Do you think CD will "save" rock n roll?

[Tomorrows]

This is a view Ive heard expressed a fair few times yet rarely discussed.

Personally, I dont. Its likely CD will be awesome, but to most of the world GNR is a joke. I think no matter how awesome CD is (and how high it sells) it wont be taken seriously where it counts.

EDIT: Also, its very rare that comeback albums make a difference to the course of RnR. The only one I can think of making a lasting impact was the reformed ACDC.

Its almost always the new blood that revolutionises things - like GNR were back in the day.

[Six Strings]

The only thing that will save the rock n' roll world is reunion.

AND NO, I DON'T HATE THE NEW BAND!!!

[Jim Bob]

The only thing that will save the rock n' roll world is reunion.

AND NO, I DON'T HATE THE NEW BAND!!!

no it wouldn't.   Honestly theres nothing that can 'save rock'.   No reunion or CD is going to do that, times are different.

[Six Strings]

My opinion though...you'll see if it happens...

[JeDr]

Why does rock needs to be saved? IMO it's pretty clear there's still a lot of rock going on and it keeps evolving. That it's no longer topping the charts does not mean it's dead. Like Jim Bob says, times are different and more musical styles have taken over the charts now. No way rock is dead and yes way CD WILL ROCK!

[Tomorrows]

Why does rock needs to be saved? IMO it's pretty clear there's still a lot of rock going on and it keeps evolving. That it's no longer topping the charts does not mean it's dead. Like Jim Bob says, times are different and more musical styles have taken over the charts now. No way rock is dead and yes way CD WILL ROCK!

Plenty of albums rock but it takes a whole lot more than that to make the kind of splash needed to bring rock back to the top. Needs to be the right people, at the right time with the right music. I dont think CD has that explosive combination needed. Not to say it wont be a good album, but theres more to it than just that ...

[Irish rose]

Rock is alive, its just a little harder to find it!

I dont think CD will change anything. I just hope its a great album in its own right.

[bolton]

The only thing that will save the rock n' roll world is reunion.

AND NO, I DON'T HATE THE NEW BAND!!!

no reunion sucks
old gnr were great,the best band in 80 and early 90,but new time bring new people

[Origen]

The entire world has changed now, no one album or one band is going to change it imo. Rock N Roll is dead, it's all hip hop/rap now.

[JeDr]

I dont think CD will change anything. I just hope its a great album in its own right.

Sure not, perhaps it will make GNR the respected band they were (or even more) and bring them back to the top. But not like it has been in the past (filling stadiums), as the world is much more diverse now.

[Olorin]

I just don't get this "save rock" crap.

There is a wealth of good bands out there, try looking further than the top 40 pop charts.

Some of the best music I have heard in recent years comes from bands that dont even chart, dont even make videos etc.

There is a vast spectrum of rock music out there, go and look for it. Try the other bands and artists section of this site to see what other folk listen to and recommend.

Save rock? Bah, give some kind of credability to the pop charts more like. Its a crock.

[deanaxlrose]

If Nirvana can change the music direction in the early 90' until now. Why not Gn'R?
in the 90'.no one expect a band like Nirvana can do that.

[JeDr]

If Nirvana can change the music direction in the early 90' until now. Why not Gn'R?
in the 90'.no one expect a band like Nirvana can do that.

What was changed back then that we can still notice nowadays and how might CD change things as they are now?

[slashisvr]

the rock n roll classic 80's sound will come back around, everything goes in cycles

[ppbebe]

Did nirvana "save rock"? when and how was rock saved by a band last time?

like others said, there're many fresh and interesting bands.

[snead hearn]

There's nothing to save.

The "rock" that was when GNR started in 1985/6, that's dead. Plus all the other musical styles that were contemporary of the same era are dead. I'm 34. Trust me, it's all dead. Just like my elders said that their rock (60s and 70s rock) was dead in the 80s (and I very much agreed with them, because all that crap deserved to die-except bands like the Stooges, the MC5, the Dolls, Big Star-that stuff is IMMORTAL).

All the basic things killed it. The internet, crass media commercialism, terrorism. ESPECIALLY the internet. Now, there's no secrets, no organic growth.

CD will only be a symbol of Axl and his independence (cue "Vanishing Point" monologue from "Breakdown" on UYI2 here). With nothing to save, there's nothing to prove.

[CD2006]

i love it how these so-called "fans" call gnr is a joke by claiming "the world" thinks so.

[deanaxlrose]

Did nirvana "save rock"? when and how was rock saved by a band last time?

like others said, there're many fresh and interesting bands.

yup,every days there's a fresh new bands with top charts single.and everyone love their easy listening-song.but in a months they're forgotten.only a few can survive.

[ppbebe]

yup,every days there's a fresh new bands with top charts single.and everyone love their easy listening-song.but in a months they're forgotten.only a few can survive.

Aren't things pop/musical always like that? in the 80s, 90s or now.

I was talking about the bands you rarely see on the charts, but o well.

[Gargh!]

I don't really know what terrorism has done to kill rock music, but I agree about the internet.  Its good for unknown bands (such as mine, plug, plug) getting exposure but that's about it.

Rock doesn't need saving, as long as there are people (usually males, lets be honest) with long hair, fire in their soul and a loud guitar we'll have rock n roll.