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Originally Posted by sxesven

Sorry, and no offence here, but I find the almost obligatory emphasis people apparently need to lay on 'classic' (or 'actual', whichever non-descriptive name you prefer) rock completely ridiculous. Now, I'm in favour of having a broad view of music, not limiting oneself to just this or that. Some folk have the idea that this apparently means that thou shalt obey 'the classics'. Wrong.

Moreover, and linked with my problem with 'classic' rock, is the general disdain for whatever is modern. Now, I'll be the last to say bands like My Chemical Romance or Slipknot or Editors contributed even but one tiny iota to rock, but to write off whatever is happening these days as modern ergo vastly inferior to whatever happened way back when is just ridiculous. I trust you've all heard modern rock masterpieces comme Funeral (The Arcade Fire), Blueberry Boat (Fiery Furnaces), Turn On the Bright Lights (Interpol), In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (Neutral Milk Hotel), etcetera etcetera? Importantly, this is what people tend to call the 'tip of the iceberg'. I could compose you a list of 100 essential rock records of the last ten years in a matter of minutes that qualitatively, songwise etc. completely outdo the vast majority of what's in the 'classic' rock canon.

Thank you so much for posting that. I highly agree with your post; I couldn't have stated it better. It's weird how so many people just make such huge generalizations and think that older rock songs are better than modern ones. It's actually sad how some people don't even give modern rock bands a chance and just dismiss it as inferior to the "classics;" I find it pitiful that they restrict themselves to listen to songs from one era and reject songs from others.