Disappointing lack of variety

[BigBlueBalls]

I look at the top 30 countdown for MuchMusic and my complaint is that there's not ONE hardcore rock song on the countdown at all. Not one. I mean I understand that music style changes with time, but what ever happened to variety?

Think we'll ever again see videos like this on the music station?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCjpyPqwX NA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5HCFRhtm gc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdcDvEg4m Sw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH4UEcDnb ms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K27d7Ut5b Xo

Anyone notice how different each of those videos are, while all are still hardcore rock? It's not even that every video on the top 30 is bad, but I can't stand hearing the same shit, different bands. Those 5 videos all have their own unique style of hardcore. The same can't always be said about today's version of "hardcore", which usually sounds like either a whiny version of punk or a poor attempt at classic death metal and calling it "screamo". Even some of that would be ok and I do enjoy the occasional Simple Plan song, but not when it clogs up much of the mainstream.

I can't wait until the kids born in the early 2000s or late 90s start to rebel against this current generation of teens. Just like there was a revolution in the early 90s going against all the big hair metal (also very similar styles at the time), I'm guessing that again we'll see a backlash against emo very soon. I'd say we'll see this around 2011, with the next group of teens who are sick of their older sibling's bullshit emo fad. Then maybe, just maybe I can finally enjoy the top 30 again.

[ihatetoasters]

You must be feeling pretty annoyed as I'm the only person to have replied to your really long post... I bet someone else will post now and make me feel like an idiot. =P

[barry1994]

At 1/25/08 05:43 PM, ihatetoasters wrote: I bet someone else will post now and make me feel like an idiot. =P

Yes, You are a Idiot

[weirdslayer]

i agree

[TehChahlesh]

At 1/25/08 04:56 PM, BigBlueBalls wrote: blah blah
oh and BTW, ym music tastes suck too

I fixed your post.

[boloneyman]

Billy Talent is on there, so the list isn't a total lost. There are few other bands that enjoy a little on there too.

[BigBlueBalls]

At 1/25/08 06:43 PM, boloneyman wrote: Billy Talent is on there, so the list isn't a total lost. There are few other bands that enjoy a little on there too.

Yeah but Billy Talent is still more punk sounding and there's soooo much of that these days. The videos I put up were an example of a variety of hardcore music that doesn't sound punk at all, while each of them having their own unique sound and about totally different issues.

BTW I wasn't really shitting on all the songs on that list, as I said there are some I like, but the point I was making is that I miss having the occasional hardcore rock song that strays away from that punk sound. If there were a few songs on that list or even just one, I wouldn't be making this topic.

[poxpower]

At 1/25/08 04:56 PM, BigBlueBalls wrote: Just like there was a revolution in the early 90s going against all the big hair metal (also very similar styles at the time)

Possibly the biggest mistake ever made.
Now look where that leads.
And is it me or have we been stuck in this 70s fashion revival forever now? When is the 80s revival coming back?
When are bands going to buy more synths? Synths are the very essence of creativity, they can make like 1312312 billion different sounds.

Anyways, if you look at the most popular music of any decade, you'll realise it's mostly crap anyways.

[LOLZILLA]

True hardcore is all about the breakdowns nowadays.

[simon]

At 1/25/08 04:56 PM, BigBlueBalls wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCjpyPqwX NA

holy shit he's tripping wayyyy too much on that video lmao!