NORTHCOAST
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Post by NORTHCOAST on Jun 1, 2004 20:18:57 GMT -5
I saw a brief interview with the drummer from Jet on E the other day. He made some comment about Jet fighting against corporate rock. It made me wonder what bands are considered corporate rock. What do you think?
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jimmy74747
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Post by jimmy74747 on Jun 1, 2004 22:23:33 GMT -5
Corporate Rock was first used to describe bands like Journey, Boston, Styx and their counterparts from the late 70's-early 80's. Its pretty much bands who get a lot of radio play and play what their "corporate bosses" think they should play. The term probably applies to hair metal bands of the late 80's and groups like Creed and Nickelback today.
In other words, its rock music that the general public likes.
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Ragin
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Post by Ragin on Jun 2, 2004 6:08:10 GMT -5
Corporate Rock would be anything that's popular to some people. I don't know, I didn't agree with the definition in the 70's very much, I kind of think it's a lame label to place on a band. What does it mean really? Yeah part of it is that they play the music the record label wants them to, but how many rock bands really do that? That wasn't true of Journey and Styx back then, it was just a perception since they had a string of hits.
Corporate rock actually isn't very popular. I'd say Def Leppard and Bon Jovi are corporate rock right now, but let's face it they aren't exactly burning up the charts these days.
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Post by Ragin on Jun 2, 2004 6:09:29 GMT -5
Well I changed my mind, though it ain't exactly rock, today's version of it would be those that use the Matrix for songwriting.
Avril Lavigne, Liz Phair, etc
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Post by KikiMets on Jun 2, 2004 6:57:37 GMT -5
Today's corporate rock would be the Matrix users as Ragin said, plus the pop-punk boy-bands like Simple Plan and Good Charlotte.
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NORTHCOAST
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Post by NORTHCOAST on Jun 2, 2004 11:16:06 GMT -5
The whole term corporate rock gives the negative impression that the band is writing those particular songs just for money. I have a hard time labeling any artist in this way. The bands I love are artisits who love music and I can't imagine them ever setting out to write a song just for the money. And just because someone is popular doesn't make them perveyors of corporate rock, IMO. I guess I'm not thinking it is such a big problem in music today. Not sure why the guy from Jet would even make that comment.
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on Jun 2, 2004 15:02:14 GMT -5
They all are out for a buck...otherwise they would give their music away for free. Jet's just jealous of more popular bands. Can't have the pot calling others black.
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NORTHCOAST
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Post by NORTHCOAST on Jun 2, 2004 17:00:29 GMT -5
They all are out for a buck...otherwise they would give their music away for free. Jet's just jealous of more popular bands. Can't have the pot calling others black. I agree that they're all in it for a buck, just because they must make a living if they want to continue. But I don't think they do it basically for the money. The sex and the drugs maybe, but not the money. LOL! |
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Post by Walking Contradiction on Jun 3, 2004 5:48:24 GMT -5
Well to be honest I'd consider Jet to be "corporate rock"...they come off to me like a watered-down, easier-to-digest version of The White Stripes and other such bands. And they just had two straight #1 hits so I don't see any reason for them to be jealous of "more popular" bands.
Other bands I'd put in this category include Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, Nickelback, Hoobastank, Three Days Grace, Linkin Park, and Puddle of Mudd
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