Inspiring thread, tho I’ve been thinking about posting said topic since the start of the week.]
Who are the top rock (interpret said term very loosely-may include metal of any sort, alternative, Europop or -rock, or whatever) artists of the present moment? I almost never listen to the radio anymore unless I catch snippets in a business I frequent or something; otherwise I can’t think of a single act (formed this decade-likes of U2 or even Green Day doesn’t count) whose sales, airplay, concert receipts, and/or critical status puts them at or near the top of the heap. Has the rock world fragmented so badly that nobody can lay claim to said title, with a 1,000 acts all competing for a steadily declining share of the pie?