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should I get the switch online expansion pack or is it not worth it? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 13:09 1
- Absolutely not. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 19:12
AEW: Ray Fennix only suffered a dislocated elbow. no fractures -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 13:07 1
- More impressively, he appears to have avoided ligament tears. - The Allfather Jan 6, 13:09
Good rock that is not made by members of AARP - Reagen Jan 6, 12:55 28 1
- no The Trews? -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 13:25 1
  - Thoroughly meh. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 13:25
- Turnstile. Currently my most coveted album. -- nm - Joe Jan 6, 13:20
- black keys, tv on the radio ... -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 13:19 2
  - Fell off the end of my arbitrary old scale - Reagen Jan 6, 13:21
  - maybe Airborne Toxic Event? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 13:20
- Courtney Barnett, Cage the Elephant, Black Pumas. -- nm - pmb Jan 6, 13:17
- Built to Spill (a PNW band my water goddess friend took me to) -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 6, 13:15 3
  - Formed in 1992! I might as well say Pearl Jam! -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 13:21
  - Black Keys (I don't think they're over 20 years in the business) -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 6, 13:19 1
    - they're at exactly 20 years -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 13:19
- Adding: The War on Drugs, The Moondoggies, Langhorne Slim, Hippo Campus, Houndmouth, Lord Huron, Habibi, Car Seat Headrest, Lake Street Dive, Ratboys -- nm - rollo Jan 6, 13:11 2
  - Lake Street Dive seems more jazz club -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 6, 13:14 1
    - Fair. The lines today are extremely blurred for obvious reasons. But then again Steely Dan and Foreigner don't belong together either. -- nm - rollo Jan 6, 13:27
- Alabama Shakes is an electric 'roots-americana' band...hmmm ok, i guess that *is* what rock music is supposed to be -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 6, 13:11
- Four of those are fake. See if you can guess which ones! -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 6, 13:02
- I've heard of three of these so that's something. -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 12:57 11
  - I was the one that brought Nathaniel Rateliff to ST and am pissed I forgot him. -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 13:03 1
    - I fact checked this. I'll agree. - zunk xometimes Jan 6, 13:26 [Backboard]
  - it's never been easier to listen to new music! Click a button! -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 12:58 8
    - I don't think he access to that via his discman -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 13:01
    - Too many button choices! - ty97 Jan 6, 13:01 6
      - She's legit - Reagen Jan 6, 13:03 5
        
        here...enjoy Band Maid -- (link) - Remlik Jan 6, 13:08 [youtube] 3
        
        Yeah, I go back to this a lot - Reagen Jan 6, 13:09 2
        
        Yeah, they need to do Welcome. -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 13:21
        
        Your IM should have been the subject. -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 13:12
        
