Music is in a bad way...

[CJ1145]

I guess I'm not accounting for taste when I say it, but it's no less fact that Gorillaz are bloody awesome and you deserve death if you don't like them.

 

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

I rather like this song.

 

[Snake Plissken]

Ben Nichols of Lucero and Brian Fallon of the Gaslight Anthem appear to me to currently be the most influential musicians of present day. I think people will discover some of their music 20 years from now and realize how great they were as songwriters.

 

[baseracer]

I guess I'm not accounting for taste when I say it, but it's no less fact that Gorillaz are bloody awesome and you deserve death if you don't like them.

I like Feel good inc and Clint Eastwood. Blur is better.

OP, listen to Muse before The resistance. Or listen to Rise Against.

 

[Agent_Nahmen_Jayden]

Or am I wrong? Will you show me some good music to make me smile, Escapists? Something with some heart and soul that came out in the last few years, that could be potentially as world changing as the greats?

Prove me wrong and I will be happy!

Try these guys out:

Spoiler

I've known about Poets of the Fall since early 2009 and it baffles me how they aren't famous yet (in America and maybe other places). Of course, that is my opinion, maybe you don't like them.

 

[oooooooooooooooooooooooooo]

I think the problem is more that the changes in the industry have steered the great musicians out of the limelight. With the music industry desperately trying everything it can to prevent is destruction, major labels like EMI won't take artists on board who aren't willing to sell their souls in order to make a profit. As a result, all the really great bands are turning to indie labels, who simply don't have the financial power to market their bands and put them on the radio.

To sum up, great bands are still out there, they are just harder to find.

 

[Breaker deGodot]

No, not really. I was going to mention the Smashing Pumpkins, who've been getting really good lately, but they've been around for decades.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

Try these guys out:

Spoiler

I've known about Poets of the Fall since early 2009 and it baffles me how they aren't famous yet (in America and maybe other places). Of course, that is my opinion, maybe you don't like them.

Fantastic band, did you know 2 of thier songs are featured in Alan Wake?

 

[MiracleOfSound]

*snip*

You'll probably disagree with me, but The Killers were totally in that decade, with no autotune at all.

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Good band. Mr Brightside and Somebody told me are amazing songs... I quite enjoyed the new stuff on thier myspace page too.

 

[Agent_Nahmen_Jayden]

Try these guys out:

Spoiler

I've known about Poets of the Fall since early 2009 and it baffles me how they aren't famous yet (in America and maybe other places). Of course, that is my opinion, maybe you don't like them.

Fantastic band, did you know 2 of thier songs are featured in Alan Wake?

I knew from the War music video, I hope we see more of their music in video games in the future. I love at least 3-5 songs on every album they put out it seems, while with other artists it's more of a maybe 1 song from a single album thing.

 

[TheLaofKazi]

I think the real problem is the internet. Now that it's use is so commonplace we find bands taking advatage of it and posting their music for everyone to hear. In the past, if you wanted to be heard you had to demonstrate enough talent and a broad enough appeal to get signed by a label. Now, people can just make a Myspace page to post their crappy music and then they spam it at people until they have an audience. It just means niche styles are gettting more exposure.

The internet has helped new musical styles and smaller bands gain popularity and influence each other faster then ever, especially bands that don't have the money to get their music out there easily. It's helped cut down the many arbitrary barriers (money, can't find fans locally, and your band isn't big enough to reach out to other listeners, stuff like that) and got closer to the core of what it all should be about: The music.

And enough talent and appeal to get on a label? Is that how we judge the value of music, whether it gets on a label or not? Labels, especially mainstream ones, are generally interested in making money, not putting out good music. Sure, there are those moments when something can be highly artistic, influential, and original while still being profitable, but generally you are going to have labels going after target demographics and trying to advertise and sell certain sounds by associating them with specific lifestyles. For example, listen to punk and your a fucking rebel man!!! Fight the mainstream and buy a shirt that says "fuck" on it from us and listen to this crazy music, even though it's lost touch with all the ideals it claims to be all about.

 

[TheLaofKazi]

Spoiler: Tons of fucking music

All within this decade, fairly-to-very popular and influential, all good music (in my opinion). And there is a shit ton of underground and lesser known bands that are amazing, so many potential cult classics. And I'm already seeing many of these bands, both popular and underground, influencing others. Tons of new interesting styles of music are emerging right now and all you just need to do a bit of exploring to find them.