I voted the last option, I can't choose between 60's-70's and 90's-now. Very different era's for rock surely but both brought forth excellent stuff for my liking :biggrin:
I voted 60-70 as in my opinion, the 80's were the start of the decline of rock music, and that decline is still continuing today.
"Rock n' roll" really isn't my thing so much. I enjoy the modern rock scene, but mostly the non-commercial stuff, as I find a lot of it really uninspired musically and lacking in realness. Some examples of modern rock that I like are 10 Years, A Perfect Circle, dredg, Incubus, Ashes Divide, 32 Leaves... but there is a profound difference in these bands from traditional rock n' roll. Maybe it's a sign of the times I was born into, it's a darker world, thus darker rock music - not to be confused with the angst-ridden commercial scene. But I just can't stand the innocence I hear in "classic" rock... As with any kind of music, you really honestly, shouldn't depend on radio or mass media to find music, or use it to judge "what's out there". As with any genre, you have to go hunt for yourself to find music that's not just some jingle for the masses to swallow and make a few bucks off of... Just my two cents.
Well, that would be your personal opinion and you are certainly entitled to that. As for me, the decline started with the hair bands and moved on to the heavy metal and rap influenced rock. Today, it seems, to me anyway, that most bands sound alike. Scream and play 3 chords and you can become a rock star too. Only thing keeping the good rock alive is the people still going from the 60's and 70's. I sure miss the days of guitar virtuosos such as Pat Travers, Robin Trower, Ted Nugent, Rick Derringer, Ronnie Montrose, Ritchie Blackmore, etc. etc. etc. , many of which are still pickin today.
I have to agree with you man, athough personally I feel that actual rock n' roll died out when Nirvana came on the scene, I think they were like the half way point, course thats just me. You just don't get bands now aday like Zeppelin, Floyd, or the Dead. They had a style all to themselves back then. I remember back when I had a discussion with one of my heavy metal/ gothic type friends about rock an' guitar an' such. He said that rock today is better than 30-40 years ago because now the bands know how to get so much more from their instruments, specially guitars. Personally I just don't see it, I mean you don't get great guitar solo's like the ones from Zeppelin, or Jimi anymore. :sifone: Thats my 2 cents, man
I picked 60's and 70's but where was 1950s? Some of the greatest and original rockers, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Buddy Holly etc etc
Well, there might be not such obvious guitar virtuoso's in the picture as much as in the sixties/seventies, there still is a lot more then the scream and 3 chords rock bands out there. I too rather ignore the alternative rock, rap rock and emo stuff for example than to accept them as the rock of today. Same counts for the more darker rock stuff to speak with nonco55's words like A perfect circle or Ashes divide. It's great other people like it but I just don't dig it at all. But although this makes me too sound quite negative about todays rock there still is groovy rock out there too. I get the feeling you guys are missing out when you're saying there's no rock with groovy solo's, lighter atmosphere, psychedelic lyrics and jams around. Actually there's lots of great psychedelic, space and groovy rock out there!
I am not saying there is nothing out there today. But most of what is good today has actually evolved from the 70's, like Phish, Derek Trucks, etc. And there will be the odd exception as well, but as a whole, things were just not as good as they were in the 70's, and with time, the people who continue from that time are slowly fading out. Thank God there is still bands or people like Eric Clapton, Deep Purple, Wishbone Ash, etc etc etc still putting out music today.
Anyone who says that now isn't the best time for music probably doesn't know very much about what kind of music is out there right now. And a lot of the time, most of the bitching about today's music is done by old people afraid of leaving their comfort zones. As far as the 60's being a time of 'originality', that had far more to do with recording technology than actual inventiveness... you can probably draw a line from old folk musicians to Bob Dylan, from Chuck Berry and Phil Spector to the Beach Boys, from the Beach Boys to the Beatles, the Beatles to ELO, XTC and Radiohead... and realize it was all pretty much inevitable. Most of these ideas didn't pop up out of some geniuses head-- it was someone hearing two kinds of music, being influenced by them, and then letting them come together in their heads. Just because they came later doesn't mean they don't make great music. I also used to think the 60s was the beginning and end of music until I opened my mind up a little and realized how amazing some of today's less mainstream bands really are. There's a lot more happening nowadays than a lot of older people realize, the same as there was probably a lot more crap music in the 60s than the younger people realize... it's only the stuff that survived that stands out. The 80s wasn't all what people superficially imagine the 80s to be, either... for every Culture Club, there was a Joy Division or REM... not to mention the Pixies. But by far, maybe 70 percent of my favorite all-time bands are either just coming out or still going strong...
Eh? Whad ya say sonny? Sorry, let me turn up my hearin aid. Please, dont mention any of them. Joy Division? REM? Pixies?
Haha yeah, that is regarded the as the greatest stuff of the 80's. I rest my case. Anyway, who cares what todays good music has evolved from, Zillagod? Isn't it logical since the sixties were so great? Wouldn't it be otherwise the same Just because it has evolved from the 70's it's not as good? It's never good with today music anyway, if they're experimenting with whole new things it's most likely crap or not our cup of tea and when they're obviously inspired by 70's bands it's unoriginal retro, rip offs or at least surely not as great as the originals... If today's music scene is just bearable because of the oldies who are still in the studio I think you should try listening with different ears sometime. Yes, there's a lot of crap happening to rock but it's not all bad at all, on the contrary. Ignore the bad, look for the good.
I really can't say that I have a favorite era, man. The only one I can't stand is the 80's. I think there's a shitload of good bands out there today, but my favorite music comes from the 60's an' 70's...
Out of the choices 60s-70s, the music revolution era. Many musicians wouldn't have made it with out the inspiration they got from artist from the 60s and 70s. Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, Jimmy Hendrix, The Beatles, Santana... you name it some of the best musicians in history. My $.02
With a few exceptions, the 70s repeated the sixties but tacked on more guitar wankery, while all of those bands that were great in the 60s declined until they sucked. Prog rock had to be the absolute nadir of musical history. It was less about actually writing songs and more about playing as fast as you can without making a mistake.
60's and 70's. there have been quite a few great bands from the 80's to present but nowhere near as many as in the 60's and 70's.
