Wots hot, Wots not?
 

What do u fink is popular at the moment? Current trends in music? Why do u fink this?

I'd think Rock, judging by album sales of the more popular(read:****ty) bands...

I would also say Rock.

Hummm... Mi Kruschev
 

As horrible as it is, hip hop i think is on top at the moment. And i don't think rock will ever be as big as it once was. The world is too... iono... blinded by big assed women and crack to listen to anything else.

Classical Music?... Popular???

Am i missing something?

That title makes you sound like a chick wanting to know the next fashion trend.
Rock for me

I agree.
:clap:

Hip Hop.........

you're implying theres a problem with big assed women and crack? haah wel maybe with crack. but yeah, i'd have to agree hip-hops ontop. which isnt so bad, i'd rather it be that then generic alt-rock (ie nickelback default etc.)

well london wise i definetly think indie is the in-thing...

I've said this so many times on so many different boards, but I'll say it here again:

INDIE IS NOT A GENRE

So would everybody please stop treating it like one?

And while I prefer Rock, Hip Hop is obviously more popular.

bubblegum pop ... Love the name :lol:

*enters thread wondering what a "wot" is*


*wanders out*

RnB.

All the kids are gangsta.

Well at the moment all the British "next big thing" bands are really successful. Stuff like Kaiser Chiefs and Arctic Monkeys.

I hate most modern R&B, most of it is little Rhythm and no Blues.

If you want good R&B, then throw away your R Kelly CDs and get a Marvin Gaye record instead.

I like Big Butts....Its all about Downloading Onion Booty when the parents arent home lol

What isn't hot, your spelling!

I think you'll find it is. Go to any CD shop, record shop, online sites, and to find the smiths you'll have to look under 'indie' therefore indie is a genre..If you think it is, it must be, because youtalk out your crack most of the time..

I would say indies the next big thing, or what people perceive to be indie, even though it resembeles more pop/rock to be honest- Franz ferdidand, kasier cheifs, kasabian, artic monkeys, etc

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has anyone heard of the eugene smiles project?

they have this black crows/ allman bros. quality to them.

??????

:clap: Your logic astounds me.

It makes sense that a record store would have an indie section, because indie is any band on an independent label, but that DOESN'T make it a genre.

But go ahead, tell me, what makes a band indie?

Indeed.

And , unfortunately, Franz Ferdinand. Everywhere I go, I hear them playing in the background :(

Britain must be different to you guys in the States.. Over here , theres so much more Kasabian than Kanye, fer example.

I hate Franz Ferdinand with a passion.
I don't even know why, except the fact they're crap.
And also the lead singer looks like he should be a Geography teacher and it makes me cringe to look at him.

LedZepStu whether intentionaly or not pointed out that musical trends differ geographicaly, whats more popular somewhere in the world could be compleatly resented elsewhere, if your looking at it on a global scale then id probably say Hip Hop but Rock is starting to make its way back into the *shudders* Mainstream even if it is a generic form of the original.

And Indie is actualy a recognised genre in the music industry, whether you want to consider it one or not, it is a recognised genre.

A recognized genre in the music industry? What the **** are you talking about? The only people who recognize indie as a genre are idiots and NME-reading Brits.

It's a type of record label, no more no less.

though not a genre specifically it is regarded as a style and lifestyle- in britian anyway. these "idiots" are the guys that actually buy the records. do you really care that much anyway? genre's are a waste of time.

I guess here in America we know what the fuck we're talking about.

And most bands I see considered "indie" in the UK are on major labels, anyway.

i know, i agree it stupid. but thats society for you.

its the same here. indie is not only a lifestyle...but a genre of music, and one that is pretty distinct in sound. i agree that genre's are a waste of time, but without genres....where would we get our social cliques?

Define it then.

very lightly distorted guitars, up-beat rythyms, quite conservative vocals..

the people i was referring to in my first post would consider "hot hot heat" to be an indie band. but honestly, dont take this as my own views here....im just telling you what ive seen.

may i? indie is a genre of music generally played by average to low talented musicians, the music itself is rarely interesting and most of the time quite boring. the reason is because the bands playing it are not very good for the most part. it's a genre because averagely talented musicians play average music and that's the common denominator to the majority of indie bands and music, the style of music is very similar ( =boring ), from the arcade fire ( oddly a very good band ) through the pavement, B&S, broken social scene, echo and the bunnymen, xiu xiu, mogwai , neutral milk hotel, tv on the radio and many others....there are of course subgenres ( as in any genre ) such as indie-pop, indie-rock, indie-electro,and even though their sound may vary, it's still mostly average and boring.......thus the equasion has been proven.


disclaimer: this is of course all b.s. with the sole purpose of pissing off expletivedeleted

Hot Hot Heat were an indie band up until they released Elevator.

So you acknowledge that Indie is infact considerd a musical genre Expletive Deleted? as you stated that Indie is not a Musical Genre but in your latter post you state: "Hot Hot Heat were an indie band up until they released Elevator."

Is not not contradictory or were you refering to something else by the term Indie?

Genres exist as a conditional sound that certian bands/musicians fall into the habbit of aspiring to like many other things in society perhaps for a sense of belonging, or perhaps through an ambiguity of music in genral there are various reasons genres exist but they are not nessicary as all they do is act as a way to condition music and music is natrualy free.

and adidasss im not fond of Indie myself but a statement such as "the music itself is rarely interesting and most of the time quite boring." is a miscalculation as a global statement as music cannot be judged based on Musical Talent which could arguably be a an objective critics analysis, one can determine whether they consider it to be boring/good/bad ect but one cannot make a global statement based on it atleast not an accurate one as it is a Subjective oppinion and the only Objective way to view it would be based on Musical Talent which does not determine how good a band is...in that same respect it is impossible to make an acurate objective judegment on music...all music is equal as structured and none structured noise, whether you like it or not is Subjective.

But as ive stated in a diffrent thread one could conclude how well a band meets the criteria of a paticular genre but this would be conditioning the music and hence why Genres serve little benefit except a way for us to recognise a certain sound but pro's weiged against the cons...we could do without genres, that way we would all be more musicaly open and music could not be conditioned.

But if that post was B.S as you stated in the difficult to read but still there disclaimer which i didnt read until after i ahd posted this...then i suspect you already knew what i just posted XP

i don't really think indie is a genre, it just seems to cover a range of music that is too wide.....i'm not really sure how to categorize bands like broken social scene, xiu xiu, B&S, neutral milk hotel but it strikes me that they make fairly similar music. but you can't exactly put bands like Clor, The faint and Aqueduct in the same boat as them even though they're on independant labels.

No. I said Hot Hot Heat were an indie band because they were signed to an independent label, making them an indie band. But being a band on an independent label, and thus being referred to as "indie," has NOTHING to do wth indie as a genre.

Indie isn't a genre, it means about as much as being "underground."

like its already been said i think Hip hop/Rap/R&B are all run offs of each other.. and also the most popular types of music. i can't pick one out of the three, because well there all so much alike to me.. but i think three when put together make the most popular..

i wish and would much rather prefer rock to be the most popualr music.. but like its already been said it won't happen no now not ever.. so i'm happy with pop punk coming in second in my eyes..

if not hip hop being the most popular.. i say pop punk.. and bubblegum pop is running behind