What do you think is going to be the next big thing in rock...
 

after the whole emo/pop-punk trend fades away?

I'm banking on something that perhaps fuses rock with house/electronic dance music. Probably something similar to a more rockish Justice.

i suppose it would be par for the course.

after a sold out / watered down version of 90s alt rock why not follow it up with an even more watered down version of the so-called industrial rock that followed in the late 90s.

i don't think there's going to be an actual 'real' big thing in rock (or music in general) until everyone involved in the music industry fully grasps the potential of the net. not just using it as an advertising medium but completely taking advantage of the possibilities it provides. THEN and ONLY then, will we see another BIG thing in music.

not sure, honestly i'd like to be surprised.

Myself.

I think as rock continues to fade from dominance over the popular musical landscape it's going to split into two distinct camps. One will be backward looking, traditionalist styles of rock and the other will be very experimental and avant-garde. Neither camp will be big the way rock used to be but the traditionalists will have hit songs from time to time. I'm basing this on what has happened with jazz over the years, because to me rock seems to be following a very similar evolutionary path.

Very interesting, I never really thought of it like that before, but it makes sense.

I think we're already seeing this trend come into fruition with the increase of indie-garage sounding bands, which I think are the "traditional" garage bands of the '60s.

I totally agree. A band like the Strokes, for example, fit right into the kind of traditionalist mold that I'm talking about. I think the rap-rock bands from the late 90s were last evolutionary gasp of mainstream rock. Like jazz fusion before it, it was an an older popular style of music's attempt at staying current by drawing from a popular style that was starting to eclipse it.

So in that case, we'll probably see an 70s-80s arena rock revival in a few years.

Not really. I don't think there will be big revivals in rock music any more. Like with jazz these days, you'll have different people out there playing different strains of traditional rock but I don't think it will really coalesce into big, specific revivals. That's not to say there won't be stadium style rock being made. There will be. There already is.

you think Hip Hop'll go down the same path eventually?

I think so. Maybe not, but if things are as cyclical as they seem to be then I'd say yes.

it kind of makes you think how relative alot of music is

What I'm curious about is what the type of music that's going to eventually eclipse hip-hop will be. I mean hip-hop has been around for several decades so whatever this next big style will be is probably already around to a certainly extent, though still in its infancy.

I'm sure it'll be something electronic, some type of easy to listen to dance style music.

Beth Ditto's arse

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I think rap/hip hop is going to eventually play itself out though, just like disco did back in the 70s-early 80s.

gimmicky bands that look good on a poster, have a really eye catching logo for merchandising tie-ins, sub-par but catchy choruses.

This is what we've bought and paid for by stealing music, labels need to re-coup their losses somehow. It simply isn't good enough anymore to have a band that makes good music as that isn't where the profit is made anymore

So ask yourself, is your music REALLY free?

I think that post-grunge will evolve and become a really awesome genre

I've been noticing a lot of groups have been leaning toward a more industrial sound.

you mean just like the mid-80s all over again?

you mean just like the late 90s, again?

I honestly wouldn't complain.

I think that would be awesome to be honest.

i wouldn't.

you'd think the post-punk revival would have led to some good bands coming out though. whenever Franz Ferdinand sizzles out we'll see what happens next. personally i'd like to see a psychedelia revival, already happened a few times but not to the extent of others.

The post punk, garage rock and new wave revivals have lead to some of the worst music I've ever heard.

Now I can talk about the prog revival, but that's what you all expect and I know it's annoying the crap out of you by now, so I'll refrain.

I love My Morning Jacket, and Kings of Leon are pretty good. So maybe a southern rock revival might not be such a bad idea. :D

We still have arena rock. Isn't Nickelback basically Foreigner for the 00s?

But to be fair, at least in the 70s we had good arena rock. Like The Who and Queen.

But yeah, I long for some classic rock influenced bands to break into the mainstream. And I don't just mean bands like Jet and Wolfmother who are directly ripping it off.

what about queens of the stone age and the chili peppers?

MGMT have sort of a psychedelic sound, and they've been getting pretty popular lately.

Ew! Foreigner should not even be compared to those ****ty watered down post-grunge hacks! Unless you mean in terms of popularity which I would agree.

I freaking hate Foreigner.

they're also terrible. and more electronic than anything else, just another boring indie band.

This is part true. The fact remains that a fair amount of the music that has come out of the revivals in question has been quality and well worthwhile.

It's got to be something where adults grimace their face and say..."ahh what Crap!" Watch out for some type of grindcore to start catching on, particularly Pig Destroyer. Now that's a effin' name mom and pop are going to detest.

Is it possible we could see a second mod revival? With the indie scene practically dead, it could be an escape route for many musicians. Another way, such as seen in Pete Dorothy, is an embrace of poetry from the romantic period and an attempt to fuse it with rock music.

who is that?

Doherty, forgive me.

I think I'm going to make Pete Dorothy my stage name.

Since when was the indie scene practically dead? Then again, I suppose it's what you intend by "indie scene".

dead in the sense that he's calling a chav with a lumber pile for teeth its "romantic" savior.

the libertines are awful.

I got calls on it!
The term "indie" has lost it's entire meaning, as those bands are just as dependant of the music companies as an American Idol winner.

Hey wait a minute, aren't you supposed to be saying things I DON'T agree with?

Yet again you like Nirvana, so I really shouldn't listen to you anyway.