Does anyone here have brains?
 

Ive been noticing that most ppl have and interesting taste in music in these past few years. Most ppl listen to Thrice, SOTY, Three Days Grace, Nickelback, TBS, Staind, etc... First of all what is up with u people!?!?!
Secondly, why?!?!

I know the American fanbase for rock isnt that stupid and easily tricked?!?! Or is it?!?! im not sure anymore! Rock in America was something to be proud about but now its a joke, a freakin joke! The last good movement we had was the Seattle/alternative rock movement, which was awesome! Even back in the 80's when hair metal ruled rock n' roll at least we were pride full of it ( maybe a little too pridefull, when u see a guy imitating a guy whose actually is imitating a herman, then u know you've got problems)

Anyways, my point is what is up with these crappy bands!!! We need a new movement of rock and it needs to happen now!!! WE need this crappy rock, and this b/s emo/ pop-punk to be destroyed!!! It sounds pretty synester, i know, but America, you've dragged yourself into a big hole and now u must climb right out it. It's really sad to see rock like this. Now there's only a few quality bands out there now, we need more than just a few, we need a lot!
We need another Zeppelin, or Nirvana, or even another Sex Pistols!
Im an emo hater, but i can admit with pride. I hate emo, i dont think it deserves to be around as a genre or as music. But unfortuantely it is there. Like George Bush, he's there but we can still do something about it! Protest!!!!!! Fight for your right!!!!!! and support quality bands!!!! For those in need of dyer help then listen to:

Led Zeppelin, The Who, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Mudhoney, Social Distortion, Velvet Revolver, Audioslave, A Perfect Circle, RATM, Tool, Afghan Whigs, Love Battery, Neil Young, Sonic Youth, Black Flag, Love Battery, Mad Season, Miles Davis, John Coltrane (those 2 guys r jazz but really freaking good!) Mother Love Bone, Melvins, The Vaselines, STP, thats about it i guess thats enough for starters.

go look up these bands and listen to them and enjoy....

that's the spirit!

anyone that likes Melvins and Miles Davis is good in my book.


agreed.

If it annoys you that much then pick up a guitar and try and change things.

Otherwise, leave people to enjoy whatever it is they enjoy.

thats what i have done hehe

to generalize what americans listen to based on what a few members of this forum listen to is naive.
there is good music out there, past or present. i say good music is anything that can stand the test of time, as many of the groups you mentioned have. there are also those you have listed that continue to put out great music, i.e. APC, social d, sonic youth (sonic nurse, their new one, is great).
alot of people will disagree with you on this desired "new movement of rock" many people i know (including myself) are pleased to see any rock in the mainstream when compared to the overwhelming surge of hiphop which has crossed all boundaries of gender, age, and ethnicity.
besides, ppl should listen to whatever they want, regardless of popularity.

i see what your saying i understand but there have been a good amount of bands that have been around for awhile that suck. Its nice that they can last a long time but thats not a valid justification of those bands i listed. They suck! End of story! If u can't produce good music then y in the world would being around for awhile mean anything?!

Yeah, but just because you don't like them doesn't automatically mean they suck you know. The reason so many of these bands are around for so long is that lots and LOTS of people DO like them. Sure there are people who buy their cd's to fit in with the new cool thing, but there's probably an equivalent number of people who buy the latest fashionable indie cd's for the same reason.

true

uhhh, you do realize that there is such a thing as personal preference right? for f*cks sake everyone, listen to whatever the hell you want, and let other people listen to what they want without being a condesending, know-it-all pompous a**hole about it. my god does it actually bother you THAT much that people like different kinds of music than you do? if so you must be very frustrated all the time, because if you get that worked up over something as pointless as the type of music OTHER people listen to, I'd hate to see what you do when you actually have a valid reason to get upset over something.

(if I sound really pissed off, so sue me, I've had a sh*tty day, and I'm sick of hearing people bitch about what kind of music others are listening to. let it f*cking go already. and for the record I love almost all the bands you listed in your last paragraph, good list there)