Modern Classics

[John Galt]

[Darkhorse]

They were sold out pretty much immediately anyways.

[The Comrade]

bands i think will be considered classics.

RHCP
radiohead
system of a down
outkast
death cab for cutie
kanye
yo la tengo
modest mouse
fugazi(little early, but i'm still counting them)
queens of the stone age
mos def
aphex twin
the offspring
a tribe called quest
bjork
gorilla biscuits

i think we have to take into consideration that there are quite a few more genres now then in the 60s and 70s, and certain bands are going to become classics simply from being either the firsts in that genre or for popularizing it.

[Darkhorse]

What about Gorillaz, or Damon Albarn's earlier band Blur?

[The Comrade]

i could see the gorillaz. i don't actually know much about blur so i can't make an informed decision on them.

[Darkhorse]

I think we've battled that one out pretty well.

Maybe we'll find more common ground if we discuss the artists or trends that will not become classics. We haven't talked much about the most popular artists of our time: Swift, Gaga, Perry and the like. They're incredibly well known and widely enjoyed. Certainly not my favorite artists, but most of their music isn't unenjoyable. Are they too popular or too accessible to become classics?

Can we all admit that dubstep is a fad which our children will laugh about?

[John Galt]

more like a fad that our children won't know about

[The Comrade]

dubstep will certainly be looked at as a really ridiculous fad, much like how we view disco now.

as for big artists, i think we'll see some of them become classics. there are certainly female pop stars/solo acts from the 60s-70s who have attained the status, or are at least so well known still that they might as well have. mama cass, janis joplin, and cher come to mind. then there's groups like the supremes (and diana ross's solo career).so, i'm sure britney spears will fad away and only remain relevant on "remember the 2000s" but i could see lady gaga becoming a classic, either through what she's made now or just a very long musical career keeping her relevant for multiple generations. can also see alanis morisette making it.

it's hard to think of a lot of pop artists now becoming classics though. maybe it's bias, but the music seems even more shallow and forgettable now than it used to. not that pop hasn't always been shallow, but it seems like the majority of artists now pump out three or four shitty albums and then immediately fade. i mean, thinking of long-standing pop acts the most successful ones that come to mind are already pushing the limits of the time frame we've been talking about. how many people, for example, are really listening to or care about the big pop artists of the 90s? most of them from the 2000s have already gone to the wayside too. and while they become classics eventually (Because revivals are always possible) it's really a shot in the dark to say one way or the other.

[gla22]

Dubstep is to annoying to become classic imo. The best chance would be Skrillex. Katy Perry, Lady gaga, Miley and Beiber won't make it imo. They are too bland. Lady Gaga has received some more critical acclaim but her music is annoying.

I don't think corporate constructed bands will last that long. I think in today's era that makes a lot larger percentage of popular music.

[The Dude]