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Post by lahaine on Jul 3, 2019 3:58:04 GMT -5
A few things....
- With the exception of the Sex Pistols, none of the bands you mentioned in your post were cultural behemoths or dominated the charts. n.
The Jam most certainly did dominate the charts. The Jam were one of those rare bands that got to play 2 songs live on TOTP, only The Beatles and Slade did it before them. They were probably along with Blondie, the biggest band to come out of the Punk era. A few number 1 singles and albums, playing big gigs. Paul Weller's career is so great is that once his solo career kicked in, a lot of those Jam fans who were kids or teenagers by the time they quit were at the right age to get back on board with him. |
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Post by AppleScruff on Jul 10, 2019 3:22:46 GMT -5
The Jam most certainly did dominate the charts. The Jam were one of those rare bands that got to play 2 songs live on TOTP, only The Beatles and Slade did it before them. They were probably along with Blondie, the biggest band to come out of the Punk era. A few number 1 singles and albums, playing big gigs. Paul Weller's career is so great is that once his solo career kicked in, a lot of those Jam fans who were kids or teenagers by the time they quit were at the right age to get back on board with him. I’m seeing Weller tomorrow at Edinburgh Castle. Can’t wait - his recent set lists look phenomenal! |
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Post by jojoww1877 on Jul 10, 2019 6:09:13 GMT -5
Everything I hear that makes it into the charts or I hear others talking about on SM sounds like mass manufactured prepackaged crap or very water down versions of the past. I’m sure there are talented artists out there but the industry has such a lockdown on what is released and they are not willing to invest or take risks on anything. IMO that is the reason guitar music no longer exists. I know I sound like an old lady but 🤷♀️ The rebound into conservatism, lack of risk, and pop-dribble vs the indie 80s and 90s is staggering. It makes me sad to think of the generations of kids who won’t have their own Sex Pistols, Jam, Smiths, pixies, violent femmes, sonic youth, etc. And all the kids who right now don’t know these bands ever existed! It’s crazy I'm okay with guitar music fading into the background for a bit. I'd rather another genre take the reigns of mainstream pop culture (as hip-hop has done) than another Guns N' Roses or Bon Jovi-type being huge again. But, I have to say, I do relate to the bit in bold very strongly. I was born in 1997, and I do resent that there wasn't a single contemporary group that I felt I could relate to as a teenager in this decade. People buzzed off Arctic Monkeys when I was in college and they were bringing their AM record out, but they were already seven years on from their debut album by then. They didn't belong to us; they were my older brother and his generation's band. Whenever I watch one of those talking heads documentaries with original fans of The Smiths or The Jam, say, remembering what it was like to go to their gigs and anticipate their new releases, I do feel like I've missed out. Being born in 95 I can relate to this so much. I kind of made Oasis, Stone Roses etc to my own because no meaningful band is or was around. |
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Post by Bright Star on Jul 10, 2019 18:17:22 GMT -5
The last 10 years of music have been great and there is all types of music. It has been many, many years, more than ten for sure, I haven't look into the charts.
