Does rock music exist anymore?

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Is genuine music dead to the younger generation?

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A question asked for the past several generations

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Is everything just a blend of hip hop now?

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No.

Just wait until AI is writing everything.

We used to have kick arse stereos that made music great.
Stereos don't do a damn thing for the hip hop shite other than give volume.
As stereos have given way to mp3 and such it seems like perception of music quality has diminished.

They exist but don’t get the exposure and air play as those in the past. Good, short explanation below by Rick Beato in Atlanta, an accomplished professional musician and producer.

Why I’m Disappointed in the 2025 Grammys

No way for example that Beyonce is a country music musician, he gives examples.

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Is genuine music dead to the younger generation?

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no. it's just not going to be on the superbowl halftime show. you live in a bubble amigo.

Yes. There isn't a single rock band in existence anymore.

Geordie leans a little heavy into jazz, but he's one of the most interesting young guitarists out there.

That's a good tune, but it certainly wouldn't have been my response to "does rock music exist anymore?"

That's a pop song, bordering on maybe power-pop.

I'm not disparaging it, just talking categories.

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Is genuine music dead to the younger generation?

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You'll get the usual "No, stuff as good as any before it is still out there. You just have to look really hard for it." Which, in essence, means it's dead. Jazz music is still out there. A huge portion of it is providing background sound for corporate dinners and award programs... which is a major change from the hayday of Duke and Miles. An essential characteristic of rock music was that it was big, filled big spaces, drew big crowds, commanded big pop culture movements. Now, pop culture is entirely dominated by some variant of bad hiphop and pretty much has been since the mid 90s. I'd say, at best, rock is sitting in an iron lung barely alive.