The signs are all there. This “glorious” period of rock will mercifully come to end soon, erupting in a tidal wave of inventory for whatever used CDs stores remain in business. So, what will be the next new trend? Will it be totally brand new (doubtful) or another recycling of the past? We tried swing and the whole Daddy-O thing in the 90’s but it faded fast. I think it’s going to be the barbershop quartet. Because nothing says passion quite like four dudes with candy-cane suits and handlebar moustaches singing a cappella. Plus, I could see a natural gravitation to this new craze by the former emo generation. Barbers always have plenty of sharp instruments on premise.
2007-12-10 05:52:21 · 29 answers · asked by Rckets 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
Sylvia - I got my clown collar back from the dry cleaner. Glad you're amused. :)
2007-12-10 06:01:20 · update #1
Silver ~ Rose ~ Wolf - I've heard of washboard abs but admit I'm clueless to Skiffle. The education of Rckets continues for another day.
2007-12-10 06:07:10 · update #2
Sylvia again - LOL, I had that same thought as I typed this. Don't worry, I promise I won't make you dance like Spider!
2007-12-10 06:09:45 · update #3
Dave - Hmmm, don't quite have the leisure suit but I got this one I picked up at the Salvation Army thrift store. It's got a lovely blue & yellow checkered pattern. The ladies love it.
2007-12-10 06:12:22 · update #4
Sookie - I think we're close to that already, although it's slanted toward the punk scene. Watch out for The Dropkick Murphys.
2007-12-10 06:15:05 · update #5
MachPen - That's fantastic news. I'll be the Dimebag of a new breed of armpit virtuosos.
2007-12-10 07:08:28 · update #6
Sookie again - Don't ever lose hope. A Zoot Suit Riot could erupt at any given moment. :)
2007-12-10 13:41:24 · update #7
Huevo - Polka would certainly be an upgrade, with far less cutting.
2007-12-10 13:42:47 · update #8
icouldbeagain - That sounds vaguely familiar, although I'm not a huge Simpson’s guy. Even if Homer gave it a shot, it doesn't appear the trend already passed us by, so there's still hope. A Madchester revival would rock! :)
2007-12-11 00:10:48 · update #9
You want my honest opinion? Armpit music. Nothing says “emo is dead and I’ve moved on” better than body percussion. Trust me on this one.
2007-12-10 06:48:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Rckets: Didn't the Simpsons try barbershop quartet several seasons ago? "Baby on Board...." Dang it, now I have that song in my head...
Anyway, I'm hoping for nu-gaze or a Madchester revival, but my bets are on post-pop-punk (aka the second coming of college rock... ) Just put some pretentious, overly serious lyrics over thinly-veiled arena rock and the emos will come...
Edit: Rckets, I tried to find a link to the Simpsons barbershop quartet on Youtube and couldn't find the original clip from the show in English. But there are a heck of a lot of ukulele versions... maybe that will be the next craze.
2007-12-11 01:20:29 · answer #2 · answered by I Could Be Again 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like what you're thinking; I wonder about the same thing myself. Here's what I'd guess:
Firstly, the void is already being filled. As was mentioned earlier, Groups like Dropkick Murphy's and Flogging Molly have a following, and angry kids are now listening to angry irishmen singing folk-influenced rants. I personally think that kids are getting into to more social, "folky" music that friends can get involved with more easily.
I mean, look at the facts: Barbershop is more popular now than it was 10 years ago. The winner of their last international chorus competition was a bunch of guys from California, under 30. This isn't an "old guy's hobby" anymore. Kids (especially musicians) are always trying to get further and further out of "the box." It looks like they're about to make the inevitable "full circle" and discover Irish jigs and Barbershop harmony as though it was an artifact from space, rather than their own forgotten heritage. It's happened to religion (look at the soaring stats for Traditionalist Catholicism and Orthodoxy), and I think it's happening in music, too. If I'm right, then look out for tomorrow's youth hollering raucus choruses in pubs and parking lots, and playing together in bigger jam sessions than you'd have thought possible. Let's hope so, anyway; a guy can dream. :)
--Edit: Oh, and Bluegrass too. Of course....
2007-12-14 14:45:37 · answer #3 · answered by Thomas R 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It'll probably be another rap/hip hop phase. It's easy to go back to because it can be marketed on MTV, in clubs, sporting venues, etc. Also, the production is way down because it's centered around a single performer that is mixed to shreds in a studio, backed by the studio band and a computer. With the low cost associated with the production of material, and the ease at which it is marketed, it's a quick buck. And most major labels would be lying if they said it wasn't about the quick buck.
Pop bands are similar in nature, only it's a few guys singing backed by the house band and mixed to no end.
2007-12-10 14:07:14 · answer #4 · answered by Master C 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I hope it's barber shoppe! That would be the best thing to happen to music in at least my memory. Can you imagine a bunch of douche-bag rebellious young rockers with long, grungy hair and crappy goatees getting all "hello my baby, hello my honey, all the live long dayyyyyyyy" on it. Beautiful!
What about educational, school house rocks-y stuff. In a total flip around, rebellion against the vaccuous nature of the current pop culture. I'd like it at least.
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Maybe I should have left what I had before. I got some thumbs for it, but I saw the bar was higher so I adjusted. Happened very quickly. Needless to say, it had to do with just more whiney kids whining.
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I'd like to hang out in James M's future. Good old honest soul music. I could see it too.
2007-12-10 15:06:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
judging from the revivals of disco and punk followed by hair metal
I'd say an obsession with late 80s house music and raves, some sort of return to speed metal, the return of grunge, and every song you ever found annoying in the 90s.
Marcy Playground, POT USA, Goo Go Dolls & any other band that ever played Lollapalooza played in every bar for 90s nights and rewarmed reunion tours.
Revivals seem to run 20 years past, with the exception of Rockabilly, which comes around every ten years or so (only sometimes they call it punk.)
2007-12-11 05:46:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
With the Dropkick Murphys mixing Irish influences with punk, then surely Cockney Rhyming Heavy Metal can't be too far behind.
2007-12-10 14:26:19 · answer #7 · answered by Paulie 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Emo will die and then Disco will have a resurgence that will take over the whole musical world.
Then the icecaps will melt from the global warming produced by the production of all the polyester needed for disco duds and the world as we know it will come to an end.
2007-12-10 14:03:02 · answer #8 · answered by NJGit 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Metal Blue Grass
2007-12-13 13:53:05 · answer #9 · answered by Mizz SJG 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The glory days of the bagpipe rock will be upon us!
Again, the Dropkick Murphys have already begun this invasion, and other groups will follow suit...just think, no amplifier needed! And no instrument is quite as despised and beloved.
2007-12-10 14:46:51 · answer #10 · answered by Keeler 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I honestly think it's going to be the rebirth of classic rock, or retro-metal as it's called now I think. We kinda saw it start to happen around 2001/2002 with JET and The Darkness before emo killed them off. I think once emo dies, those guys can make a resurgence with the likes of Wolfmother and The Sword as well.
2007-12-10 14:21:34 · answer #11 · answered by aamcomcd 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