by Christopher Scum

Created on: March 20, 2007   Last Updated: June 23, 2009

What's next? Is there any hope for music?

I heard someone the other day talking about Emo being the next Grunge. That it has the potential to be
a new original sound, a movement. My feelings we're this person was a little predated because where I'm from the Emo/ Screamo stuff is already bellied up. What is it that's original about it. Just bad pop punk with horribly depressing lyrics. How kids find energy in this music to hold their attention. Cutting themselves, of course this has went on since the beginning of time. Bloodletting as a ritual. As far as musician busting hemselves up onstage it goes back to Iggy Pop. Sid Vicious, and The Mad Man Rocker G.G. Allin. Of course G.G. wasn't hiding in the bedroom of his suburban home scratching at his arm with a damn Lady Bic razor.

Metal has a stronghold on music and it's not going anywhere but up. It gets harder, it gets faster, and estimably it progressively gets more intricate musically. Also, the diversity metal offers is nearly infinite.
metal has more sub-genre's then any other music today. Death Metal, death Core, Black Metal, Funeral Metal, Scream-Core, Progressive, Glam, Murder Core, even Christian Metal is making a huge comeback. Those are just the sub-genre's off my head, they're more I assure you.
Pop music is at a stalemate so to speak. With the virtual death of underground Gangsta Rap Hip Hop has taken a dive too. Which is exceptionally tragic as Hip Hop is one element of the Pop music
industry that has soul and roots, a foundation. Other than hip hop, some Crybaby Emo and watered down Pop Punk (that conformed enough to pass through the barriers set by the almighty dollar.) Pop music, in my humble opinion, is at an all time low. I am not in the know of what's hitting right now as I don't watch MTV, if I listen to the radio I'm listening to talk Radio, all my online stations are Genre' specific, other than that CD's are my friends.
My question is what's next. Seems everything imaginable has had it's run in the spotlight.
What's next? SKA, Reggie, Jazz based Rock. I thought there was absolutely no way for anyone to create a new sound. I have been content just listening to Bands that put their own signature on music that's been there. There are some great bands out there that still get me high. So what if they're not breaking new ground, there are still many kick ass bands and what they're doing is new to them. If they approach their music with

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