2008: The year that saved rock?

[mrlee]

the new crue album would get support from me, if it was actually any good.


Cause i love the Crue.

[Dead N' Bloated]

This year has been the best year for music in a long time.

Guns N' Roses
Metallica
Alice Cooper
AC/DC

My 4 favourite Bands all with new albums this year. It don't get much better than this 


 

[Malcolm]

Dont forget new Judas Priest album and Alice Cooper, both concept albums....The Who inducted into the VH1 Rock Honors....Cruefest......STP reunion....Zeppelin reunion..or was that 2007 I forget....It's been and is going to continue to be an amazing year...New GNR, AC/DC, Metallica, Motley Crue, John Mellencamp, Chris Cornell, Nazareth and lots more...All tours as well, The best is yet to come, 2009 should be great also with all these bands tour going into the new year...Fleetwood Mac has plans to tour in 2009, as well as Queen + Paul Rodgers again I cant wait...New Skynyrd album in 2009.....New U2 cd...New Van Halen possibly..New Alice In Chains...Whatever Slash n them get together with VR...For the newer bands in 2008 we were introduced to Airbourne, New Disturbed album, New Nickelback...so these are great times for Rock N Roll right now

[freedom78]

Rock doesn't need saving.

Corporate pop needs killing.

I think thats well said. Depending on what you regard as Corporate Pop

It's like the Supreme Court said about pornography...I know it when I see (hear) it.

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

My favorite active bands have all released something this year.

Guns N' Roses
Metallica
AC/DC
The Black Crowes

The only band missing on that list is Pearl Jam.

[MadmanDan]

   The only way rock can be "saved" is for it to become "cool" again. Nirvana killed that, and now most rockers are considered social rejects, therefore record labels won't risk promoting an unknown good rock band, because there's noone out there to listen to it: all the "cool" people listen to crappy pop, hip-hop and house music these days.

   The only real rock that can actually sell records is by the old school bands, like Metallica or AC/DC recently, but their creativity has been dead for years, so their new albums are Good, but they'll never be GREAT again...but they, along with GNR and others, can make it all seem fuckin cool again.

[Thorned Rose]

Yes, this year has been the best year of my life for music releases.

I'm loving it so much!

[Gnrfan]

   The only way rock can be "saved" is for it to become "cool" again. Nirvana killed that, and now most rockers are considered social rejects, therefore record labels won't risk promoting an unknown good rock band, because there's noone out there to listen to it: all the "cool" people listen to crappy pop, hip-hop and house music these days.

   The only real rock that can actually sell records is by the old school bands, like Metallica or AC/DC recently, but their creativity has been dead for years, so their new albums are Good, but they'll never be GREAT again...but they, along with GNR and others, can make it all seem fuckin cool again.

Good post i agree

[GNRreunioneventually]

   The only way rock can be "saved" is for it to become "cool" again. Nirvana killed that, and now most rockers are considered social rejects, therefore record labels won't risk promoting an unknown good rock band, because there's noone out there to listen to it: all the "cool" people listen to crappy pop, hip-hop and house music these days.

   The only real rock that can actually sell records is by the old school bands, like Metallica or AC/DC recently, but their creativity has been dead for years, so their new albums are Good, but they'll never be GREAT again...but they, along with GNR and others, can make it all seem fuckin cool again.

i completely agree, thats why i hate nirvana. they just killed it they killed everything even their singer who should ate the bullet as soon as they got signed if they really were "for the fans" .............fuckin' posers

[norway]

I don't think rock needs a "save".

This genre always evolve and a lot of diferent sub-genres has bloomed throughout the world in the 90's.
Take Norwegian Black Metal from Norway for example, Buckethead + "tehcno" bands like The Prodigy incorporating rock/metal elements into their music.

2008 is more a year of nostalgia although CD are pushing the envelope.

