rockin' in the radio-friendly world

the killers is the band i am listening today. hot fuss is their album. methinks all their songs are quite good albeit all super radio-friendly.

the rock/alternative bands nowadays, like maroon5, the killers, keane, jet, are churning out listenable and radio-friendly songs but not great ones.

probably, they will become artistes of the month. however, i don't think i will be listening to them after a year. They will soon be forgotten.

RIP, nine inch nails, nickelback, creed, goo goo dolls, incubus and, recently, hoobastank. you wont get a greatest hit album from these guys.

gone are the great bands of the 20th century. beatles, sex pistols, queen, rollingstones, thewho, led zepplins, eagles, aerosmith, the doors, metallica, u2, redhotchillipeppers, soundgarden, pearl jam, nirvana, radiohead (probably the last of these greats).

also, to mention some of those great individuals like jimi hendrix, bob dylan, bob marley, bruce springsteen, neil young, david bowie.

the thing about these names is they have been able to create albums with songs that are both memorable and radio viable.

how i long for something challenging. like the first time i experienced radiohead's ok computer. it simply blew my mind away.

i will love to have my mind blown away again. but i guess not today.