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tonagamu Since: Jun, 2010
#1: Nov 4th 2011 at 2:23:12 PM

So me and my friends were having this interesting discussion about Foster The People and how they seem to be the commercialization of Indie Pop and Indie Rock. Would you say we are currently facing the end of an era of Rock music? What do you see happening to the Rock scene over the next few years or do you think it's too soon to tell and it's better to look at all this in hindsight?

0dd1 Just awesome like that from Nowhere Land Since: Sep, 2009
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#2: Nov 4th 2011 at 3:34:44 PM

In all honesty I don't think that'd be such a bad thing, the commercialization of indie artists. They need the money, we need rock music to gain more even footing in the mainstream again.

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Litis from Israel Since: Jul, 2009
#3: Nov 4th 2011 at 3:37:10 PM

edited 4th Nov '11 3:39:01 PM by Litis

TheGloomer Since: Sep, 2010
#4: Nov 4th 2011 at 3:50:12 PM

For the purposes of this thread, is indie rock to be defined as any rock band that's unsigned or on an independent label, or does it refer to the nebulous, un-definable "indie rock" genre?

edited 4th Nov '11 3:52:55 PM by TheGloomer

Erock Proud Canadian from Toronto Since: Jul, 2009
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#5: Nov 4th 2011 at 4:07:29 PM

Hopefully we could see a rebirth of hard rock and power pop.

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tonagamu Since: Jun, 2010
#6: Nov 4th 2011 at 5:07:02 PM

This is about the nebulous un-definable "indie rock" genre.

TheGloomer Since: Sep, 2010
#7: Nov 4th 2011 at 5:07:19 PM

[up][up]There are a few pretty good rock bands I'm aware of who are sort of on the verge of mainstream attention. The Answer are a Northern Irish group that I like. Vintage Trouble are another new band that deserves notice. I'd like to say the same of Rival Sons, because they're fairly good, but they may be a bit too Zeppelin-ish to stand out.

The only unambiguously good straight-ahead rock band that's enjoyed substantial mainstream success in recent years is Foo Fighters.

[up]The success of the like of Snow Patrol, Coldplay and Noel Gallagher's new band suggests that indie rock is fairly mainstream in the UK, which may affect my perspective.

edited 4th Nov '11 5:09:50 PM by TheGloomer

BlixtySlycat |like a boss| from Driving the Rad Hazard Since: Aug, 2011
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#8: Nov 4th 2011 at 6:11:47 PM

Frankly, I hope so. Because nothing would please me more than seeing the demise of people who hate Foster the People because they're not indie enough.

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