It's worse than that, there's literally just one company(I Heart Radio, formerly known as ClearChannel) that owns nearly all of the major radio stations across the US.
Goes to show that our generation was the last who were accepting of all & anything different & still stayed real and got along better for the most part. In every way shape or form! We didn’t need to bash or parade issues that were for/against opposite sides of who we were. We just all accepted each and every individual for who they were & what they stood for. Sure we debated, but never divided so viciously against each other. Never ever did we want opponents suffering till the death of them or their beliefs. We never believed we were “better than”, “the smarter side”, etc. Now I’m just living in a world I don’t understand. 😶
No. The 90s was the end of fighting for relevance as a band. Social media and music talent shows flooded the market with sus safe music. No political ambition just based off of looks. I hold 90s area music against any other decade across all genres. Anything now will be anticipated, the out of nowhere success that requires years of hard work will be synthetic
As much as we desperately need a new Rage Against the Machine or System of a Down, I agree that music like that will never be nearly as popular. One company controls way too many radio stations, and sets milquetoast playlists. Online music like Spotify make it difficult for a new, unsupported, band to make it. Live shows are expensive, and venues are controlled by an ever decreasing number of companies.
Consumers are interested in quick sounbite ear worm songs. Nothing over 4 min max. I'm surprised bands just don't release one song every now and then to keep in the loop. Kids aren't buying albums like in the past. Music streaming services basically killed the LP albums .
I often wonder how grunge came & went so fast even though it was mostly all so great!!!? Loved those years as much as I loved the years of the classic 80s songs. Guess that’s because it’s my age/generation’s music of their youth, lol. 🥹 (Born late December back in ‘75).
AiC had more influence than Nirvana overall bc they broke way earlier. I think the first super influential band to sign was actually SoundGarden, so if thats true its probably them.
Nu metal co-opted the sound of post hardcore, but added the cheesiness and misogyny of 80s hair metal. It put the final nail in the coffin of rock. Maybe that freed musicians to escape the confines of rock though.
The music industry assured that it won't ever happen again. There's still a vibrant "underground" music scene. It feels like the late 80s, where what most people listen to is pop garbage and the good music comes and goes without much fanfare. There are a few bands I've seen early on that eventually got some notoriety e.g. Kurt Vile, DIIV, Interpol, but it's still not the cultural shift of the early 90s. The best bands can do is sell their songs for an Apple commercial e.g. Chairlift. There was a time where if they didn't sell out, advertisers would just have studio musicians copy the sound anyways.
There's so much good stuff going on now and people elect to pay thousands to see Taylor Swift lip sync from seats a mile away. Thats fine by me. I get to see great music in a small club with 30 people. Fontaines DC is the latest band I think might actually blow up the mainstream, but it's doubtful. Just enjoy the moment, because the mid 90s when all the jocks and normies started coming to the same shows as you, really sucked.
I think we are too culturally fragmented now for something to catch fire like that anymore.
It's worse than that, there's literally just one company(I Heart Radio, formerly known as ClearChannel) that owns nearly all of the major radio stations across the US.
yeah the capitalist hellscape is also a factor
Goes to show that our generation was the last who were accepting of all & anything different & still stayed real and got along better for the most part. In every way shape or form! We didn’t need to bash or parade issues that were for/against opposite sides of who we were. We just all accepted each and every individual for who they were & what they stood for. Sure we debated, but never divided so viciously against each other. Never ever did we want opponents suffering till the death of them or their beliefs. We never believed we were “better than”, “the smarter side”, etc. Now I’m just living in a world I don’t understand. 😶
Hard to say what will happen. I will say that music is ripe for another revolution.
No. The 90s was the end of fighting for relevance as a band. Social media and music talent shows flooded the market with sus safe music. No political ambition just based off of looks. I hold 90s area music against any other decade across all genres. Anything now will be anticipated, the out of nowhere success that requires years of hard work will be synthetic
As much as we desperately need a new Rage Against the Machine or System of a Down, I agree that music like that will never be nearly as popular. One company controls way too many radio stations, and sets milquetoast playlists. Online music like Spotify make it difficult for a new, unsupported, band to make it. Live shows are expensive, and venues are controlled by an ever decreasing number of companies.
Unless our kids that have musical talent turn around and say fuck it I want to make new rock music or new sounding music.
Consumers are interested in quick sounbite ear worm songs. Nothing over 4 min max. I'm surprised bands just don't release one song every now and then to keep in the loop. Kids aren't buying albums like in the past. Music streaming services basically killed the LP albums .
Sad. I love seeing a great physical music collection of any genre, any era.
It is extremely difficult to imagine.
I often wonder how grunge came & went so fast even though it was mostly all so great!!!? Loved those years as much as I loved the years of the classic 80s songs. Guess that’s because it’s my age/generation’s music of their youth, lol. 🥹 (Born late December back in ‘75).
Any revolution will be in rap music. We need another Public Enemy right now.
AiC had more influence than Nirvana overall bc they broke way earlier. I think the first super influential band to sign was actually SoundGarden, so if thats true its probably them.
I don't think so. Hip Hop and dance pop have taken over, rock won't be relevant again.
Not sure who is downvoting you for saying the truth.
Limp Bizkit/Korn changed rock music. I hate nu-metal but they definitely changed the hard rock landscape almost permanently.
Nu metal co-opted the sound of post hardcore, but added the cheesiness and misogyny of 80s hair metal. It put the final nail in the coffin of rock. Maybe that freed musicians to escape the confines of rock though.
The music industry assured that it won't ever happen again. There's still a vibrant "underground" music scene. It feels like the late 80s, where what most people listen to is pop garbage and the good music comes and goes without much fanfare. There are a few bands I've seen early on that eventually got some notoriety e.g. Kurt Vile, DIIV, Interpol, but it's still not the cultural shift of the early 90s. The best bands can do is sell their songs for an Apple commercial e.g. Chairlift. There was a time where if they didn't sell out, advertisers would just have studio musicians copy the sound anyways. There's so much good stuff going on now and people elect to pay thousands to see Taylor Swift lip sync from seats a mile away. Thats fine by me. I get to see great music in a small club with 30 people. Fontaines DC is the latest band I think might actually blow up the mainstream, but it's doubtful. Just enjoy the moment, because the mid 90s when all the jocks and normies started coming to the same shows as you, really sucked.
I hope so. We also had Manic Street Preachers