When CACs didn't have black people to steal Rock music from, it died in less than 30 years

[Seoul Gleou]

Decent run from the 80s to 2000s.

Glam rock and metal in the 80s, grunge in the 90s, emo in the 00s and then it died before we even hit 2020. all while hip hop and rap were exploding in the same time line

before that there was a solid 30 years of stealing music from black folks from the 40s to 70s.

if i'm wrong, prove it

 

[Mastamimd]

First genre to go back to indies majority wise

I can only think of two charting rock bands that are new and it's insane. Most of my favorite bands are indie as hell.

 

[The Fade]

The corniest thing they did was the Rockism movement too

 

[Scustin Bieburr]

It's definitely not main stream any more.

It's basically all just alternative rock and folk music now and none of that shyt is really topping the charts. Country music is still big, but "country music" of today has very little in common with the big name country music singers of the past like Dolly Parton. It's just rock with slide guitars.

 

[Hey_zeus]

Accurate
Waiting on it to cycle back to us completely. Maybe it can rise again.

 

[MrLogic]

Hip Hop might be on that path...


we better bring R&B/funk music back for a safety net

 

[Spiritual Stratocaster]

I wish more brehs took guitar seriously.

Cacs see a breh playing guitar and they assume he can't play and is carrying the guitar just to look cool.

I be trolling them..and yes I know half the solo to freebird so I wish a cac would yell freebird when I play

 

[Piff Perkins]

I think a major reason is that rock is no longer subversive or edgy. The music that drives rebellion and controversy today is rap, and has been for quite some time. Think about the singular rock stars who not only drive controversy in the 90s, but were also pushed music forward. Axel Rose, Kurt Cobain, Billy Corgan, Eddie Vedder, Liam Gallagher, etc. By the 2000s we had nu metal which was wack but at least had rock stars. Once you get past 2005 or so where are the guys who were clearly That Guy, whether you fukked with the music or not? Compared to rap where suddenly Kanye, Wayne, Jay, Jeezy, TI, Drake, Kendrick, Travis, Uzi, etc etc were suddenly cooler or bigger or more controversial or more important etc than anything rock was producing.

Also the lack of a "great rock band." I couldn't even tell you who the biggest (active) rock band is today, not counting legends. I remember when Foo Fighters were that band for instance. They're still big now but like...who came after them and became that band? I have no idea.

 

[Wig Twistin Season]

And 2 of the greatest guitarist from the end of Rock’s cac phase were half brehs…

Tom Morello and Slash.

*timestamped

 

[spacewraith]

I think a major reason is that rock is no longer subversive or edgy. The music that drives rebellion and controversy today is rap, and has been for quite some time. Think about the singular rock stars who not only drive controversy in the 90s, but were also pushed music forward. Axel Rose, Kurt Cobain, Billy Corgan, Eddie Vedder, Liam Gallagher, etc. By the 2000s we had nu metal which was wack but at least had rock stars. Once you get past 2005 or so where are the guys who were clearly That Guy, whether you fukked with the music or not? Compared to rap where suddenly Kanye, Wayne, Jay, Jeezy, TI, Drake, Kendrick, Travis, Uzi, etc etc were suddenly cooler or bigger or more controversial or more important etc than anything rock was producing.

Also the lack of a "great rock band." I couldn't even tell you who the biggest (active) rock band is today, not counting legends. I remember when Foo Fighters were that band for instance. They're still big now but like...who came after them and became that band? I have no idea.

The Jonas Brothers

 

[TEH]

Meanwhile Dance music is probably the blackest music out right now

 

[Wild self]

Well, I wish young black folks have discipline to do more than rap and autotune rnb these days, just that other artforms can be enhanced immensely by young black talent.

 

[jilla82]

First genre to go back to indies majority wise

I can only think of two charting rock bands that are new and it's insane. Most of my favorite bands are indie as hell.

Jazz & Blues?

 

[bourgeoisie tall freak]

alabama shakes and gary clark jr. been killing it tho

 

[Mastamimd]

Jazz & Blues?

You're right.