Originally Posted by popsounds

Someone wrote this in a thread and for some strange reason it was locked, but it's actually a very good question. What's with all this electronic Animal Collective crap, this poor man's ambient Eno imitations, these pathetic attempts at trying to steal Brian Wilson's brain? It seems that most "independent" music, music on the fringe, is either metal-based or indie explorations in pop. Nobody plays truly electrically loud anymore, it's either heavy metal/hard rock or softer "indie pop"/"neo-psychadelia" without the solos, whatever - what happened to people who listened to the Stooges, Hendrix, MC5, the Who? They're gone. Not to mention those who are truly influenced by the late 70s - Clash, Ramones, Television, Smith, Hell, Damned... everything with a shred of punk influence is candy-coated and reduced to top 40 plastic. (Though, strangely, I respect Green Day, but not necessarily musically as much.)