That sounds good to me.

I'd love to be blown away by a new album like I was when I first heard Maiden's Number of the Beast, Nick Cave's Abattoir Blues, Iggy Pop's New Values, The Pixie's Doolittle, The Clash self-titled, Metric's Live it Out, or the Stones Goat's Head Soup.

If you turn on any Alternative radio station in OH, the only thing they play is Cage. Ain't No Rest for the Wicked is probably played every 1/2 hour, and Shake Me Down once a hour.

They are a super popular band, but they are not icons like The Stones, AC/DC, Maiden....or even the aforementioned Foghat.

Cage the elephant would be sweet, but they are not big enough, but I think black keys, jack white would be sweet and big enough, or if it must be older sure nirvana/pearl jam would be awsome as well. nirvana pearl jam would be reliving my youth anyways and I think there are lots of pinheads in the same boat

But Urban and Country music continues to sell well.

Everyone knows who Beyonce, Drake, Jay Z and Nicki Minaj are.

They are icons that even old white guys know.

If I asked any black guys my age to name me a rock band after Nirvana, do you think they could think of even a single band?

I know the names, but couldn't name one song by any of them. If I heard it, I could probably name the actual music they sampled/ripped off to talk over.

I guess that is similar to Country music and their stars? I don't know why Country and R+B are thriving while Rock is dying. Maybe the younger boys just aren't as full of teenage angst as we were? Probably all that fluoride in the water calming young white males down! LOL

I hear that. It is not just Cage that makes it interesting, but the variety of other bands combined , none of which are super popular but in alt rock there is definitely strength in numbers.

That's EXACTLY my point.

Even an old white guy knows all the urban recording artists.

Could your mom name ANY rock band after Nirvana?

Yet, I bet she knows who Nicki Minaj is.

Not a single iconic rock band in 28 years = rock is dead.

Black Keys, Jack White, and even Muse all make great guitar oriented rock. But I think a pinball machine would benefit from a combination of several of these current bands and then it might work.

Probably Cold Play & KoL....but agreed the numbers are down.

I got your translite right here!

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How about the rock samples from Jay Z - 99 Problems?:

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Man, a mustache like that could get you laid instantly back in the 70s.

AIDS really took the fun out of casual sex.....

Wolfmother! Just got tickets for the 9:30 club.

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Wolfmother! Just got tickets for the 9:30 club

I hear ya brother! I've still got a lot of my vinyl including that one. I remember going to a stereo store and to test out some very large speakers the guy put on Slow Ride and cranked it up all the way.

I think most of the stereo stores died out when rock died out, lol.

It's funny that Slowride is always chosen from that album, but the title track, Save your Love, and Drive Me Home are better songs.

That whole album's great. Plus some off their others like Drivin Wheel. I always liked that song.

I've never listened to that album. I think Ill check it out now. And Vid...Unfortunately probably the biggest rock band since Nirvana has been Nickleback, which is really really sad.

I mentioned how Aerosmith also had three great albums. You couldn't go to any party back then without Toys in the Attic, Rocks, or Get Your Wings being played over and over again. Too bad my 8 track player ate my copies.

This is the band that I found was by far the best act in the last 5 years of Warped Tour. I saw them and was blown away.

So I am listening to this Foghat Album and man can that bass player (Nick Jameson) play!!! Glad you put that post up, loving this album. Another thing I noticed is they released AT LEAST 1 album a year for 13 years STRAIGHT! You would never ever ever see that now. That is Rock and Roll, living the music, not taking 5 years off to make a Movie about your feelings (Metallica)

p.s. Holy Sh!t I just Wikied Nick Jameson and he has done so much in his career. He is even the Voice of Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars The Clone Wars Cartoon!! I want to meet this dude.

LOL

RIP Lonesome Dave.

Lets cut the nonsense, Motorhead is clearly the best choice for the next Stern music pin, great art, great fast music and their still out there.
I'm in for a Ace of Spades LE

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Gucci Mane puts out 13 albums a year, even when in jail!

2pac has put out at least 11 albums AFTER he died.

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I'm an oldish white guy and have no f-ing clue who Drake and Nicki Minaj are. Does Jay-z even sing? jsut know him from Beyonce.

Tastes change, and youth today like Pop and Hip Hop artists... There's still plenty of money in music, for example Taylor Swift sold multiple dates per city with tickets nearing the $1k range per seat. Adele's latest album sold 5 million copies in 3 weeks. It's all manufactured music at this point anyway, primarily teenage-early 20's girls singing 3 minute songs with a hired background band containing no more than 30 seconds of non-repeating content. Catchy but transient tunes.

