zekko said:
You're right in a way, but I'm not sure I would blame Nirvana for that. They just squeezed the last few drops that were left out of rock. Grunge was basically the second coming of punk - a revolt against the hair bands, just like punk was a revolt against the arena rockers. Everything had gone full circle, again.
When they killed off the guitar solo though, that was the end of rock. Rock had always had an instrumental section to it. Then people decided they didn't have the patience to listen to the instruments, they only wanted to hear the singing bits. So it was all dumbed down, the artistry was taken out of it, and we're left with what we have now.
Yea, that's my major gripe with todays bands. Thanks for pointing that out! There are some out there that have some cool tunes, but please just put a huge guitar solo or drum solo in there. It's just awesome. We need new guitar heroes. I can re-play my favorite solo's note for note in my head and they're often my favorite part of a song. Comfortably Numb is an awesome song, but it wouldn't be as great without the epic guitar outro. Same goes for pretty much every Zeppelin song.
Most likely, they don't care about rock bands because they don't sell. Just like how the big band era faded out. There's nothing new left in rock to be done. No matter what you want to hear, you can go back to listen to the classic bands to hear it.
I guess you're right. But I don't really know about that though. Guns n Roses was like Aerosmith on speed. Aerosmith was (and I'm going to be really careful here) obviously a more modern version of Zeppelin. You could just tell so clearly the connections between them. Zeppelin really started it all by doing everything right.
Curiously, while no one seems to care about listening to it, there are more bands out there than ever. I'm sure there are countless bands out there making good music. But none of them can achieve the popularity classic bands had, because rock is all washed up. It's not mainstream culture anymore. Everything they're doing is just echos of what's gone before.
I guess you're right man, and that's sad.
But still, man. If there's something out there that's as brilliant as the bands I mentioned before, there will be an audience. I mean, there's a reason why Guns n Roses emerged above the tons of bands that were out there back then in the 80's. They had something that was unique and hard to describe.
I mean, don't you think that a band with the same epicness, craziness and danger would work today? There's a reason why people still line up all around the world to see Ozzy although he's like 60 now.
Do you guys think that a completely new genre, one that we can't even imagine today, can emerge and take the world by storm as the other major genres have?
Look around you, it happened in less than ten years with techno not too long ago.
This insane **** is more and more around in clubs right now, and it sounds ridiculous with the huge sound systems they have in these places. The bass literally rattles my organs. It drives people nuts and everyone goes crazy in their own weird way on it.
VU, don't forget the one-on-one "concert" in the living room. That, my friend, is the ultimate weapon of mass destruction. She will be completely under your spell. Somehow playing music for a woman bypasses all her critical filters and scores a direct hit on her attraction center.
I've noticed that even a little "concert" over the phone has the effect of massively upping your value in her eyes.
Ok, having said that, who would like to hire me for lessons? $200 per hour special for SS members.
+1
The most famous example of a musical talent boosting sex appeal? Jon Mayer.
This guy doesn't exactly have supermodel looks. He suffered for many years with anxiety and panic attacks. Not exactly your typical alpha male. But take a look at the list of babes this dude has pumped and pumped. Pretty damn impressive if you ask me.
Music works because it is an art form that conveys strong emotions. Seeing as women are emotional creatures, this is one great way to move them and make their 'ginas tingle. This is why rock stars, who are often scrawny drug addicts that look like women can get laid like, well, rock stars.
John Mayer is a pussay and not a sexual musician at all, if you compare the guy to dudes like Slash and the like. But yea, you're right. The guys in Motley Crue got laid too, and they looked like a bunch of cross-dressers who just slept on the streets for a week.
