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Opinions on arena rock and rock anthems in general?
I have mixed feelings about overly epic rock songs that have anthemic qualities. Songs like Sweet Child O’ Mine, Back in Black, Livin’ On a Prayer, Don’t Stop Believin’, and Pour Some Sugar On Me give me a headache every time I listen to them because I’ve heard them so many many times. There are some epic/anthemic arena rock songs that I enjoy, namely We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions and Seven Nation Army. I think those two are very well crafted, especially We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions was a great idea from Brian due to Freddie’s stage presence, which promotes crowd participation. Nowadays, arena rock is worse than it was 20-30 years ago. Now I think they’re terrible upon first listen. A great example of this is the Evolve and Origins albums by Imagine Dragons or Pray for the Wicked by Panic! At the Disco. Those albums are all approaching five years old at least and I still hear this songs everywhere. These songs still flood a lot of streaming playlists, especially those made for children and families. I’m not trying to sound edgy, as the Beatles are my favorite band which is a very popular opinion. I’m just really tired of streaming playlists and every rock station playing the same songs. I think that’s why Gen Z likes hip-hop. They think of rock as children’s music and relate more to rap. This isn’t the first time this happened. In the late 80s and early 90s when (hair) metal bands were forced by record labels and MTV to make power ballads or anthems. It was a big hit for the genre, and that has a dual meaning. The songs were big hits, but when grunge became more popular they were hit hard. I think this generation needs its Nirvana if the rock genre is to survive.
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I have mixed feelings about overly epic rock songs that have anthemic qualities. Songs like Sweet Child O’ Mine, Back in Black, Livin’ On a Prayer, Don’t Stop Believin’, and Pour Some Sugar On Me give me a headache every time I listen to them because I’ve heard them so many many times. There are some epic/anthemic arena rock songs that I enjoy, namely We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions and Seven Nation Army. I think those two are very well crafted, especially We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions was a great idea from Brian due to Freddie’s stage presence, which promotes crowd participation. Nowadays, arena rock is worse than it was 20-30 years ago. Now I think they’re terrible upon first listen. A great example of this is the Evolve and Origins albums by Imagine Dragons or Pray for the Wicked by Panic! At the Disco. Those albums are all approaching five years old at least and I still hear this songs everywhere. These songs still flood a lot of streaming playlists, especially those made for children and families. I’m not trying to sound edgy, as the Beatles are my favorite band which is a very popular opinion. I’m just really tired of streaming playlists and every rock station playing the same songs. I think that’s why Gen Z likes hip-hop. They think of rock as children’s music and relate more to rap. This isn’t the first time this happened. In the late 80s and early 90s when (hair) metal bands were forced by record labels and MTV to make power ballads or anthems. It was a big hit for the genre, and that has a dual meaning. The songs were big hits, but when grunge became more popular they were hit hard. I think this generation needs its Nirvana if the rock genre is to survive.
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