Why do we choose to revert to music from our past?

[skinnypuppyvi]

As music gets shittier by the day, i cannot help but to go through my collection and put some bowie on or maybe some early 90's and listen to alice in chains or stp. very few things have caught my attention, i say sadly and regretfully, i have to sometimes force myself to listen to new music just to know that i cannot listen. What do you listen to when you realize how shitty the music we are force fed day after day?


Oh yeah i still cant go wrong with listening to blind melon or maybe some motley crue
hmmm that sounds good but so does cheeseburgers

[Horrorfiend]

I do it because what is mainstream right now sounds like shit to me. I like what I like.

[Sedated_replica]

There is underground bands out there.. Music has been shitty for about 10 years.. You guys probably disagree. But Modest Mouse is good, I knew of them way before the hype. But that album is the best of this year, hands down.. I think

[Hate_Breeder]

Some new bands are pretty good as long as you are thinking outside of MTV. Like Mike V and the Rats. Also movies have a big effect on my music selection. The "CKY" movies have excellent soundtracks.

I have very little bands i like that were on MTV like Orgy and Queens of the Stone Age and so fourth. Basically i like "unique" bands. But everything i see on MTV nowadays all sounds exactly the same.

[skinnypuppyvi]

oh man modest mouse is the shit.

[Arioch]

As music gets shittier by the day, i cannot help but to go through my collection and put some bowie on or maybe some early 90's and listen to alice in chains or stp. very few things have caught my attention, i say sadly and regretfully, i have to sometimes force myself to listen to new music just to know that i cannot listen. What do you listen to when you realize how shitty the music we are force fed day after day?

See the Goodcharlotte Sucks thread....:rolleyes:

Emo and pop has ruined what this country now calls rock in roll....on the upside there are some good metal bands out there....just rock really is dead....gone and replaced...

[chaplain]

Originally posted by Arioch
....just rock really is dead....gone and replaced...



It goes in cycles.

[The STE]

Agreed on the Modest Mouse thing. The World At Large kicks obscene amounts of ass

[urgeok]

personally i think Nirvana was the turning point.
For the 1st time 'alternative' was embraced by the mainstream.
(i use alternative for the lack of a better name)

After Nirvana proved bankable a ton of bands jumped on the gravy train. Pearl Jam, then Creed, then every other band that wanted to sound like Perl Jam, Nirvana and Creed.
There 'bad ass' edgy bands have become mainstream pop.

With a few rare exceptions that are tough to find rock music has been stagnating like never before. Even the 70's seem brilliant and dynamic now compared to the mediochre dribble i hear on the radio now.

I go back to my music roots to hear variety. To hear something other than the tired formula of alternating lines and screamed chorus.

Another big reason is that its hard for older folks to identify with the youth angst themes from today .. it just isnt relevant to us.

I still try to keep current with whats out there.. and i have found a few really decent bands that are new ,,, but they are few and far between.

[newb]

I'm old and decrepit but I love the new music. As a matter of fact I recently purchased the new Allman Brothers one. and the new Gov't Mule.

Lets face it...the older bands rocked and some still do. I'm not talking metal here...some of the bands you kids mention, I've never heard of. The hardest music I'm into would be Tool or Perfect Circle.

I pretty much never listen to the radio, because if I hear that fucking song again I'm gonna go off....really off.....water tower off. You know the one...that fucking guy butchering Skynyrd's Simple Man.

I did happen to catch a song on the radio that I did like so I went on to cdnow.com to hear clips of the CD. SILVERTIDE is the band, and if your into straight out rock, kinda old Black Crowes....pick up this CD. I'm gonna tonight.

[meetthecreeper]

I think that music as a whole has gone right in the shitter, way too much crossover crap, from metal to country to pop its all horrible. The emphasis is now on making some catchy tune that the sheeple will like and making sure that the band looks good. It doesnt matter if they have a lick of talent. Its all about marketing and making money it isnt about music anymore.


Jesus Lizard anyone?

All I listen to is old 80s metal, there really isnt much out there that peaks my interest anymore with very few exceptions.

[newb]

Originally posted by meetthecreeper


All I listen to is old 80s metal, there really isnt much out there that peaks my interest anymore with very few exceptions.

OH NO.....not Ratt, I hope.

[Haphazard]

Originally posted by Sedated_replica
But Modest Mouse is good, I knew of them way before the hype.

Same here...and it almost sucks that they shed their independent status, but oh well.

But regarding the topic...I really don't think anyone is force-fed music. What you listen to is your choice. Just don't turn on the damn radio or watch gay-ass MTV. QUICK NOTE: When the HELL did VH1 become cooler than MTV? lol.

Anyway, based on the bands you listed...you may wanna check out some of the following:

Polyphonic Spree (too happy for me...but they are original and Bowie is a big supporter).

The White Stripes (rock n roll revisited...not my type of genre, but you may like it because it is no frills rock).

Modest Mouse (as discussed)

Velvet Revolver (again, not my thing...but you may dig it just based on the fact you listen to STP).

Audioslave (see Velvet Revolver; lead singer post-Sound Garden).

Hot Hot Heat (very catchy & 80s-esque).

At the Drive-In (A personal fav, very good shit).

The Blood Brothers (I encourage everyone to listen to this mess! One of the most unmistakable styles you'll ever hear. It's so odd and hard that it even annoys myself sometimes! lol. I can just imagine what the old folk think when they hear me drive by with this shit blasting)!

[The STE]

Originally posted by Haphazard
Same here...and it almost sucks that they shed their independent status, but oh well.

As long as they didn't shed their "Not shit" status, I don't care

[urgeok]

Originally posted by meetthecreeper
the sheeple .


great freaking term !