Man, I sorta knew that my fave old musical genre had been doing it tough, but I didn’t realise that rock music had actually died and all that remained now was a shambling zombie husk shuffling through the dead end of the music charts.
“Rock” exploded into the mainstream in the early 1960s, fueled by Beatlemania and the so-called "British Invasion." By its peak in 1983, rock music dominated radio play and accounted for over 60% of the Billboard Top 100.
Rock music began falling out of the zeitgeist in the mid-1980s, replaced by a combination of pop, rap/hip-hop, and country. Today, rock music occupies less than 2% of Billboard-charting music.
i wonder how stadium sales or live music sales come into this (ignoring the demise of the music festival here in Aus). Which genre would come out on top? Either it reflects the billboard charts of who's listening to what there (or on spotify) or is there is a subversion going on? It seems like every rock band and their dog is having a revival. In my 'yuff' i used to go and see bands non-stop, small venues in sydney and stadiums/festivals. After moving to the other side of the great dividing range with young kids it became just too difficult. But the internet and more recently "the algorithm" allowed me to expand my music listening habits rather than being stuck listening to my cd's/records. I now have tickets to go see Heilung and Wardruna in Nov and Jan. I really got into listening to old folk style music from various countries. The language barrier doesnt hinder (or possibly helps you focus on) the music and the lyrics/voice are purely another musical instrument. The only other band i'm on various watch lists to go see if they come out here is All Them Witches. Their music has hit that spot for the last decade. Psychedelic desert rock. Right up my alley and slightly obsessed because they refuse to travel out here.
"There is value in expiration dates." If it wasn't for the shifting sands of time, we'd all be listening to Flintstones banging on animal hides. Like, rock or something.
Rock's been dead since the Big Hair era. Poison was peak Glossy Rock, they were the apex predators of the plastic rock scene, struck dead by the meteorite of the Seattle Sound. But not speaking as a hater. There are some damn good songs in the genre.
I knew a girl who sang the blues and I asked her for some happy news but she just smiled and turned away- American Pie . The day the music died . Indeed . Just rewatched Almost Famous . Cameron Crowes ode to rock and roll . Awesome
I heard Brad Paisley being interviewed. He’s a very big name in popular country music. He mentioned that Mick Jagger had stayed at his house and they did some songwriting together.
The interviewer said, “That seems an odd combination.”
“Why?” said Brad Paisley. “We’ve been ripping off classic rock for years”.
I also read the other day that Country music currently is all over the U.S. pop charts. You can hear classic rock in a good proportion of those songs. Think of Keith Urban. He’s had a long and very successful career as a Nashville-based country pop performer. But, by nature I think, he’s a classic rock guy.
There's a lot of truth to this. It's a big reason I'm not a fan of most modern country; I prefer the old twangy stuff that sounds like folk. My grandparents listened to that. Hank Sr., etc. Yeah, modern country is too slick, too well produced, and too much the product of the suburbs, as opposed to tarpaper shacks, the fields and the mines. It's like suburban peep's penchant for big trucks that never leave the asphalt or haul anything; they want the feel of the long-forgotten farm, but not the reality. A great exception is a fairly new song that harks back to the old country with subversive lyrics and sound; Travis Tritt's "Lord Have Marcy on the Working Man. (1992)."
In true Gen X style I give this judgement a Meh.
i wonder how stadium sales or live music sales come into this (ignoring the demise of the music festival here in Aus). Which genre would come out on top? Either it reflects the billboard charts of who's listening to what there (or on spotify) or is there is a subversion going on? It seems like every rock band and their dog is having a revival. In my 'yuff' i used to go and see bands non-stop, small venues in sydney and stadiums/festivals. After moving to the other side of the great dividing range with young kids it became just too difficult. But the internet and more recently "the algorithm" allowed me to expand my music listening habits rather than being stuck listening to my cd's/records. I now have tickets to go see Heilung and Wardruna in Nov and Jan. I really got into listening to old folk style music from various countries. The language barrier doesnt hinder (or possibly helps you focus on) the music and the lyrics/voice are purely another musical instrument. The only other band i'm on various watch lists to go see if they come out here is All Them Witches. Their music has hit that spot for the last decade. Psychedelic desert rock. Right up my alley and slightly obsessed because they refuse to travel out here.
"There is value in expiration dates." If it wasn't for the shifting sands of time, we'd all be listening to Flintstones banging on animal hides. Like, rock or something.
ahhh a good old rock music pun. I approve. :)
"you can shuffle your walker" .... once again feeling personally attacked
You’ll always have Nickelback.
Diggin me some Rhiannon Giddens. That lady can sing and play.
Rock's been dead since the Big Hair era. Poison was peak Glossy Rock, they were the apex predators of the plastic rock scene, struck dead by the meteorite of the Seattle Sound. But not speaking as a hater. There are some damn good songs in the genre.
I knew a girl who sang the blues and I asked her for some happy news but she just smiled and turned away- American Pie . The day the music died . Indeed . Just rewatched Almost Famous . Cameron Crowes ode to rock and roll . Awesome
Isn't "Pop" just comprising two people - Tay tay and Ed?
I heard Brad Paisley being interviewed. He’s a very big name in popular country music. He mentioned that Mick Jagger had stayed at his house and they did some songwriting together.
The interviewer said, “That seems an odd combination.”
“Why?” said Brad Paisley. “We’ve been ripping off classic rock for years”.
I also read the other day that Country music currently is all over the U.S. pop charts. You can hear classic rock in a good proportion of those songs. Think of Keith Urban. He’s had a long and very successful career as a Nashville-based country pop performer. But, by nature I think, he’s a classic rock guy.
There's a lot of truth to this. It's a big reason I'm not a fan of most modern country; I prefer the old twangy stuff that sounds like folk. My grandparents listened to that. Hank Sr., etc. Yeah, modern country is too slick, too well produced, and too much the product of the suburbs, as opposed to tarpaper shacks, the fields and the mines. It's like suburban peep's penchant for big trucks that never leave the asphalt or haul anything; they want the feel of the long-forgotten farm, but not the reality. A great exception is a fairly new song that harks back to the old country with subversive lyrics and sound; Travis Tritt's "Lord Have Marcy on the Working Man. (1992)."
Nashville-based, but a Caboolture boy (well, a kiwi before that, but not for very long).