The Future of Rock (not just prog)

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   The Mars Volta shouldn't be on the cover of Rolling Stone. Thats a magazine for everyones embarssing uncle who wears cowboy boots and thinks everythings been sh!t since Roy Orbison died. They should be on the front of trendy music papers. They should be scaring the sh!t out of people on Saturday morning kids TV. Kids should be fascinated by and drawn to strange, challenging and progressive music. 
I believe left to their own devices, and allowed to use their own judgement, many would be. But here is the point; opinions are spoonfed to the young. It's an Orwellian thing: 'Sh!t is good and good is sh!t' if the mantra is repeated enough it sinks in and becomes truth.
I keep hearing that prog is coming back, in the name of Radiohead, Muse, Mars Volta etc etc, but they are all to gutless to admit their influences in case it results in career suicide. All we can hope is that it slides in the back door without waking the fashion guard dogs. 
Perhaps IQ should market themselves as 'Alt Emo Jazz Rock' Re-badging the entire genre may be the key..

Poll Question: how do you feel about the future of rock?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Highly optimistic! Mindless rock is going out the door.	7	[17.07%]
People are warming up to pre-90s type rock, slowly	16	[39.02%]
we’ll be hearing more of the same over the next 10 years	13	[31.71%]
not good. antihero rock is growing with no end in sight.	5	[12.20%]
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Blacksword Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: June 22 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 16130	Posted: August 10 2005 at 08:25
	The Mars Volta shouldn't be on the cover of Rolling Stone. Thats a magazine for everyones embarssing uncle who wears cowboy boots and thinks everythings been sh!t since Roy Orbison died. They should be on the front of trendy music papers. They should be scaring the sh!t out of people on Saturday morning kids TV. Kids should be fascinated by and drawn to strange, challenging and progressive music. I believe left to their own devices, and allowed to use their own judgement, many would be. But here is the point; opinions are spoonfed to the young. It's an Orwellian thing: 'Sh!t is good and good is sh!t' if the mantra is repeated enough it sinks in and becomes truth. I keep hearing that prog is coming back, in the name of Radiohead, Muse, Mars Volta etc etc, but they are all to gutless to admit their influences in case it results in career suicide. All we can hope is that it slides in the back door without waking the fashion guard dogs. Perhaps IQ should market themselves as 'Alt Emo Jazz Rock' Re-badging the entire genre may be the key..
	Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!

Bj-1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 04 2005 Location: No(r)Way Status: Online Points: 31456	Posted: August 10 2005 at 17:48
	I hope more teenagers will listen to prog. If they do that, the future of prog is (hopefully) saved!!
	RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!