[Cogadh na Sith]

Real BANDS like The Eagles, KISS, The Who, Cheap Trick, Doobie Brothers, Electric Light Orchestra, REO Speedwagon, and Styx are all but ignored by contemporary radio

I can't bear it. I've heard all this crap 100,000 times. It's ignored because it's been played to DEATH for 25 years and the old farts still won't croak!

What about Bauhaus, Nitzer Ebb, Pere Ubu, Social Distortion, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, The Clash, Joy Division, 16 Horsepower, Rev. Horton Heat, The Ramones, The Misfits, Autumn, Siouxie and the Banshees, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Cure, The Cult, The Cramps, Husker Du...?

Now that's the good stuff you never, ever hear--and will never hear on the radio. Not The Beagles and all that other hackneyed, mullet-headed, geezer-rock crrrrrrap.

I just know I'll be in an old folks' home someday with The Eagles, KISS, The Who, Cheap Trick, Doobie Brothers, Electric Light Orchestra, REO Speedwagon, and Styx on a Muzak station I'll beg for Kevorkian's machine....

[danelectro]

I can't bear it. I've heard all this crap 100,000 times. It's ignored because it's been played to DEATH for 25 years and the old farts still won't croak!

What about Bauhaus, Nitzer Ebb, Pere Ubu, Social Distortion, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, The Clash, Joy Division, 16 Horsepower, Rev. Horton Heat, The Ramones, The Misfits, Autumn, Siouxie and the Banshees, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Cure, The Cult, The Cramps, Husker Du...?

preach it, man.

[E Rocc]

What about Bauhaus, Nitzer Ebb, Pere Ubu, Social Distortion, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, The Clash, Joy Division, 16 Horsepower, Rev. Horton Heat, The Ramones, The Misfits, Autumn, Siouxie and the Banshees, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Cure, The Cult, The Cramps, Husker Du...?

True "classic rock", to which can be added the Sex Pistols, early Elvis Costello, early Blondie, D. L. Byron, Rockpile, and a ton others I'm forgetting I'm sure.

Rock and roll lost a lot of steam when the late 80s metal and punk-metal bands were replaced by the "Life Sucks, Let's Pout" sound. I still think that had a lot to do with the liberals in the recording industry being concerned about the GOP's success with younger voters in the 80s.

The thing is, there's still real rock and roll out there and a lot of its selling well. Much of its mixed with rap (Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park) or ska (Mighty Mighty Bosstones, No Doubt), so people with fossilized tastes won't like it. There's still some great pop being produced in the UK.

-Eric

[Leto]

Iggy Pop came out of the 60's too. he is an old fart.