Nathanblake719

Childish Gambino actually exists THAT SUMS UP THIS GENERATION! THE GUY FROM ****ING COMMUNITY!

MicShazam

**** artists existed in every decade of music ever. Yet, somehow, that seems to not matter at all.

Nathanblake719

Did they get as much attention as they do now. Look at the **** video for This is America ****en trending on youtube. The guys on Jimmy Kimmel getting the spotlight and Nikki Minaj is close by waiting for her time on screen. Where the **** is the attention on rock music. It's like people these days think distorted guitars are diseased or something they'd rather hear Nikki Minaj's ass bang against the ground.

MicShazam

Trends change. In the 50's, people thought rock'n'roll was unholy noise made by people with no brains.

What does it matter what's on TV or on the radio anyway? Turn it off! You can listen to any music ever made very easily. The choice is yours. And new rock music is being made constantly, you just choose to stick your fingers in your ears and pout.

Nathanblake719

You're right i just ignore the **** that's being served to the masses on a weekly basis. I see it happen all the time and i just stare in disbelief that this is what they're suggesting we consume. But I'm always open minded to any new bands that I may discover. I hope that i do find new bands because it's even easier than ever to do that because of streaming platforms like spotify. Believe me I don't have my fingers in my ears.

The Sane Psycho

Check out Charly Bliss. Highly recommended if you like Weezer and Veruca Salt. Other great "modern" rock bands:

Pup
The Wonder Years
State Champs
Cloud Nothings
Parkway Drive
Between The Buried And Me
Cable 35
Violent Soho
Courtney Barnett
Ghost
Barlow
Vektor

Lisnaholic

^ + God, you must be old!

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^ In fairness to Nathan, that is what his thread is about. But I must admit that I have a similar question for Nathan: If so many popular bands disappoint you, why not step away from the mainstream instead of complaining about it ? In Music Banter it's easy to find music that is original and off the beaten track. Here are just two of many possible directions to explore:-

Country, Folk & World Music - Music Banter

EDIT: oops! MicShazam just made the same point better than I did. Well said:-

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Nathanblake719

Thanks for the recommendations. I'm not a huge fan of weezer but I did like the opening melody of the sweater song but the rest of the song gets a little bit average. Even though I'm not a huge fan I can clearly see how their 90's work is far superior to their 2000's work with the green album which had crap songs like Hash Pipe and Island in the sun and then that other album with that crap song Beverly Hills. I've already mentioned earlier in the thread that I hate Parkway Drive and Ghost.....Well I've heard of them but to me they seem to be another Slipknot or Lordi. I hate bands like that with costumes. Gimmicks have no place in rock in my opinion. Kiss are the masters of that.

MicShazam

Well then you're gonna do allright. The most important thing is to be willing to be proven wrong.

Nathanblake719

Oh yeah I can definitely be wrong sometimes I know not everything I like is top quality. I still have my guilty pleasures like Bryan Adams and INXS which I'm not proud of but still very much enjoy.