Vincent Vega Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 (edited) When did Rock N' Roll lose it's balls? Why are so many modern rock artists so interested in NOT having fun--in singing only about their demons or how much their lives suck or how inside they're a monster? Whatever happened to just having fun in Rock N' Roll?I'm talking about shit like Skillet, Rise Against, etc, which seem to be the modern rock bands that kids love nowadays. It all sounds too similar...It doesn't sound fun at all. Too fucking serious and self important. Too crunchy sounding. Edited August 19, 2012 by Vincent Vega Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damn_Smooth Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 When the public decided that Nirvana's gibberish was decent music. Rock has been a nutless wonder ever since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bran Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 i like music about sorrow,depression,death and loneliness those are my favorite subjects in music but thats what metal is for.rock and hard rock for the most part is supposed to be upbeat and fun i mean you can have a couple serious or down tracks but nothing like rock is now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Grrr... darn those kids and their music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 To me music with balls is challenging music, whats so ballsy about classic rock anyway? Whats your really asking for is the old status quo back cuz the new one don't suit ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 (edited) And what does balls means to ya? Something like those 80's shitty glam bands? Pfft... No thanks, we don't need those posers back.Of course, getting rid of these whining modern bitches wouldn't be a bad thing at all. Edited August 19, 2012 by Chewbacca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinaski Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 So you wish all modern music was Buckcherry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakey Styley Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 (edited) NirvanaAlso, "balls" go further than lyrics. The music doesn't have balls either. Edited August 19, 2012 by Jakey Styley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeppelin Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 NirvanaAlso, "balls" go further than lyrics. The music doesn't have balls either.This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhazUp Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I wish there were more bands like The Black Crowes out there today, bands that are bluesy and fun without being very cliche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real McCoy Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I blame Nirvana as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Linguini Occurrence Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Why are so many modern rock artists so interested in NOT having fun--in singing only about their demons or how much their lives suck or how inside they're a monster? Whatever happened to just having fun in Rock N' Roll?I haven't a clue what you're talking about.Now let me get back to watching this fun, happy, uplifting modern rock video ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carne_asaDA Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 As far as I'm concerned, Nirvana did have "balls". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 When the public decided that Nirvana's gibberish was decent music. Rock has been a nutless wonder ever since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 This has balls. Right to the fuckin' wall. And it came out in 2007. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bran Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 As far as I'm concerned, Nirvana did have "balls".plastic ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKKDARK Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 In the mid 90s.When Post-Grunge (Bush, Creed, Live) and Pop Punk (Green Day, Offspring) took over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I blame Nirvana too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastodonny Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 It started before nirvana. You think poison had balls? Warrant? Bon jovi? I blame the power ballad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highvoltage Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Josh Homme should punch you in the mouth for saying that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinaski Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Josh Homme should punch you in the mouth for saying that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H. Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 It never lost its 'balls'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 (edited) If by balls you mean hard hitting music, trying listening to what Nirvana sounded like live...and the sort of intensely physical response their music got from audiences. If by balls you mean like, tough guys playing the music, gimme a break Every hard man on earth goes around fiddling with stringed instruments, it's like an application requirement to the tough guys union Edited August 20, 2012 by sugaraylen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vincent Vega Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 If by balls you mean hard hitting music, trying listening to what Nirvana sounded like live...and the sort of intensely physical response their music got from audiences. If by balls you mean like, tough guys playing the music, gimme a break Every hard man on earth goes around fiddling with stringed instruments, it's like an application requirement to the tough guys union By balls I mean just the sense of having fun, enjoying yourself. Not in the 80s party rock sense...I also mean the sort of idk what the word is...Sleazy? Dirty? Sort of sound that stuff like the 60s and 70s Stones, GN'R, Aerosmith, Zeppelin, 70s Alice Cooper, Foghat, etc had.Hell even Nirvana had balls as you said, same with Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains....But then again their guitars had beauty it wasn't all mushed together crunchy shit.I can't quite explain it but like when Rock had SOUL. When it had some melody, a groove. When the guitars didn't sound all mushed together and crunchy, etc. When it still had something real and meaningful...Basically I guess "classic rock" along with the Grunge stuff or even Industrial stuff.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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