Is Rock And Roll Dead?

Question

Or is rap/hip-hop/reggaeton/and latin music going to continue to escalate on the airwaves and keep taking over? What band (don't say any emo band or Green Day) is a legitimate contender for the mantle on the throne to return Rock And Roll to it's previous glories?

Answer 1

Classic Rock and Roll is not dead. It is just not coming over the airwaves.



Older music lovers either iPod or play self-mix CD's, and many are listening to real Rock and Roll.



The radio stations tend toward newer releases and have become big business. They tend to push groups like Green Day, so younger listeners have little choices. Many have never heard any really good music.



The mere fact that "Dark Side of the Moon" is still being sold in music stores while CD's cut only two years ago are not, should tell you something about the quality of some of the newer groups. Who is to say what will be available in ten years?

Answer 2

Sorry for a ramble but here it is -



Short answer: it might be (it might never be as popular and is dying a slow public death like jazz)



Long answer - in no particluar order:



1. As all fads come and go, rock is the same - it came and is going





2. Too many changes in the music business (labels are now owned by large conglomerates) has led to a business structure that does not support long term artist development which is critical to a rock career (lost organizational and artistic memory of corporations)



3. Music tastes have fragmented and re gelled in ways that are not easily categorized (stylistic values have taken over artistic values)



4. The growing influence of a 'global music culture' will eventually hold sway (give it a few decades), think of all the stereos and musical instruments being sold in India, Brazil and China in the coming years. In fact, it may the adoption of rock in these cultures that might give it a new life. To them, rock is still a popular and relevant icon of meaning and self expression of individual freedom and urban artistry



5. Development of global popular culture will rely on new media systems to evolve and spread, so if a musical style is not associated with new media, it will eventually be considered anachronistic



6. As the baby boomers pass into retirement, rock might resurge as hobby or past time among this segment. After that all bets are off.



But that doesnt not mean that there are not some really GREAT famous radio-worthy rock bands around today; Radiohead, Sahara Hotnights, The Datsuns, White Stripes.



However, rock is not THE cultural force it was, in say the 1960s and 1970s in the West.

Answer 3

System of a Down. Very Fresh and what Rock and Roll is all about. The main problem with Rock and Roll is that they keep reinventing the wheel. Rock and Roll was about rebellion, about sounding different than everyone else - most bands had a message. You could always tell the bands apart too, you new right away if it was Rush, Zeppelin, or Pink Floyd, or Metallica..., now they all kind of sound like each other. System of a Down is the first band in a long time that really mixes things up, I hear elements of all the older bands, yet they come across as innovative with it, not like they are copying them. OH - Rock and Roll will never die. It never was huge on the radio stations and never really wanted to be. People need to make sure and support Rock and Roll by buying the music, not always trying to get it for free. Go to the shows, buy the merchandise...

