Talk About Rock Music

Dating back to the early 60’s and 70’s, this is the image we used to associate with rock music and the rock stars of each decade.  But is this the case now?

Looking at the older generation of bands such as Motley Crue, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Rolling Stones, (the list goes on), it conjures up an image of tight trousers, long hair, great music, a pile of bikini clad, long legged blondes and enough cocaine to last a lifetime.  This was the image that a long list of young teenage boys grew up with and made them want to be a rock star. But what do they look up to now?  Is there the same kind of “incentive” or is it more towards just making money?

Who are the younger generation looking up to now?  Boy bands, girl bands and solo artists aside, is there any real new talent coming through that makes everyone sit up and listen like we used to, the kind that grabs you by the toes, shakes you around and doesn’t let go?  There are a couple of bands out there that do it for me but I don’t feel the iconic status is the same.

In the UK we have artists like Coldplay, Razorlight and The Artic Monkeys who are very popular but have you listened to any of their albums?  They all seem a bit, well, girly to be perfectly honest.  Where are the days where Rock and Roll bands gave us real men and not ones who are comforatble singing in falsetto?

My question goes out to you. . . . . . . . . . .