Is rock the next big trend for popular music?
May 1, 2012 23:40:47 GMT -5
Post by Billy Uranus on May 1, 2012 23:40:47 GMT -5
As I'm sure you all have noticed, rock music has been much more relevant lately than in recent years. Personally, I think rock is on the verge of being "the next big thing." After waiting an entire decade to see a rock group hit #1 on the Hot 100 with a debut single, it has now happened twice in just a matter of weeks, with Fun. and Gotye both topping the chart. What makes this even more interesting is that both "We Are Young" and "Somebody That I Used To Know" are strongly respected by the rock community, and have been dominating the alternative chart for quite some time. This is in sharp contrast to the usual 21st century rock hits, which were usually either power ballads (such as those from Nickelback and Daughtry) or downright pop-rock.
I am going to make some points as to why I think rock is the next big trend for music, and I hope you read and possibly consider them.
1) There are many rock-influenced songs on the pop charts right now. A year ago, the chart was filled with dance songs that were purely dance. Now, looking at either the Hot 100 or the CHR/Pop chart, you will see dance songs with rock elements to them, such as "Starships," "Part Of Me" and "What Makes You Beautiful."
2) Artists are embracing rock. Dance diva Ke$ha has said her next album is going to be "cock rock," and Katy Perry has a rock album in the works as well. Even One Direction have rockish undertones in their songs, which is almost unheard of for a boy band. You could also make the argument that Lady GaGa's Born This Way was a rock album in disguise.
3) While many of the signs I am pointing out may not be "real rock," let's not forget what happened before the real R&B and rap dominated in the mid '00s, or before real dance music took over the charts in 2010. In 2002-03, many hits were pop songs with urban-style beats, and in 2008-09 many hits were R&B songs with dance elements injected into them. The current climate of dance music with guitar riffs and other rock elements mirrors the trends of the past.
I am going to make some points as to why I think rock is the next big trend for music, and I hope you read and possibly consider them.
1) There are many rock-influenced songs on the pop charts right now. A year ago, the chart was filled with dance songs that were purely dance. Now, looking at either the Hot 100 or the CHR/Pop chart, you will see dance songs with rock elements to them, such as "Starships," "Part Of Me" and "What Makes You Beautiful."
2) Artists are embracing rock. Dance diva Ke$ha has said her next album is going to be "cock rock," and Katy Perry has a rock album in the works as well. Even One Direction have rockish undertones in their songs, which is almost unheard of for a boy band. You could also make the argument that Lady GaGa's Born This Way was a rock album in disguise.
3) While many of the signs I am pointing out may not be "real rock," let's not forget what happened before the real R&B and rap dominated in the mid '00s, or before real dance music took over the charts in 2010. In 2002-03, many hits were pop songs with urban-style beats, and in 2008-09 many hits were R&B songs with dance elements injected into them. The current climate of dance music with guitar riffs and other rock elements mirrors the trends of the past.