2009
Japandroids - Post Nothing
2010
Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
2011
Black Keys - El Camino
2012
Mark Lanegan - Funeral blues
2013
Queens Of The Stone Age - Like Clockwork
2014
Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal
2015
Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
2016
PJ Harvey - The Hope Six Demolition Project
2017
Jeff Tweedy - Together at Last
2018
John Coltrane - Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album
2019 (so far)
Bill Pritchard - Midland Lullabies
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Post by lahaine on Jul 10, 2019 20:20:46 GMT -5
The Jam were one of those rare bands that got to play 2 songs live on TOTP, only The Beatles and Slade did it before them. They were probably along with Blondie, the biggest band to come out of the Punk era. A few number 1 singles and albums, playing big gigs. Paul Weller's career is so great is that once his solo career kicked in, a lot of those Jam fans who were kids or teenagers by the time they quit were at the right age to get back on board with him. I’m seeing Weller tomorrow at Edinburgh Castle. Can’t wait - his recent set lists look phenomenal! Saw him two times in the last few years, one of the best shows I've been at. I think cause he mixes in everything from his career from the Jam, Style Council and his solo works. It was 2hr 30min show, and it didn't drag once. |
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Post by The Escapist on Jul 11, 2019 18:30:55 GMT -5
Okay, what's everyone's favourite hit songs of the decade? I'm gonna take these pieces of tunage:
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Post by jojoww1877 on Jul 11, 2019 19:38:13 GMT -5
I’m seeing Weller tomorrow at Edinburgh Castle. Can’t wait - his recent set lists look phenomenal! Saw him two times in the last few years, one of the best shows I've been at. I think cause he mixes in everything from his career from the Jam, Style Council and his solo works. It was 2hr 30min show, and it didn't drag once. saw him in London last week for the first time. It was awesome to see all those people reliving their youth and dancing around to his tunes. |
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Post by The Crimson Rambler on Jul 12, 2019 5:44:57 GMT -5
Okay, what's everyone's favourite hit songs of the decade? I'm gonna take these pieces of tunage: Alright some of these are bigger 'hits' than others but I found all these in my yearly playlists. One thing I have enjoyed from this decade is the amount of hits with a strong 70s/80s soul/funk/disco influence*. I'm pleased that sound made a return as it would have been a shame to have it lost to the past. 2010Fuck You - CeeLo Green* POWER - Kanye West Runaway - Kanye West Rolling In The Deep - Adele Pumped Up Kicks - Foster the People 2011Someone Like You - Adele Born This Way - Lady Gaga Paradise - Coldplay We Are Young - fun. Midnight City - M83 2012Swimming Pools (Drank) - Kendrick Lamar Madness - Muse Gangnam Style - PSY Skyfall - Adele Forever - Haim 2013Royals - Lorde Black Skinhead - Kanye West Get Lucky - Daft Punk* Happy - Pharrell Williams* Do I Wanna Know? - Arctic Monkeys Berzerk - Eminem Rap God - Eminem The Wire - Haim* 2014Shake It Off - Taylor Swift Fancy - Iggy Azalea i - Kendrick Lamar* My Silver Lining - First Aid Kit 2015Go - The Chemical Brothers The Blacker The Berry - Kendrick Lamar King Kunta - Kendrick Lamar* Alright - Kendrick Lamar All Day - Kanye West Can't Feel My Face - The Weeknd Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson* Hello - Adele 2016Ultra Lightbeam - Kanye West Redbone - Childish Gambino* 24K Magic - Bruno Mars* Perfect Illusion - Lady Gaga 2017Everything Now - Arcade Fire* Humble - Kendrick Lamar DNA - Kendrick Lamar Green Light - Lorde Who Dat Boy - Tyler, The Creator Want You Back - Haim Saturnz Barz - Gorillaz 2018This Is America - Childish Gambino Ghost Town - Kanye West Freeee (Ghost Town, Pt 2.) - Kids See Ghosts Make Me Feel - Janelle Monáe* 2019Bad Guy - Billie Eilish Earfquake - Tyler, The Creator Juice - Lizzo* |
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Jul 12, 2019 7:34:30 GMT -5
The Jam were one of those rare bands that got to play 2 songs live on TOTP, only The Beatles and Slade did it before them. They were probably along with Blondie, the biggest band to come out of the Punk era. A few number 1 singles and albums, playing big gigs. Paul Weller's career is so great is that once his solo career kicked in, a lot of those Jam fans who were kids or teenagers by the time they quit were at the right age to get back on board with him. I’m seeing Weller tomorrow at Edinburgh Castle. Can’t wait - his recent set lists look phenomenal! How was it? |
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Post by AppleScruff on Jul 12, 2019 9:51:14 GMT -5
