2008?? no way!
I haven't even left the 90's yet. At least musically. I'm ashamed to admit that im infected by the Silverchair bug again. After hearing Tomorrow at Amber's bday party ive been slowly listening to their stuff from the Frogstomp and Freakshow era. Is it grunge? I think so. Music on the radio was at it's pinnacle (at least to me in the early and mid nineties). Bands would play heavy riffs for verse tracks and some melodic chrouses thrown in there. I especially loved the dark reverb and echo effects that were used. Songs like Freak with its crunchy verse lines and then boom! the melodic chorus comes in. Nevermind the lyrics... The same could be said for a handful of bands. Another that comes to mind is Drain STH. An all chick band with some dark and brooding songs. Now i've tried to keep up with the bands that made it through the 90's. It's really depressing to see where they are now and that critics and fans alike think that their best work is the current shit. After Freakshow, Silverchair became nothing like the rock/grunge band that they were. Ive listened to the samples off amazon.com from their other albums like Neon Ballroom, Diorama (their masterpiece supposedly) and the latest Young Modern. It's very whiny and boring. I guess my musical tastes must sucks because the general public eats that shit up. To me it all sounds the same... uninspired. Young Modern sounds like a fuckin coldplay ripoff. And I think coldplay sucks (aside from that one hit they had Yeeears ago). Bands like My Chemical Romance make me cringe. Yet they are hugely popular. Honestly I'd rather listen to an albums worth of my trashman throwing out and compacting garbage than material like that. I just dont understand. I don't think I'm old or anything. It just seems like the 00's have spawned a generation of pussies... but yet bands that once rocked have followed suit. I hope the 10's at least puts out some sort of return to melodic and heavy radio music. I fear that it will only get worse though.