A brief history of modern rock
08-31-08, 11:15 AM
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A brief history of modern rock
OK, so if you were to put together a list of musical acts that would fall into the catagory of "modern rock," who would be on that list?
Let's define modern rock as rock music in the last 15 years. "Modern" would limit the list to artists that might be considered alternative, punk, or whatever. So no artists like Bruce Springsteen and the like.
Your list has to include artists as well known as Linkin Park and as obscure as 3rd Strike and AFI.
So whose on your list?
Let's define modern rock as rock music in the last 15 years. "Modern" would limit the list to artists that might be considered alternative, punk, or whatever. So no artists like Bruce Springsteen and the like.
Your list has to include artists as well known as Linkin Park and as obscure as 3rd Strike and AFI.
So whose on your list?
08-31-08, 10:52 PM
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Yeah, but a band like Blink 182 wouldn't qualify in the other thread, but I would consider them to be modern rock. Jimmy Eat World too. And many others. But you're right that thread mentions lots of bands that fall into my question.
09-01-08, 02:22 AM
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All my favorite bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, Green Day, Oasis, and Beck are more than 15 years old. I guess, like they say, you'll always love the music that you first identified with.
Foo Fighters
System of a Down
All my favorite bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, Green Day, Oasis, and Beck are more than 15 years old. I guess, like they say, you'll always love the music that you first identified with.
09-01-08, 09:44 AM
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Sleater-Kinny
The Kills
PJ Harvey
Kaki King
Tortoise
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Placebo
Wilco
Auf Der Mar
Flaming Lips
Foo Fighters
The Muffs
Sigur Ros
Stereolab
Cake
Cracker
Arcade Fire
Coldplay
Decemberists
My Morning Jacket
The New Pornographers
The Eels
Doves
Death Cab For Cutie
Friends of Dean Martinez
The Raveonettes
Calexico
Giant Drag
Heartless Bastards
Octopus Project
Battles
Weezer
Gorillaz
To name a few. My definition may be broader than others, but I think everyone I mentioned is in the "rock" spectrum and certainly falls under the "alternative, punk, or whatever" umbrella.
The Kills
PJ Harvey
Kaki King
Tortoise
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Placebo
Wilco
Auf Der Mar
Flaming Lips
Foo Fighters
The Muffs
Sigur Ros
Stereolab
Cake
Cracker
Arcade Fire
Coldplay
Decemberists
My Morning Jacket
The New Pornographers
The Eels
Doves
Death Cab For Cutie
Friends of Dean Martinez
The Raveonettes
Calexico
Giant Drag
Heartless Bastards
Octopus Project
Battles
Weezer
Gorillaz
To name a few. My definition may be broader than others, but I think everyone I mentioned is in the "rock" spectrum and certainly falls under the "alternative, punk, or whatever" umbrella.
09-03-08, 11:12 AM
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For me modern rock died when alternative became the new catch phrase in the early '90s. Modern rock or college rock was what we called bands like Husker Du, R.E.M., XTC and Jesus and Marychain back in the '80s.
These days it's all about indie rock, which has nothing to do with anything that's actually "independent" anymore. So for me, I wouldn't call any current band "modern rock".
These days it's all about indie rock, which has nothing to do with anything that's actually "independent" anymore. So for me, I wouldn't call any current band "modern rock".
09-03-08, 11:12 PM
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For me modern rock died when alternative became the new catch phrase in the early '90s. Modern rock or college rock was what we called bands like Husker Du, R.E.M., XTC and Jesus and Marychain back in the '80s.
These days it's all about indie rock, which has nothing to do with anything that's actually "independent" anymore. So for me, I wouldn't call any current band "modern rock".
These days it's all about indie rock, which has nothing to do with anything that's actually "independent" anymore. So for me, I wouldn't call any current band "modern rock".