I’m seeing Weller tomorrow at Edinburgh Castle. Can’t wait - his recent set lists look phenomenal! How was it? It was incredible. Too many highlights to list but he played all of my favourites, including 4 or 5 from Heavy Soul. Played Hung Up and Strange Museum plus all his biggest solo songs... Plus Shout to Top and Ever had it Blue. The highlight for me was they played Precious and then segued into Move On Up and at times it was just a massive jam (no pun intended). His band were on top form, as they always are to be fair. I’ve seen him before 3 times including at the Albert Hall but this was best by far simply due to the set list which was a huge crowd pleaser. What a buzz! |
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Post by The Escapist on Jul 12, 2019 13:15:57 GMT -5
Okay, what's everyone's favourite hit songs of the decade? I'm gonna take these pieces of tunage: Alright some of these are bigger 'hits' than others but I found all these in my yearly playlists. One thing I have enjoyed from this decade is the amount of hits with a strong 70s/80s soul/funk/disco influence*. I'm pleased that sound made a return as it would have been a shame to have it lost to the past. Taking one hit from every year: 2010: Power by Kanye West 2011: Every Teardrop is a Waterfall by Coldplay 2012: Born to Die by Lana Del Rey 2013: Young & Beautiful by Lana Del Rey 2014: A Sky Full of Stars by Coldplay 2015: King Kunta by Kendrick Lamar 2016: Famous by Kanye West 2017: DNA by Kendrick Lamar 2018: Sunflower by Post Malone & Swae Lee 2019: Bad Guy by Billie Eilish |
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Post by The Crimson Rambler on Jan 15, 2020 10:22:21 GMT -5
Now maybe I'm not listening to the right stuff but the evolution of 'rock' seems to have significantly slowed down. Has anything new gained any real traction? Looking back I can name many different subgenres that have emerged over the decades but for the 2010's I struggle to name much new. Who do people consider to be the decades defining rock artists? Many of the biggest right now had their heydays back in the 00's, 90's and even earlier, so what about the newbies. Those whose output (or at least most significant output) can be dated from 2010 onwards. In previous decades I think it'd be much easier to name defining acts we could all agree on but this time I'm not so sure. So what happened to rock music this decade? Outside of some indie pop and rock artists who already very well established, incredibly little seemed to gain any mainstream attention at all. Of course this doesn't mean rock music is dead but you're likely gonna have to do at least a little legwork to stumble across much. Post punk, one of my favourite styles of rock music, seems to be doing really well at the moment, particularly in the UK & Ireland (IDLES, Shame, Fontaines DC, The Murder Capital, Fat White Family, Sleaford Mods (kinda), Girl Band, Future of the Left, Parquet Courts, Big Ups, Viagra Boys...). A lot of the most successful rock acts seem to be solo artists these days. From the indie rock of Mac DeMarco, Father John Misty and Kurt Vile to the alternative rock of Courtney Barnett and art rock of one of the few guitar heroes of the decade: St. Vincent. Some more psychedelic leaning stuff seems to have interestingly regained traction too (Tame Impala (one of the biggest acts of the decade, which effectively a Kevin Parker solo vehicle), Temples, Ty Segall, King Gizzard and the Wizard Lizard, Thee Oh Sees...). Alex Cameron (synthpop), Future Islands (synthpop), HAIM (soft rock), Splashh (alt rock), Bully (alt rock), Royal Blood (alt rock), Superfood (alt rock), Flasher (alt rock), The Chats (pub rock), Superorganism (art pop), Ghost (metal) I all enjoy to some degree too. Is it me or is lots of good stuff coming out of Australia at the moment? |
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Post by oasisserbia on Jan 15, 2020 22:05:41 GMT -5
Superorganism is fucking brilliant. Great album.
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Post by Zingbot on Jan 15, 2020 23:07:03 GMT -5
Now maybe I'm not listening to the right stuff but the evolution of 'rock' seems to have significantly slowed down. Has anything new gained any real traction? Looking back I can name many different subgenres that have emerged over the decades but for the 2010's I struggle to name much new. Who do people consider to be the decades defining rock artists? Many of the biggest right now had their heydays back in the 00's, 90's and even earlier, so what about the newbies. Those whose output (or at least most significant output) can be dated from 2010 onwards. In previous decades I think it'd be much easier to name defining acts we could all agree on but this time I'm not so sure. Greta van fleet are doing well in the mainstream, but most rock is just at a medium. |
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