        Heck yeah she is! -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 13:07
The #1 spot on the Hot Rock & Alternative chart was held by Panic! at the Disco (two different songs) for the entire year of 2019. - Dano Jan 6, 12:42 2
- Which two songs? I'd guess High Hopes and Hey, Look Ma, I Made It. -- nm - The Allfather Jan 6, 12:55
- Wow. Is there a wiki or something to see that on? -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 12:55
I finished my first book of the year (Station Eleven) and then J! asked a question about it. I felt like I was being put on the spot. - Baron Enero Jan 6, 12:41
Off-Brand a Band: Blink 183. Fubar Fighters. Five Doors Down. Lead Dirigible. F Street Band. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:39 20
- Greed Day. -- nm - jnine Jan 6, 14:17
- Imagine Dragonflies -- nm - Max Jan 6, 13:21
- Hubert Lewis and the Local News -- nm - Max Jan 6, 13:18
- Boiling Stones:Rolling Bones -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 6, 13:04 1
  - Freddy Money -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 6, 13:19
- HUG -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 12:59
- Three Dong Night -- nm - budice Jan 6, 12:55
- The Coastal Boys -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 12:53
- Jean Jett and the Blackshoes -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 12:49
- Tom Petty and the Conscious Uncoupling -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 6, 12:48 1
  - Brilliant 😂 -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:51
- Deaf Leopard -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 12:48
- The MainStreet Boys -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 12:48
- Three Mary 7, obvs. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 6, 12:46 1
  - The Regional -- nm - Max Jan 6, 13:23
- Moist Leg -- nm - Dano Jan 6, 12:44
- Lukewarm Chili Peppers. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:44
- Greta Van Damme -- nm - zunk xometimes Jan 6, 12:43
- Hopeful Dead. -- nm - zunk xometimes Jan 6, 12:41
- 22 Pilots -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:39
Princess Disney is sitting at my feet right now as I am trying to work and singing.... - Walt_Disney Jan 6, 12:37 2
- hopefully she sings so well that the customers wonder what station or CD you are listening to -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 6, 13:18
- The thought makes me happy. - zunk xometimes Jan 6, 12:40
This song spent 35 (non consecutive) weeks at #1 on Billboard's "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs" chart in 2020/2021. -- (link) - Dano Jan 6, 12:36 [youtube] 3
- I have questions -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 12:38
- I like the song fine, but would not consider it rock or alternative. -- nm - Dano Jan 6, 12:37 1
  - correct. - Andie Jan 6, 12:39
Billboard has a Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but it's subscriber only so the only thing I can see is that Heat Waves by Glass Animals is #1. -- nm - Dano Jan 6, 12:32 1
- Which is also on the Top 40 list. -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 12:42
Heh -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:29 1
- $50 well spent -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 12:32
Strongbad Fact of the Day - Strongbad Jan 6, 12:12 5
- Congrats!! -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 6, 12:28
- Aged to perfection. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 6, 12:25
- Congratulations! No time off in between? -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 12:22 2
  - I decided I had enough time off in December. I'm good. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 15:06
  - Saturday & Sunday! -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 12:25
I'm not honestly sure how I feel about the Athletic news given what the NYT has done with Wirecutter. -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 12:06 2
- Same. I'm a bit worried. -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 12:23
- 100% concerning, yes -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:06
Q: what is the chances the insurrection would have succeeded if the bombs at the RNC and DNC offices exploded? -- (link) - zeitgeist Jan 6, 11:59 2
- I fear this is one of those Dr Strange moments - we're in the one timeline where it failed -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:00 1
  - ::holds up pinky:: -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 12:18
Bears QB1 Fields out Sunday vs. Vines. Covid protocol. -- nm - zunk xometimes Jan 6, 11:55 3
- Future Edmonton Elk -- nm* - budice Jan 6, 12:00 2
  - It's too bad the Arena League folded. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 12:14
  - Don't take David's jam. -- nm - zunk xometimes Jan 6, 12:04
Since I don't have regular availability of SiriusXM, I've only flipped by Springfield's show once. Good to know! -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 11:45 3
- I really enjoy all the "celeb" shows. Marky Ramone, Billy Idol, Rick, Tom Morello off the top of my head. -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 11:47 2
  - Morello's is great. Lithium for that one. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 6, 11:52 1
    - Lithium is #1 on my dial these days. I keep wanting to check out his other shows but I never seem to catch them. OMR is great, though. -- nm* - Spawn Jan 6, 12:03
Is rock music, like, dead? - ty97 Jan 6, 11:44 68
- Here's the recent playlist of my local "rock" station, you be the judge. I pretty much stream all my music now and don't pay attention to radio. -- (link) - samara Jan 6, 12:29 15
  - Looks like it's 80% old, maaaaybe 20% new? It should be the opposite. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 19:19
  - Huh, I like many of those. -- nm - The Allfather Jan 6, 13:01
  - Wait...you're in DC? -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 12:57
  - Twenty One Pilots would be the big pull for "new" successful rock. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 12:35 11
    - Twenty One Pilots is probably the explanation for rock's demise -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 12:52 3
      - I would not disagree. -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 13:06
      - They're a great band. -- nm - The Allfather Jan 6, 13:01
      - Heathen -- nm - oblique Jan 6, 12:54
    - And I guess, Imagine Dragons. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 12:36 6
      - [[[hate]]] -- nm - mud Jan 6, 12:53 5
        
        I don't care for either, though neither rise to a level of annoyance for me. - Reagen Jan 6, 12:56 4
        
        Oddly enough, existing and being "just fine" seems to be the biggest trend in all of pop culture lately. If I were to "shakes fist at cloud" about it -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 13:00 3
        
        I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to either but I wouldn't automatically change the station as I would for like, The Offspring. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 13:02 2
        
        See, the solution there is to turn it up, way up -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 13:12
        
        Modern rock band that is my nemesis - Milky Chance - Reagen Jan 6, 13:11
- "Rock" music is now generally considered "Alternative" -- nm - Dano Jan 6, 12:23 1
  - Seems to me the Black Keys/White Stripes did away with that notion a while ago, but oh well. I don't do radio that much. -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 13:07
- There's a ton of decent rock being put out now. Reagen or rollo could probably list 30 off the top of their heads. - spamlet Jan 6, 12:07 13
  - I'm not talking about 80s style rock though, I'm talking about any rock in the mainstream. - ty97 Jan 6, 12:17 5
    - Just call it all rock. Remember, a rock band's radio hits are usually a poor representation of who they are as artists. Historically, anyway -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 12:21 2
      - Certainly I'm not equating success (sales, charts, etc) with quality by any means -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 12:49 1
        
