Is rock music a dying breed?

[Crescent Pulsar R]

I don't go out of my way to listen to whatever new music is playing these days, and it's always been like that for me. However, whenever a new band became popular enough, even someone like me would eventually hear about it. Even then, most of the time it wasn't a rock band. It seems that the only rock music I hear about are from bands that are twenty, thirty or even forty years old, and half the time it's about one of their long-standing band members dying, not a new tour or new album.

Nowadays I have to settle for metal instead of rock if I want to hear something new, but there's not a lot of metal that I like so my options are fairly limited. I more or less consider rock to be the foundation/center of my musical interests (or something like that), so it's a bit disheartening that I haven't been able to listen to any new rock bands for as long as I can remember. It seems that all of the rock I listen to is old, usually older than I am.

[truedemonicfire]

No, Rock music isn't a dying breed. I think the blame comes from that a select few even knows what they want from their music at this time.

Antebellum Memento Mori

[mondu_the_fat]

Rock changes.

Rock in the 70's and 80s is vastly different from Rock Around the Clock, and different today.

[Crescent Pulsar R]

What, did rock transform into alternative or something? O.o

[mondu_the_fat]

Grunge and emo music are considered alternative.

And they're rock.

[Crescent Pulsar R]

Oh, yeah. I hear "alternative" by itself so often that I forgot it was alternative rock.

But, damn it, it's just not the same. Uniqueness can be taken too far; I'd like to hear more bands that are like Led Zeppelin, Queen, Rush, Pink Floyd and such. And Boston, too, of course.

[ckosacranoid]

how about hailstorm
my darkess day
godsmake
lugona coil
powerman 5000
3 doors down

here is a link to a radio station that realy does play some very cool stuff and you can stream them online. check them out for they play a very good mix of all ,kinds of music from zeppion to godsmake to mettalica and ozzie....
http://www.95wiilrock.com/

[ckosacranoid]

here is a copy of a local rock show that was put on this weeeknd and here is a copy of the show line up. a lot of very cool bands being here lots of new bands and a few 90s big guys like candle box and local h.

There are (2) Main Stages for one continuous concert!
11:00-11:20 (20) (0min) Veilside (stage 2)
11:20-11:40 (20) (0min) Emphatic (stage 1)
11:40-12:00 (20) (0min) Soil (stage 2)
12:00-12:20 (20) (0min) Royal Bliss (stage 1)
12:20-12:50 (30) (0min) Local H (stage 2)
12:50-01:20 (30) (10min) Adelita's Way (stage 1)

01:20-01:30 (10 min) ****************INTERMISSION

01:30-02:00 (30) (5min) Powerman 5000 (stage 2)
02:05-02:35 (30) (5min) Dope (stage 1)
02:40-03:10 (30) (5min) Crossfade (stage 2)
03:15-03:45 (30) (5min) Black Stone Cherry (stage 1)
03:50-04:20 (30) (5min) 10 Years (stage 2)
04:25-04:55 (30) (30min) Nonpoint (stage 1)

04:55-05:25 (30 min) ****************INTERMISSION

05:25-06:05 (40) (5min) Candlebox (stage 2)
06:10-06:50 (40) (5min) Halestorm (stage 1)
06:55-07:40 (45) (5min) Saliva (stage 2)
07:45-08:35 (50) (5min) AlterBridge (stage 1)
08:40-09:30 (50) (10min) Hinder (stage 2)
09:40-10:40 (60) (15min) Theory Of A Deadman (stage 1)
10:55-12:10 (75) (0min) Five Finger Death Punch (stage 2)

12:10AM AFTER PARTY Anew Revolution and Losing Scarlet
Beer Tent with Stage near Main Gates

[Té Rowan]

Just to throw a few(!!!) more bands into the mix...

Sigur Rós, ELO (Electric Light Orchestra), ELP (Emerson, Lake and Palmer), Jethro Tull, Uriah Heep, America, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Slade, Smokie, Status Quo, The Grateful Dead, The Who, Moody Blues, Procul Harum, Europe, Jimi Hendrix, 10cc, Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy, Fleetwood Mac, The Stranglers...

That oughta keep ya lot well occupied youtubing for a few days.

[talonhunter]

While music is always growing and evolving, examples of what it was simply slide into other genre of music. Did you know groups that once ruled the air waves on rock stations in the 60's thru the 80's simply got pushed into arras like oldies, adult contemporary, jazz and even Country

[PCHeintz72]

What, did rock transform into alternative or something? O.o

Considering that I've banned myself from shopping in a store for music due to the idiots in the music industry redoing the classification system every few years and making a right mess of things every time they do, it is entiely possible that some Rock is now Alternative... I know for a fact some rock is as of my last check in a store for it was changed to country... go figure.

I'll never forget the time someone told me to check for Nightwish in the Gospel section...

I prefer what once was called 'light' rock, and what was 'pop' rock was generally nice.

Some euro bands from several years back I liked, as well as some alternative.

Why the heck some people have hordes of crazed fans though is beyond me... Take Lady Gaga or Snooky for example... every time I see them, she is trying to look more hideous... And the less said about JB, the better.

[Té Rowan]

To ease the path nor a few of ya, some hits...

America: A Horse With No Name, Sister Golden Hair
Europe: The Final Countdown, Carrie

For those that like their rock hard, there are Iron Maiden, Korn, Scorpions, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Manowar, AC/DC, Motörhead, Alice Cooper and Nazareth to name but a very small selection.

... Rock'n'roll angels sing that Hard Rock Hallelujah ...

[talonhunter]

Can't forget about Asia, Tesla, or Night Ranger

[truedemonicfire]

Would you love a Monster Man, Te Rowan?

Delving more into the metal category, I have a couple of songs for you

Symphony X - In the Dragons Den
Sonata Arctica - White Pearl Black Oceans

Antebellum Memento Mori

[ckosacranoid]

we have to mention kid rock...with a name like that it has to say something.....

the boss, jonh couger, five finger death punch, holly wood undead....

(shudders) elvis...........(runs screaming into some other tread posting)