Anonymous wrote:Is there a rock band right now?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:In no particular order, my top 5:
Journey
R.E.M
The Ramones
Aerosmith
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
The Velvet Underground
None of those are current bands. OP said “right now.”
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If you asked “Who is the biggest rock band right now?” in 1975 or 1985 or 1995, it would be very easy to come up with answers. Not any more. Kind of sad.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:In no particular order, my top 5:
Journey
R.E.M
The Ramones
Aerosmith
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
The Velvet Underground
None of those are current bands. OP said “right now.”
Anonymous wrote:In no particular order, my top 5:
Journey
R.E.M
The Ramones
Aerosmith
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
The Velvet Underground
Anonymous wrote:U2 - the most popular rock band ever (bigger than the beatles just in sheer numbers)
is in a residency at Las Vegas.
Tix are b/t $500-$1,000
Who is paying this $$ for these tix night. after. night. week. after. week??? this is nuts.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Of the 2000s? Probably The Strokes, right?
The Strokes & the White Stripes saved rock n roll
Anonymous wrote:Of the 2000s? Probably The Strokes, right?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Future Islands - local Baltimore boys and one of David Letterman’s favorite bands
This performance is epic:
https://youtu.be/upPl9mZW_zw?si=AkRNfmS_XQavAzrL
Also their performance of King of Sweden is definitely guitar driven rock:
Anonymous wrote:Agree with Green Day
Pixies
Blink 182
Maybe Counting Crows
Eagles on their way out
Radiohead