So my friend and i were having a discussion the other day about the state of rock n roll in todays society. we had to admit that its not what it used to be.
we found it extremely hard to think of modern musicians and bands that really encompass the rock n roll feeling. that feeling of rebeliouse youth spitting in societies face, angry kids with no place to go just making loud and offensive music to show the adults that they dont want to be part of "your world".
Most of the people whom i consider rock stars have allready grown up and become legends. people like Jimmy Page, Pete Townsend, and Ozzy.
For me, rock n roll wasnt about being able to play the music well. on the contrary, it was about how anybody could play the music regardless of musical talent.
Rock and Roll was more of an attitude than anything and as long as you had the attitude you could start a band and be succesfull. not to say that the old rock legends arn't talented. but bands like the Clash and Ramones definetly werent virtuosos on there intsruments.
So tell me escapist. what do you define as Rock n Roll, and who do think nowadays embodies that definition.
The closest person i can think of that i would call a modern day rock star is Jack White from the white stripes. The second being Andre 3000 from Outkast. I know he is a hip hop artist but you cant deny that he is also a fucking rock star.
we found it extremely hard to think of modern musicians and bands that really encompass the rock n roll feeling. that feeling of rebeliouse youth spitting in societies face, angry kids with no place to go just making loud and offensive music to show the adults that they dont want to be part of "your world".
Most of the people whom i consider rock stars have allready grown up and become legends. people like Jimmy Page, Pete Townsend, and Ozzy.
For me, rock n roll wasnt about being able to play the music well. on the contrary, it was about how anybody could play the music regardless of musical talent.
Rock and Roll was more of an attitude than anything and as long as you had the attitude you could start a band and be succesfull. not to say that the old rock legends arn't talented. but bands like the Clash and Ramones definetly werent virtuosos on there intsruments.
So tell me escapist. what do you define as Rock n Roll, and who do think nowadays embodies that definition.
The closest person i can think of that i would call a modern day rock star is Jack White from the white stripes. The second being Andre 3000 from Outkast. I know he is a hip hop artist but you cant deny that he is also a fucking rock star.
