Quote:Simmons comments remind me of this article about why Metallica's Orion festival was a disaster and why it is so hard for rock bands to tour in the states these days.

<a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/metallicas-james-hetfield-says-orion-music-more-festival-has-been-a-financial-disaster/'>http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/metallicas-james-hetfield-says-orion-music-more-festival-has-been-a-financial-disaster/</a>

Quote:Anyone who thinks "rock is dead" is living in a 70's or 80's vacumn. There are more rock bands now than any other time in history. Just because the labels can't force feed people the same twenty bands and make them rock stars like they once could, because they had a stranglehold on technology, distribution, etc. Certainly does not mean rock is dead.

Someone correct me if I am wrong, but what is considered "rock" now is not what was rock 20+ years ago. I remember when Metallica was rock/metal not "Alternative" yes, they change (sold out). But new bands now that are "rock" aren't truly " rock".


That being said, as I grow older, I find myself listening to much rock now that is much softer than I grew up listening to. And... I enjoy listening to it as well. I like listening to 102.9 right now on local radio. It's pretty much that weak stuff I made fun of in high school. The older crowd on this board probably can add to this going back further than my example above.


Edit: you said "stranglehold" uncle ted rocks! I know you didn't mean the song, just saying!

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