Clearchannel contributed to rock's demise when they bought every radio station in the United States and the few rock stations still allowed to play rock are stuck with decades-old top-40 rock in tight rotation... is anyone interested in listening to the same 3 songs from Nirvana's catalog every single day for the rest of your life? I was tired of them when they were still making music. Metal is relatively strong but remains low key as there are no stations (and never were) willing to play metal, nevermind the demise of MTV whose execs decided that it's too hard to count ratings with videos, so they have other content. Now my dial is stuck on a Hip Hop station for the variety, and I have to spend a fair amount of time and money to track down lesser known contemporary metal bands. The good news is that older metal bands find it worth while to continue to make music and tour, and it doesn't cost Taylor Swift money to see them.

Kids hardly know that pinball exists, and have no real attachment to artists with throw-away music, so no modern artist/band fits the mold. Enter super hero themes... kids dig them, so it works for pinball.

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Drake and Nicki:

I guess if I wanted to relive my misspent youth I could buy it back-

ebay.com link: AEROSMITH Rocks 8 Track Tape 1976

Nope still doesn't ring a bell.

Taylor Swift and Adele are not rock stars. I was explaining how ROCK was killed.

He kind of talks the lyrics like David Lee Roth:

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Can't help you then....

I was up in London Ontario and there was a shop that had tons of classic rock 8 tracks brand new, still wrapped.

$2 Canadian dollars each.

They aren't but these guys are.

After reading this I miss the late 70's punk scene Ramones/Sex Pistols/Clash. Another great time for me and music was the mid 70's Aerosmith/Thin Lizzy/Bowie. Music changed some in the 80's but the early 80's were still a fun time for music Devo/Stray Cats/Gary Numan. I wasn't really into the hair band 80's music and for me rock died out after the grunge/punk early 90's. The last 2 great bands are Social Distortion and Rancid.

Journey definitely make it a 'Rock of Ages' :party:Theme There problem solved. :liar:Next!!

The Dwarves are the greatest band in the world.

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Muse sounds great! If you like them you might like my band. Check out this track.

So my sister and her boyfriend (age 22) said the other day that rocks dead and that there aren't any good bands left. They Fancy themselves as rockabilly kids, so they are obsessed with elvis etc. It got me thinking and I thought I would post my quick rant. Someone said here that "internet killed the rock star". Although that might be right, the internet and the vast amount of information that is available at everyones fingertips is amazing. At a click of a mouse or whatever, I can listen to almost any band I want from almost anywhere in the world. I think that having this information available has shaped bands in a way that was unheard of just 15 years ago. If you really look for non mainstream bands what you will find is truly amazing. There are so many talented bands out there now you just have to find them. Bands these days are combining genres in ways that really hasn't been done before. For example there is a band out there combining jam and metal. So.. instead of just thinking that rocks dead and that there is no good music being created these days go out and find something new. I think as we get older its easy to dismiss the fact that good music has been made since our heyday, but just remember that our music inspires others to do the next great thing.

I think it's best to avoid popular culture / music and has been for awhile, I feel sorry for my kids.

I am too lazy...

Why did it not kill the Rap or Country star?

They are bigger than ever despite the internet .

Agreed! I can only imagine mainstream garbage that will be around when I have kids.

Well here is that metal jam band I mentioned.

The only thing I can think of is this. Rock is built around Albums and Country and R+B/Pop are built around Singles. People don't have time or patience to sit through a 60 min rock album, but they do have time to click a button for $0.99 for 1 track which is typically all Country, Rap and Pop are worth.

I remember that time well. There was a lot of resistance from many of the old school rockers when punk and new wave came on the scene, but later on they all sort of mixed together. I always liked anything that was edgy. Not always mainstream, but definitely music that would make you think.

You mentioned Social D. I went to school with those guys and one of the reasons I accepted punk early on.

Every generation hates the last generation's music.

Guys in their 40's hate the Beatles, kids today hate Metallica.

You can find a few exceptions, but no one wants to identify with their grandfather's music.

I like it! Muse has a similar sound to all their music but if you take in a little here and a little there, there is a lot of great stuff. Watching that entire concert at The Mayan recorded only a few months ago really sold me on this band as being masters of their craft and giving it everything they've got when they go on stage.