It occurred to me the other day that one reason I think classic rock is better than current music is because I’m only hearing the stuff that was good enough to survive for the past 20 or 30 years. If I could hear everything that was on the radio back then, my view would probably be quite different.
So with this in mind, I bring the following question to you: what bands/musical groups of today will still be around in 20 years? In 30? Am I damned to listening to Staind for the rest of my adult life, or will they quietly (and ideally quickly) go by the wayside?
Some of my picks, offered with no justification whatsoever:[ul][li] Metallica[/li][li] Radiohead[/li][li] Red Hot Chili Peppers[/ul][/li]
That’s all I can think of for now. What do you think?
I like this OP, but Metallica and The Chili Peppers have already been around for 20 years. If you are asking me if they will be like the Rolling Stones, still playing long after their Medicare payments begin, I don’t really think so. Will their music endure? Absolutely!
The OP ask specifically for “bands/musical groups of today”. That’s kind of tricky because the dynamics of bands change as members come and go. Talented artists like Dave Matthews, Rob Thomas, Jason Wade, Art Alexakis, and many other singer/songwriters currently making names for themselves (with bands) will be around for many years, barring tragedy, but their current bands may not.
Nonetheless, my picks for “Most Likely to Endure” in the Pop/Rock category are…
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Dave Matthews Band
Matchbox Twenty
Train
Lifehouse
Everclear**
As far as Alternative, Metal, Blues, Country, and the rest of the genres, I think that several of today’s biggest bands will still be going strong in 2021…
I’ve got a pretty good feeling about Matchbox 20. I can’t see REM pulling through, their music is fading fast. I’d agree with Metallica and the Peppers. Radiohead is a toughie though. I really can’t even guess about them. They seem to fly under the radar as it is.
Hey I like Limp Bizket I think they rock and I absolutely love their versian of Mission Impossible. Now I can crank one of my favorite theme songs around other people without looking like a dork when I play the James Bond Theme.
I think Creed has a good chance of sticking around too.
When I said “today’s groups”, I had in mind groups whose songs are being played on radio stations that bill themselves as playing new music. The fact that a band has been around for twenty years doesn’t exclude them from what I had in mind.
I definitely agree with the Dave Matthews Band. Huge fan base.
I think it’s a little early to put Lifehouse on this list, as we haven’t seen a very large body of work from them yet. At least Matchbox Twenty and Train have proven that they can stick around for multiple hit albums. Although personally I think Train will go by the wayside soon, Rob Thomas is far too talented for Matchbox Twenty to disappear.
While I can’t get into them too much, I can see the Dave Matthews Band being around for a while, or at least him in some form.
I’d like to say the same for Everclear, but I’m not too sure. Yes, they’re not going anywhere for a little while longer, but 20 years more?
I’d have to put my vote in for No Doubt. They were the best thing I heard in the 90s and even while their latest hasn’t done as well, it’s still a strong album.
Radiohead could go a long way, but even if they don’t, they’ve already made their mark on pop culture/music.
I think No Doubt is an excellent addition to this list. Great songwriting endures, and that is what I based my earlier choices on.
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Aerosmith, Red Hot Chili Peppers, U2, Metallica, and Bon Jovi are all very different bands, but they have been around for 20 or more years, with their principle players intact, and are still giving their fans the songs they want to hear. That’s what it takes to endure, and that is why I chose the bands that I did.
I have my doubts about Train, but I think Lifehouse and Everclear will be around for a long while. I simply didn’t think about Gwen Stefani. There is No Doubt that I would have included her in my original message if I had.
I thought REM had been around for a long long long time. As in, very close to twenty years already. I definitely don’t see their music as “fading fast,” either.
I disagree about Metallica. They’ve already been around quite a while already, and are really showing their age. My prediction is that they’ll last only a few years more.
