The riffs? So wouldn't that honor go to Iggy Pop, and the other artists who coined the riffs that are the Strokes bread and butter?

At this moment, I'd go with Green Day as being the band that we'll look back on with nostalgia for the naughties.

Coldplay comes mind, as well. Lots of imitators there.

In 20 years all the new indie hipsters will be "discovering" the under-appreciated bands that are "important" to the obners right now.

Might've helped if you a-done clarified that from the get-go.

You just answered your own question regarding the importance of The Strokes.

i'd probably agree with this if we';re omitting rap, which dwarfs rock as far as american importance in music worldwide. Green Day or Fall Out Boy or some shit that nobody likes here. Id' say R.E.M., but that's only to britain.

importance is pretty damned subjective, no?

While we all may differ on the definition of important, I'm pretty sure we can all agree that Gang of Four, XTC, and Coldplay aren't American bands.

i think it's pretty obvious that it's THE ROLLING STONES.

they all live in america now anyways...

I'd was gonna say Arcade fire in terms of one record and potential to progress to do so many different things.

But then i remembered Canada!

Go for MMJ or even BRMC who have gone all folky and may go all rocky next.

Or I went off topic for a minute to point out that the Green Day story is an unusual one? You're important to me, Aaron.

Oops - I forgot about the "American" part of the topic.

I don't think rock is dead, but I do think the current batch of bands are not as pervasive as most of the bigger pop and hip hop stars. Why is that the case? I haven't a clue. If I did, I certainly wouldn't waste my time on webboards.

Anyhow, as I implicitly pointed out in my last post, I have my own personal preference for "most important" and they certainly are nowhere near as influential/ubiq/whatever metric you prefer as a Kanye, Jay-Z, etc. I'd be psyched - really - if there was a run of Jack White-a-likes in mainstream rock right now, but I don't see it happening.

I agree with dnorwood - Wilco.

Green Day really cant be considered most successful today as well, unless you want to pool sales with awards over the last two years... American Idiot hasent sold half of what Dookie did a decade ago....

If anything, Linkin Park is probably the most successful rock band of the last few years.

Geez, I can't get anything write today! I think I'll just sit back and lurk for a while.

The way I remember it was different. I remember hearing about the Strokes everywhere before I even heard them. As for the Stripes, it seemed liked they created a buzz in indie circles then that kind of slowly swelled out. Didn't they release Hotel Yorba before Fell in love with A girl? I remember that doing nothing. Also they had killer video with the legos. But to me it seemed liked all of that was on tailcoating on the buzz of the Strokes.

But I do agree with you on one thing that the Stripes have obviously overshadowed the Strokes to the Mainstream since that point. But it seems like the whole start began with the Strokes in my mind.

Yeah Dov, what about a band like System of a Down? I know that they're hella popular, but I'm not sure about sales;

yeah... apparently not.

If we are talking from a Mainstream perspective, I would have to agree with Green Day. I try to avoid commercial radio as much as possible, especially mainstream alt-rock/metal stations, but every time I am forced to listen to it at work, it is clear as day that Green Day is influencing the play list. It's always them, Simple Plan, Switchfoot and All American Rejects.

If we are talking rock press and who the industry is looking to duplicate, I would say The Arcade Fire, since the Clap Your Hands Say Yeah phenomenon. The Killers and Bright Eyes seem to be media darlings, but I can't say they are the most important.

The Whites Stripes had more of a slow build over the course of 2 or 3 albums, but with The Strokes it was more like "DUDE THE STROKES ARE HERE" in every magazine shortly before and after the first album came out.

Id throw SOAD up there as well, even though them themselves being america hatewrs would decalre themselves as an armanian band before american...

but they too havent come close to Linkin Park in terms of sales.

I blame the Brits. They did the same thing with the Kings of Leon last year.

i have no idea what's going on with this board anymore.

Here's a new one for ya, pal. (sorta-NSFW)

Wow. DAT LEG SEX!

Looking for woman for fun times-Milwaukee, Wisconsin
« on: November 01, 2005, 05:09:32 PM »

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