by Christopher Harrison

Created on: March 12, 2007   Last Updated: May 09, 2007

When I look at rock today, I don't like a lot of it, but while most people would be bothered by this, I see it as quite possibly the healthiest thing for the rock music scene. Rock is a movement, it's a feeling, it's a notion. My dad loves rock, he has since high school, but he doesn't like a lot of my music. I love rock, and I have since I was little, especially growing up with my dad, out of high school I even played in a few bands, and yet now I sit here, further into my 20's than I'd like, wondering what happened to this music I love so much, wondering what my children are going to listen to when they get old enough to develop music tastes of their own.

That's when it hit me. They're going to listen to rock, and most likely, I'm not going to like it, for whatever reason, I'm not going to "get" it, just like my dad didn't get my music, and most likely his dad didn't get his music. As much as we hate to admit it, we love rock not only for the music, but because its a harbor, its something we understand, and the fact that others don't understand it only adds to its appeal, it becomes like a secret club. How much appeal to the teenager in all of us would the Misfits still have if our parents were playing "Walk Among Us" and sporting Devil-locks, as much as we hate to admit it, it wouldn't have felt as good, it wouldn't have been our music, it would have been harder to relate to.

So, What happened to rock music? we got older, we're no longer the target audience, but that's good, because it means that the spirit of rock is living on, it means that our children will listen to these bands and songs, and we won't understand, because that's how its supposed to work, just remember, that when your children get old, your grandchildren will do the same thing, and if we're lucky, it'll continue like that for a long time to come.

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