Indie Rock: What's Going On?

(Answer: you already have)

(Reply: so why aren't I richer??)

Now for bestsellers here:

1.V/A "O Brother, Where Are Thou?" Soundtrack

2.THE BEATLES "1"

3.DIDO "No Angel"

4.U2 "All That You Can't Leave Behind"

5.DAVE MATTHEWS BAND "Everyday"

6.DAVID GRAY "White Ladder"

7.SADE "Lovers Rock"

8.EVA CASSIDY "Songbird"

9.ENYA "A Day Without Rain"

10.COLDPLAY "Parachutes"



All in all, pyook!

Exactly like SFA, Beck, Flaming Lips, Manitoba and lots of others have done.

Meh.

I agree with the second poster, in that 'rock' has been left out in the proverbial cold along with it's bastard child, 'punk.' I'm not sure if it's lack of heart, lack of talent, or lack of balls; but any manifestation of sincere agression in the independant scene has failed to be explored on account of who knows what exactly. Perhaps these retroized, ghettoized pansies got scared off and sold all their Nirvana discs when Korn commercialized RAGE(tm). Case in point - Radiohead. Like, can someone say "it's time to stop pussying out, Yorke, and pick up a guitar and fucking strike it!" Hail to the Thief, Kid A, and Insomniac had their moments, but could also double as anesthetic in the ER.

In other words, we'll get rock n' roll (and a REAL scene again) when pomp acts get their heads out of the clouds and back in the gutter.

What do people get out of this 'emo' music anyway?

It's pop music Backstreet bullshit for kids from big cities who want to think they're 'hip' but lack the essential imagination to abandon the music of their parents.

maybe you should ask on the rolling teenpop thread.

How about.... tunes? You know, actual ones, not just miminalist repetition?

I mean, I am no big fan of My Chemical Romance, but compared to hip-hop or R&B they are a huge leap in the right direction.

You tell 'em Geir! Ha. Thank god they do not cover songs by African-American artists like the Beatles did.

I'm being sarcastic to make a point.

End of Cold War = End of Rock Music.

Simple.

usually what Geir says is at least halfway sensible or (if nothing else) well-thought-out, but MCR better than "hip-hop" in general? nigga please.

off-topic: Geir, have you read the SFJ piece that's had a lot of discussion here lately?

He's commented on the thread about the SFJ piece, and is hoping the New Yorker (or at least some Scandinavian publication) will let him publish his rebuttal--"No Rock in 2007 is Melodic Enough---And Hip-hop and R'n'b Are to Blame"

What do people get out of this 'emo' music anyway?

-- Curt1s Stephens, Sunday, October 28, 2007 6:39 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Link

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It's pop music Backstreet bullshit for kids from big cities who want to think they're 'hip' but lack the essential imagination to abandon the music of their parents.

-- That one guy that hit it and quit it, Sunday, October 28, 2007 6:49 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Link

Um guys, good music can be found both on and off the charts, and dismissing entire genres is not exactly a strong way to make an argument.

A lot of rock (and pop) in 2007 is melodic enough. Which is exactly what ILM'ers and SFJ are bitching about as they wish it was less melodic.

Naah, it's melodically drab too. A good melody is inseparable from a good rhythm anyway, due to the importance of phrasing.

lol curmudgeon we were just c+p'ing shit.

obviously one would need to listen to hours and hours of emo music before deciding it's all rubbish.

are we really going to turn the first ever ilm thread - boring as it generally is - into another Argue-With-Geir-About-Something-He's-Already-Made-His-Mind-Up-About thread.

It's what kept ILM going through the years.

This is really the "first ever ilm thread"?

Songs About Quitting Your Job? is.

I just got fired, what should I listen to?

What are some recent-ish indie rock records that are actually worth hearing for someone who doesn't listen to this stuff anymore? I guess I want more art school kid indie rock (that ISN'T ANNOYING!) rather than indiepop, though tunes are a good thing sometimes too. No gimmicks unless they're really good ones. But not boring either.

I dunno. I mostly listen to astrology records.

Who are they? Do they sound like the pixies?

I was hoping this would be an all-star tribute line-up with Steven Malkmus and Isaac Brock and Doug Martsch trading off verses, all like "Mother, mother..."

I did a search, trying to find the rolling 2k11 thread, and stumbled upon this. I lol'd a bit to find out this is the first ILM thread. I just assumed it was a "Sun Ra - C/D" or a "Steely Dan - S/D" thread that started the madness.

u missed Songs About Quitting Your Job?

the rolling 2k11 thread you were looking for.

but seriously, did anyone see Reynols before they cancelled their tour? If anyone's gonna save indie, it's a band like that.

lol reynols

life goes on

obla-di obla-da

― Tom, Saturday, 26 August 2000 00:00 (10 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Damn!