        Of course you weren't. I'm actually not sure what I was getting at there, sonny -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 13:02
    - "mainstream" Quit moving the goal posts!!! -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 12:18 1
      - I'm not moving the goalposts, just explaining where the question came from - ty97 Jan 6, 12:20
  - Italy's Maneskin won last year's Eurovision. (Edited to remove the recent LAT story. Didn't seem very "rock n roll" to include that. Heh.) -- nm* - con_carne Jan 6, 12:16 4
    - They, oddly enough, are part of what drove my pondering on this topic, because they have a song that actually broke through to popular radio. -- nm* - ty97 Jan 6, 12:17 3
      - Yep. Beggin' -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 12:18 2
        
        I wonder if Tik Tok helped or vice versa -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 6, 12:28 1
        
        there are 6 artists on my station that made it because of Tik Tok -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 12:32
  - You stole what I was going to say almost exactly. Top 40 stations have only sporadically liked rock. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 12:14
  - I agree with spamcumber -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 6, 12:10
- Not dead at all. -- nm - zunk xometimes Jan 6, 11:57
- No, but Mr. Beato put it well recently: rock has been lacking in popular movements/trends. Every band is trying to get noticed all by themselves - con_carne Jan 6, 11:57
- The heart of 'classic' rock was the blues which is alive and well and rocking out. tune in KNKX Sat-Sun 6 to midnight Pacific time -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 6, 11:55
- ~I wanna rock! rock!~ -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 11:54
- Can we swap Country music for it? -- (edited) - budice Jan 6, 11:49
- There’s some quality heavier stuff like Disturbed and Avenged Sevenfold that are still doing the work — Foo is Rock Grammy royalty. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 11:47 6
  - Foo definitely. But when the Grammys (seem like) they are the same 5-8 acts rotating through the rock categories every year - ty97 Jan 6, 11:49 5
    - I mean here are the 1993 Grammy winners for instance -- (link) - spamlet Jan 6, 12:25 2
      - The Grammys have become much more like the Billboard Awards over the past 30 years though -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 12:54 1
        
        I don't know what that means. - spamlet Jan 6, 13:11
    - *alwayshasbeen.gif* -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 12:10
    - It’s either pop-rock (Imagine Dragons) or even Foo… vs harder stuff that’s popular line ShineDown or Disturbed… -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 11:55
- It never recovered from the combo of grunge and boy bands in the 1990s. -- nm - The Allfather Jan 6, 11:46 4
  - I would even consider grunge to be rock for purposes of my question (I mean call it grunge/alternative/whatever, it WAS just a different type of rock) -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 11:48 3
    - it & thrash saved rock from the garbage of the 80s like the "hair bands" and worse: the limp shit like Foreigner/Styx/Boston -- nm - mud Jan 6, 11:56 2
      - By which you mean the height of music in our lifetimes... -- nm* - The Allfather Jan 6, 12:49
      - I have More Than A Feeling about this post. -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 11:58
- I am curious how Foo Fighters fit into this. -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 11:45 18
  - safe Dad rock -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 12:31 2
    - That first album though. I always go back to it. Dad rock is what they became after. This one was about real pain. -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 13:10
    - Good enough because kids today don't know good music!!! -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 13:05
  - They get Grammy noms frequently -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 11:48
  - Their debut album can not only drink, it qualifies for lower car insurance rates. - ty97 Jan 6, 11:47 13
    - You asked if Rock was dead. They are still putting out great rock. Tom Morello, too. -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 11:49 12
      - you bet. I like Wolf Alice & Warpaint too -- nm - mud Jan 6, 11:57
      - Fine, I should have used *dying*, okay? -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 11:50 10
        
        Depends on how you define rock, too. Are The Killers rock? -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 11:55 9
        
        The Kills kill The Killers -- nm - mud Jan 6, 12:00
        
        okay you all are just old. - ty97 Jan 6, 11:58 7
        
        The Beatles? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:03 4
        
        No, they're just a terrible boy band. -- nm - The Allfather Jan 6, 12:56 2
        
        Fine. The Who. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 13:05 1
        
        The Who's a comically great band. -- nm - The Allfather Jan 6, 13:07
        
        *friday.gif* -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 12:27
        
        The Killers! - Spawn Jan 6, 12:00 1
        
        The ones that come to mind for me have been around for at least a decade+. Killers, Cage the Elephant, Arcade Fire and Arctic Monkeys. -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 12:12
During SMNWH with Logan there was dude checking his phone every five minutes. - Spawn Jan 6, 11:43 1
- Should have used your web shooters to rip the phone from him -- nm - eag Jan 6, 11:48
Scotland considers pardoning thousands of witches -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 6, 11:43 1
- I think it's the witches who should be saying "Pardon?" - Baron Enero Jan 6, 11:59

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