the next big thing in music

[Saint Nick]

Where do you guys think it is? The 60s had the British Invasion, the 70s had the psychadelic rock, the 80s had hair metal, the 90s had grunge... The 2000s had NU METAL

What is next for music? What is big now? Where are we headed?

 

[BassBomb]

so you mean whats the next rock?

 

[GagHalfrunt]

I'd really love to see a new genre where artists write their own songs, play their own instruments and sing without digital enhancement.

 

[schneiderguy]

emo/metalcore

 

[frostedflakes]

Seconding emo/emopunk/anything emo.

 

[gorcorps]

He asked what the NEXT big thing it... not what's polluting our streets already.

 

[Ns1]

death metal will meet emo and they'll growl about how worthless their lives are.

 

[alkemyst]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...TAFevI&feature=related

 

[BassBomb]

I hope my DNB doesnt become mainstream, because then it will turn to shit

 

[cherrytwist]

the death of hip-hop?

/crosses fingers

 

[Special K]

Is it just me, or each new decade of rock/rock-esque music seem to be less and less different from the decade of music before it? That is, the difference between 90's grunge and 2000's nu-metal was less than the difference between 80's hair metal and 90's grunge, which was less than the difference between 70's rock and 80's hair metal, and so on.

I'm not saying I dislike any of those styles, only that the differences seem to be getting less pronounced with each new decade.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Originally posted by: frostedflakes
Seconding emo/emopunk/anything emo.

I'd say that's already a defining characteristic of the 200x's. Nu metal was late 90s early 2000's, emo then took over in the middle. In fact I'd say emo music is losing mainstream appeal, it's already evolving into going indie. Also, the current hip-hop/rap trends, which ties into pop and rock as well.

I think we're already seeing some of the next trend, where people will try to emulate older sound. Look at Amy Winehouse, that one blond chick. Indie bands will try to sound more like the Beatles, rap will try to go back to soul music. The problem is the fact that the musical talent and recording methods just won't match up. The analog warmth from that era will be replaced with the digital molestation that people actually seem enamored with these days.

Of course the best thing with music is that if you don't like the new stuff, just listen to the old stuff. Very few people come close at all to delving into what any era of music has to offer. I know I certainly don't, but I continue slow progress towards exploring music I did not previously.

 

[frostedflakes]

Originally posted by: darkswordsman17

Originally posted by: frostedflakes
Seconding emo/emopunk/anything emo.

I'd say that's already a defining characteristic of the 200x's. Nu metal was late 90s early 2000's, emo then took over in the middle. In fact I'd say emo music is losing mainstream appeal, it's already evolving into going indie. Also, the current hip-hop/rap trends, which ties into pop and rock as well.

I think we're already seeing some of the next trend, where people will try to emulate older sound. Look at Amy Winehouse, that one blond chick. Indie bands will try to sound more like the Beatles, rap will try to go back to soul music. The problem is the fact that the musical talent and recording methods just won't match up. The analog warmth from that era will be replaced with the digital molestation that people actually seem enamored with these days.

Of course the best thing with music is that if you don't like the new stuff, just listen to the old stuff. Very few people come close at all to delving into what any era of music has to offer. I know I certainly don't, but I continue slow progress towards exploring music I did not previously.

Really? To be fair I don't listen to a lot of mainstream radio, but I thought emo was still kind of underground. It's much more likely that I'm just behind the times, though, lol.

 

[Saint Nick]

I was thinking maybe along the lines of harder pop rock as being the next big thing. Jimmy Eat World, Paramore, etc. They all drop tune their guitars and chunk out the riffs.

I think Shinedown is interesting -- they're really fucking good.

 

[Kirby]

*cues up some Beatles and laughs at thread*

 

[darkswordsman17]

Originally posted by: frostedflakes

Really? To be fair I don't listen to a lot of mainstream radio, but I thought emo was still kind of underground. It's much more likely that I'm just behind the times, though, lol.

Yeah, emo went mainstream back 2004-2006-ish with bands like Dashboard Confessional. I guess it depends on your definition of the genre and what bands fit it. Some people would call Jimmy Eat World and Good Charlotte emo (in which case emo went mainstream a bit earlier), which I consider them more faux punk bands. Part of the reason I hate genre-defining is because of how there's a lot of crossover, and in some cases the band will have a couple of mainstream hits that are one genre while most of their music is a different one (so they contribute to the success of the one genre while not really existing as part of it).

Most era's of music have several defining sub genres, not just one, and each one really only is mainstream for a relatively short period of time. The 70s had disco, punk, and psychadelic, the 80s had synth-pop, hair metal, and early hip-hop, and then the 90s had grunge, alternative, and gangster rap. Sure a lot of the sub-genres stick around and have plenty of success afterwards, but they're only really mainstream for a few years. Some genres take decades before they become mainstream. One of the funny things is that many era-defining genres are really only seen in hindsight, as they don't seem to go mainstream, yet are so prevalent that you can't think of them otherwise.

 

[MyThirdEye]

Fusion Jazz!

Return To Forever FTW.

 

[Synomenon]

New Age?

Oh wait, that's not until after 2012.