Skimming through Manny's thread "What's on your IPod?" (whatever the hell an IPod is ) I realize how little I know about today's music scene. What little I do hear all sounds the same to me. Example- Coldplay sounds like a U2 wannabe to me. I bet they started out as a U2 cover band. I grew up with all the songs currently being played on Classic Rock radio stations across the country. My question is: Will these songs, currently on Classic Rock Radio, be discarded in the next 20 years as the "Baby Boomers" die off and the "Current Hits" on today's progressive radio be the Classic Rock of tommorrow?
Yes, classic rock will just move over to "oldies" stations. This is already happening with 70s music. Heck, 106.9 is slowly but surely becoming a 90s station.
classic rock 20 years from now will still be the beatles, zeppelin, hendrix, dylan, etc. that music will be passed on forever. i can't think of a current rock group that at some point i'd want to label classic.
Then what happens to Frank Sinatra? Judy Garland? Bing Crosby? if Classic Rock takes over the "oldies" station?
i personally think that the red hot chili peppers will definitely be considered "classic rock" 20 years from now.
Funny that you say that. The local classic rock station here actually plays a creed song every once in awhile. Not sure if you guys have heard anything about a BIG payola scandal up here in the northeast. Stations were paid to play certain songs. One of our local stations (progressive rock) is included in this lawsuit. I agree with BigM. I am actually suprised at how many young people dislike today's "Rock" music and listen to the classics.
Radio is shifting so dramatically. I seriously doubt it will resemble in 20 years what we have today. I think, also, we are not in an era where rock music is dominant. Really, for the past 10 years plus, hip hop, rap and r&b have dominated the top 40 and have crossed over to more and more stations. There are FAR fewer rock & pop stations today that play what we would traditionally consider "rock" music. Most today play a mix of rock, pop and hip hop/rap/r&b. Besides, Classic Rock has become a genre designed to represent AOR rock music from the 1960's, 70's and 80's. The Beatles are still considered "oldies" for the most part. Zeppelin would be the quintessential classic rock band along with ZZ Top, the Eagles and things of that nature. That's why they need retro 80's stations to play 80's pop music. Classic rock radio doesn't play that stuff. Radio is so compartmentalized now and it has totally effected the entire music industry.
Well, if you're talking about Houston radio, they'll probably have more "classic tejano" stations than classic rock stations...
Commercial radio will cease to exist in ten years. Satellite radio will take over. After Peak Oil hits, we'll be back to square one: banging rocks together around campfire circles.
Well, with satellite radio, classic rock defintely will exist in the future.. However many teens (like me!) still listen to classic rock, at least my friends. Hip-hop and r&b and all that stuff just doesn't appeal to me.
