Burning Down

That's what he was implying.

Janszoon

R U 4 reel?

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Goofle

I certainly will be.

And yeah, for the mainstream at least, White Stripes and Arcade Fire have to be the "defining" band - with The Black Keys thrown into the hat.

My personal one would be Agalloch.

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Electrophonic Tonic

I'll lump myself with the White Stripes and Black Keys crowd. If the 2000's will be known mostly for the garage rock revival (and I think it will), those are the two bands that are the poster children for it.

If I had to make a prediction, I bet decades from now, a larger selection of the Black Keys' music will be in the public eye for much longer. With them shifting towards a more pop accessible sound, they will be in movies and commercials for a long, long, long time.

At the same time, Seven Nation Army is huge and constantly spreading in the sport landscape. Several European soccer clubs' crowds chant the song and so many college marching bands play it here in the states. If anything, 'Seven Nation Army' is the new 'We Will Rock You' and it's safe to say 'We Will Rock You' is one the most anthematic songs in the last few decades. In that context of usage and recognition, it's probably the song of the 2000's.

All things considered, I think the White Stripes will look better and be more revered based on a consolidated, very good discography and the mountain that is 'Seven Nation Army'.

Norg

Queens of stone age is better then arcade fire and black keys hands down


and deff more ROCK and OBVs down would be a good second : )

Insane Guest

Pretty solid list, Arcade Fire have died down but they definitely made their impact, The Black Keys and White Stripes would be high up the list, it's pure rock if it was thing.

Agalloch is an interesting choice, although I'll take them over any of those bands anyday.

My pick would be The Mars Volta, one of a kind, you can't replicate them, there are bands that have tried, but they will never surpass. Left a huge impact on me, but they're gone as fast as they hit they scene. I hope Bosnian Unicorns or whatever crap crashes and burns. I'm sticking with Cedric all the way.

emalvick

I am going to say Jack White specifically. I say that because he is putting out relatively diverse stuff beyond the White Stripes with his other bands and his solo work. I also think his ventures into music production and country music are going to benefit his status.

The other pick would be The Black Keys and Arcade Fire, too. Arcade Fire have not really died down, but we'll see where their next album puts them. The Black Keys movement into more pop style music will definitely make them stand out, but I think Jack White will have a bigger influence on the garage- blues- rock revival.

Necromancer

Nickelback

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Sure, can't forget Agalloch. They helped popularize the concept, within metal, that novelty equated quality, leading to such monumental idiocy that Agalloch actually put in the liner notes who played ****ing antlers.

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ZipLine

Sadly I don't think the 00's will be defined by a rock group. There's so much convoluted garbage out there, looking back in time will be like trying to do math with a cluster headache.

I'd like to think the Black Keys will make their mark, I like a lot of their music. Blink-182 is making new music again. The White Stripes are most definitely up there. I always liked Weezer.

But man, if Guthrie Govan decides to take a jab at mainstream rock with some sort of super group, his riffs and licks are tasty as ****, and I'm sure he wouldn't mind playing in some sort of traditional rock setting.