# Is rock'n'roll going the way of the dodo, like jazz did? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 3, 2007, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rocknroll-going-the-way-of-the-dodo-like-jazz-did/402648 "2007-05-03T19:29:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rocknroll-going-the-way-of-the-dodo-like-jazz-did/402648/61 "2007-05-05T18:32:54Z")
Reinvention is what happens naturally. That’s what makes it rock. And you’re saying video games show no innovation? (My Spidey for the Wii disagrees) ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rocknroll-going-the-way-of-the-dodo-like-jazz-did/402648/62 "2007-05-05T19:18:59Z")
[QUOTE=E-Sabbath] Reinvention is what happens naturally. [/QUOTE] Reinvention does happen naturally, but that doesn’t mean a good old fashioned rock album (hello Green Day and “American Idiot”) is worthless. [QUOTE=E-Sabbath] That’s what makes it rock. And you’re saying video games show no innovation? (My Spidey for the Wii disagrees) [/QUOTE] This also applies to video games. Innovation is great, but knocking a game because “it’s more of the same” when that same stuff is still great is just stupid. Just look at New Super Mario Bros. It uses the same standard side-scrolling platformer patterns the original Super Mario Bros. used, but it’s still an incredible game. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rocknroll-going-the-way-of-the-dodo-like-jazz-did/402648.md?page=3)