Answer 4

Time for some REALLY tough love. Okay, now sit back, relax and just let this happen to you. This will only hurt for a few seconds, like a good swift slap in the face--I know of what I speak here so just take it like an adult and move on with your lives. I'm thirty-five years old. I was born in 1970, so I saw MORE than my fair share of Rock and Roll. Alright, HERE WE GO: ROCK AND ROLL IS DEAD!!! Remember this is Gen X talking. I WAS BORN ONLY FIFTEEN YEARS AFTER THE ACCEPTED YEAR OF ITS BIRTH (1955, duh, do the math) and I watched it DIE when Kurt Cobain blew his sad and disturbed brains out. It died with him. Like the Japanese killed the American auto industry, the Hip Hop Community killed Rock and Roll; They Built A Better Machine. They had a music form with very little overhead. Think about it--a rapper, a mic, maybe a dj and a producer . . . PERIOD! No army of roadies, no bassist, no drummer, no rhythm guitarist, no drum techs, no keyboard techs, no guitar techs and no splitting the profits or negotiating contracts among four or five performers. Rap is the rightful winner in the evolution of pop music because it's sleeker, more sreamlined, more direct, more basic and therefore more efficient. Very simply put, young people prefer things straight forward. Rap and to a slightly lesser extent, American Idol style Pop won hands down FAIR AND SQUARE! Latin music will grow very significantly in proportion to the Latin population in America. Nobody "cheated" no one "stole" anything, nothing was "defiled" or "ruined". IT JUST HAPPENED, folks. Learn your Darwin! Humans are like any other animals--they flock to members of their own kind that they perceive to be the STRONGEST. Rap/Hip Hop was BETTER than Rock and Roll, because it was STRONGER. The srongest reproduces and the weakling goes off to die. The alpha male rules, baby! He's lean, he's mean and he's a fightin' machine. Rock and Roll was old, confused, frustrated and TIRED and now, it's DEAD, DEAD, DEAD! Get over it! Look, I'm no fan of Rap/Hip Hop and no one loves the ghost of Rock and Roll more than I do! I AM Rock and Roll! But I refuse to embarrass myself by ignorantly and pathetically denying that it still is relevant and valid, when IT'S NOT! Jazz musicians saw the writing on the wall when Rock and Roll first reared it's ugly head and they walked away with honor and dignity. Many of us should do the same. LET GO OF THE GHOST! It had a really good run: 1955 to 1995--FORTY YEARS! Once again and for the LAST TIME! R O C K A N D R O L L I S D E A D!

Answer 5

It's a scary situation that's for sure. However, I teach kids guitar and 3-5 years ago there were few interested, all of em into the rap n hip-hop scene. Now, thanks to bands like the Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, Velvet Revolver and the likes of GnR (albeit a make-shift one) + Metallica heading festivals like download there are a lot more taking interest in rock music.



So whilst I can't see another Led Zep appearing straight away, I think that the next 5 years or so will see the return of more rock-orientated music.

Answer 6

No matter how much Clear Channel is trying to kill it, rock isn't dead. There's still a strong indie movement which is keeping real rock alive.



Green Day isn't punk either. They're corporate flavor of the month crap.



I'm going to name a band most people have probably never heard of as my choice for contenders, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. Why don't most people know who they are? Because they don't kiss up to Clear Channel.



Remember folks, "Corporate Radio is the like wind, it blows."

Answer 7

Rock isn't dead. It still lives in the melodies of The Arctic Monkeys, Queens of the Stone Age, The Foo Fighters, The Mars Volta.



Lately Arctic Monkeys have been reviving Rock and Roll.

Answer 8

Green Day are not 'rock and roll' they are punk rock

- note: this will inevitably cause controversy, but if you dont agree, dont waste time posting about it cuz i wont read it! -

but that doesnt mean i cant name them as a contender for the rock and roll throne. I mean, Elvis was called the king of rock and roll, and he sang the blues

Answer 9

well technically it is dead cos these silly kids like my chemical romance have totally killed the sense of rock n roll!



However, bands from the 90's and further are still around like the good old rolling stones, system of a down, disturbed, rammstein and godsmack.



gives these groups a listen they are like the only ones that have captured true ROCK and maintained it.

Answer 10

i've grown up listening to various genres of music...today, my taste varies from trance, r&b, punk rock, hip hop (in moderation), alternative rock to thrash and death metal...But one thing i will never accept is the fact that rock and roll is dead. It can never die, no matter what some jokers claim! not until there are bands like chimaira, lamb of god, etc. that keep it alive underground.

Answer 11

WAH!! I want rock and roll to come back too!!! My gosh where is the once U2 ?? Bon Jovi.. omg.. I miss them all so much... haiz... i would pay all my money to see a new rock and roll band!

Answer 12

The Rock and Roll is almost dead,but I think it can returne.

Green Day!?!

Answer 13

As AC/DC said;



Rock & Roll ain't noise pollution,

Rock & Roll will never die!

Answer 14

well i would have to agree, most of the "rock" out there is like emo/not so rock... but i would have to say KoRn is pretty good, neone agree?

Answer 15

with your details, i agree. but i myself like rap/hip hop. rock will always be good, but not as good.

Answer 16

yeah rap killed it

Answer 17

Hell no! Its all alive

Answer 18

no