It's great to see Metallica, AC/DC, Motley Crue, Gn'R etc keep rocking and making great music tho

[Nighteyes]

I don't think rock needs to be saved either, it has always been around and will too when the next popular thing comes. There are some really good young rock bands around, but as said earlier, they're not as promoted as the pop and hiphop acts, today it seems like people want easy listened music that they forget in a day, and they move on to the next thing. Seems like rock and metal fans stay loyal and there will always be angry young people who wants to tell the world who they are. Now I really don't know where I'm going with this post, a little bit tired, it's 2:30 am here..

Another thing , if rock became popular again, I think that many who are fans today would dislike that. The people I've met likes not being like everyone else, they have this thing that keeps them together that the 'other' people don't get and they have a pride in that. If rock would be all over the place again they wouldn't feel as special. And I can in a way understand that. I love rock and metal (and other music too), but I don't take myself so seriously  That's just my thoughts though.

[Dot]

Don?t know if 2008 will save Rock, but I do know it has been a great year in which classic bands are making strong statements n how to Rock...M?tley Cr?e, Metallica, AC/DC, even Brian May and Roger Taylor are bringing back Queen somehow...I also think Coldplay?s Viva la Vida is a very strong and well conceived album.

[Dead N' Bloated]

I am loving this at the moment. makes me laugh. Been reading everywhere that rock is linked to the last couple of economy crashes. 


http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article5067535.ece


 

[Doc Emmett Brown]

Interesting article about 'flyover rock' - the reign of the Hinders/Nickelbacks/Daughtry over rock right now
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-ca-flyover2-2008nov02,0,204871.story


How will CD fit into the current soundscape, will it be seen as flyover rock or not?

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

CD will be an instant classic and will hopefully push these flyover rock bands off the radar screen.

[mrlee]

Interesting article about 'flyover rock' - the reign of the Hinders/Nickelbacks/Daughtry over rock right now
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-ca-flyover2-2008nov02,0,204871.story


How will CD fit into the current soundscape, will it be seen as flyover rock or not?

what a load of bullshit.

So basically unless you are a political activist or a fucking emo faggot your music isnt real?

you cant have lyrics about feeling good unless you are a redneck racist?

what fucking tool wrote that article.

[Doc Emmett Brown]

So basically unless you are a political activist or a fucking emo faggot your music isnt real?

I know what you're saying, and I think that comes from the Pitchfork effect on music. 

I think Axl & Co are in the best position to fight this view of what counts as real music. If anything, this forum shows that GNR fans are definitely not a homogeneous like-minded bunch.  Just look at the political threads 

[mrlee]

So basically unless you are a political activist or a fucking emo faggot your music isnt real?

I know what you're saying, and I think that comes from the Pitchfork effect on music. 

I think Axl & Co are in the best position to fight this view of what counts as real music. If anything, this forum shows that GNR fans are definitely not a homogeneous like-minded bunch.  Just look at the political threads 

i love sarcasm.

but i hate emo.

[Dead N' Bloated]

Now that Rock is up there again do you think Grunge will be next? It'd be kind of cool. With STP and AIC doing stuff again it might be a possibility.


 

[mrlee]

Now that Rock is up there again do you think Grunge will be next? It'd be kind of cool. With STP and AIC doing stuff again it might be a possibility.


 

please no.

id hate it if, now guitar solos are suddenly starting to become "cool" again if grunge took a rising and everyone stopped learning to play guitar solos again.

i do like both bands but id hate if there was a new grunge movement cause alot of the bands in that genre fuckin sucked n thats why they aint remembered today.

There is one band who are successful in the UK who class themselves as the new grunge.

They are ok actually.

ill link you there stuff. Thet grunge formula is certainly there ,just more effects ridden.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKHyU06-SOs love the main riff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYhRS9BLuwE&feature=related <<another good main riff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvtJ39aCato&feature=related


I like most of the songs on the album. The Grunge formula is definately there, but i find them more interesting then some of the shite 90s grunge bands. Again, i like STP and AIC though.. Also i havent heard the band, but im told theres a band called "Zico Chain", also from the UK that play grunge.

Anyways let me know what you think on those dudes.