Who, Led Zep, Creedence,
> Kinks, Guns n Roses, Hendrix)...

That's good but ask what the girls are into? I have very rarely heard a young girl listening to rock. Where the girls go, the boys will follow.

I think your son is in the minority here. Rap and Hip Hop are dominating playlists in ipods and mp3 players. Check out the billboard top 100 list and be prepared for a letdown.

I think my original thread line is becoming a fad.

The Sicilian Wrote:
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> troubador Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Wrongo, mate. My kid's in high school and all
> he
> > and his buds listen to are classic rock (his
> > faves: Stones, AC/DC. Who, Led Zep, Creedence,
> > Kinks, Guns n Roses, Hendrix)...
>
> That's good but ask what the girls are into? I
> have very rarely heard a young girl listening to
> rock. Where the girls go, the boys will follow.

How about staying away from the young girls and don't worry about what they are doing. (And I don't recall young girls ever being much into rock).

And it's still alive and well in L.A.

Going to see the Preacher's Son tomorrow. Well, probably too acoustic to be considered rock but one of the best new acts I have seen this year.

[www.myspace.com]

Then Supersuckers and The Hangmen on Saturday.

[www.myspace.com]

[www.myspace.com]

If at least one of these bands doesn't move you then you are probably less interested in real rock music and more interested in having your memories regurgitated back at you and futilly grasping what's left of your dying youth.

Dan Wrote:
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> How about staying away from the young girls and
> don't worry about what they are doing. (And I
> don't recall young girls ever being much into
> rock).

First of all I have young daughters, and if you were aware of your surroundings you might be educated on what goin on around you. BTW I was responding to someone else not you.

> And it's still alive and well in L.A.
>
> Going to see the Preacher's Son tomorrow. Well,
> probably too acoustic to be considered rock but
> one of the best new acts I have seen this year.
>
> [www.myspace.com]
>
> Then Supersuckers and The Hangmen on Saturday.
>
> [www.myspace.com]
>
> [www.myspace.com]

My Space is for kids and perverts looking for young kids so what are you doing on there, unless your a kid yourself.

> If at least one of these bands doesn't move you
> then you are probably less interested in real rock
> music and more interested in having your memories
> regurgitated back at you and futilly grasping
> what's left of your dying youth

What "moves" me, I'm not gonna find on My Space. Maybe you need to find the right forum because obviously this is not for you.

The Sicilian Wrote:
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> Dan Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > How about staying away from the young girls and
> > don't worry about what they are doing. (And I
> > don't recall young girls ever being much into
> > rock).
>
> First of all I have young daughters, and if you
> were aware of your surroundings you might be
> educated on what goin on around you. BTW I was
> responding to someone else not you.
>


PUBLIC forum. Ever hear of email?



> > And it's still alive and well in L.A.
> >
> > Going to see the Preacher's Son tomorrow. Well,
> > probably too acoustic to be considered rock but
> > one of the best new acts I have seen this year.
> >
> > [www.myspace.com]
> >
> > Then Supersuckers and The Hangmen on Saturday.
> >
> > [www.myspace.com]
> >
> > [www.myspace.com]
>
> My Space is for kids and perverts looking for
> young kids so what are you doing on there, unless
> your a kid yourself.
>


Always young at heart.


> > If at least one of these bands doesn't move you
> > then you are probably less interested in real
> rock
> > music and more interested in having your
> memories
> > regurgitated back at you and futilly grasping
> > what's left of your dying youth
>
> What "moves" me, I'm not gonna find on My Space.
> Maybe you need to find the right forum because
> obviously this is not for you.


Actually the problem isn't the lack of life in rock music, but as suspected, you are just plain ignorant.