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>>there arent many rock bands that come up with unique sounds
>>these days... though there certainly are exceptions, but on
>>the larger scale that holds true.
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>but why though? why is running with a "throwback" sound in? i
>mean, not everyone likes new wave music, but at least those
>new wave (and no wave, for those who know what that is) bands
>were original with their sound. i mean that was some dope
>production IMO. and then the '90s had its own unique movements
>in rock, some inspired by earlier music (like neil young's
>influence on grunge) but still their own styles. that seems to
>be gone now. even in the "indie" bands some champion, the
>music's not that original and to me it's not interesting.
well thats mainly because everyone is saying Hip Hop is Dead, but really Rock is Dead. Somehow emo engulfed Rock, and thats all you hear now for the most part. And every emo band sounds alike. I miss the rock I grew up on... Rage Against The Machine, old school Incubus (SCIENCE style), Soundgarden, Bush, Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, etc. (i'm 22 years old). There are no rock bands like that anymore and thats what started my migration to hip hop. In fact, the only rock i listen to now are the bands I grew up on that are still around in some form or classic rock (led zep, black crowes, allman bros, the doors, hendrix, stevie ray vaughan, etc.)
>to me hip-hop production has been in a new wave type
>production/sound/music period for a while now, and not just
>because some are directly influenced by that era in rock, but
>because of shared aesthetics and artistic motivations.
yeah, theres all kinds of hip hop production out there. from crunk to underground to old school to soul/funk. its interesting how you can play 2 beats that are classified as hip hop or rap, yet its possible they sound nothing alike, which i think is interesting because its pretty much impossible to say that for rock.
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>>however, i would argue that jazz is just as innovative or
>>fresh as hip hop is in the long run. there are just sooo
>many
>>types of jazz music out there that you have a wide range
>thats
>>constantly changing and evolving with cats comin up with new
>>and inventive shit all the time.
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>i don't deny that about jazz as a genre, but lately? didn't
>marsalis put the nail in jazz's coffin? i'm not a jazz expert
>but it seems to dead to me. "jazz-influenced" bands seem to be
>more interesting and popular than actual jazz bands now.
well, more on the underground scene. shit like Soil & Pimp Sessions absolutely blows me away (check em out, they are from japan and call it Death Jazz http://www.myspace.com/soilandpimpsessions). I mean, compare that to a John Coltraine or Chick Corea and its like apples and oranges but its still jazz. Though I guess jazz has past its prime with its legends all passed or getting up there in age. I mean, my boy Herbie Hancock is still doing shows, but as far as any newcomers that stand out, its few and far between because as you said, most of the new cats are in jazz influenced type of bands.
edit: i voted 'Agree' btw.
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