Comments on: What Are The Ingredients In This Nasty Soup We Call “Modern Rock”?

By: Amelia Yanetta

Amelia Yanetta — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:10:34 +0000

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By: dougrad

dougrad — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:34:00 +0000

it seemed like there was also another grunge-like wave between 1993-97, right after the Nirvana boom and before the terrible Creed-led boom. this period would include post-grunge bands like Silverchair, Sponge, the Toadies, Local H, Seven Mary Three, Nada Surf, Our Lady Peace, Better Than Ezra, Hum, and a few other bands that also had one or two heavily-played hits.

By: dougrad

dougrad — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:42:38 +0000

i’d also say that the Adult Contemporary reign lasted throughout the late 90s as well, since i remember Matchbox 20, The Wallflowers, Tonic, Eve 6, Marcy Playground, The Verve Pipe, Goo Goo Dolls, The Verve, Dishwalla, etc. getting lots of play around ‘97 and ‘98. especially Matchbox’s “Push” and Wallflowers’ “One Headlight.” and i’d say the rap-metal boom led by Korn, Limp Bizkit and Kid Rock didn’t get huge until about 1999. before then, i remember Rage being the only rap-metal band that was popular. and there was the “nu-metal” boom of the late 90s, which included bands like Chevelle, Disturbed, Orgy, Static X, Sevendust, Powerman 5000, System of a Down, the Deftones, Slipknot, etc. that sound eventually got too heavy for modern rock airwaves, but like i mentioned in that previous post, it seems like that sound is coming back. it’s surprising to hear a few of those bands, and a few newer bands who sound similar to them, making the modern rock airwaves again.

By: dougrad

dougrad — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 06:42:48 +0000

wow, i’m surprised at how accurate this article was. i’ve been a big modern rock radio listener since i was in junior high, which was the early 90s, and i remember when most of these sub-genres were the hot new sound on the radio before they quickly faded from popularity. i also remember noticing how crappy modern rock radio had become by the late 90s, with the waves of AC alternative, alternapop, third wave ska, and rap-metal dominance. it’s also funny how quickly sub-genres of modern rock can become less popular. in the early 2000s, i remember when everyone thought the garage-rock oriented “THE Bands” were going to start the next rock revolution similar to the grunge breakthrough, but people quit caring about them a year or two later. the only one you still hear is The White Stripes, and only Seven Nation Army still gets played. however, it seems like now, in 2010, grunge and metal influenced hard rock is getting played a lot on modern rock radio, and you can also hear lots of indie rock bands that probably won’t still be played in the long-term future. but really, you turn on a modern rock station today, and you’ll hear the same heavy-rocking songs you’ll hear on the hard rock stations. one of the only differences is that the modern rock stations still love to crank plenty of 90s favorites we’ve all heard millions of times.

By: Amcreva

Amcreva — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 15:01:40 +0000

where do the mars volta fit in?

By: The Sanity Inspector

The Sanity Inspector — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:28:26 +0000

Nineties rock was one long expectoration for me, the handful of agreeable stuff aside. Yes, once you get past age 35, something terrible happens to music.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:33:38 +0000

mad props on the soup album cover

By: acheron713

acheron713 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:06:32 +0000

what about bands in the line of the verve pipe’s other stuff like photograph, and band like folk implosion, the flys, and the toadies? I recall them getting a ton of airplay.

By: MrStarhead

MrStarhead — Tue, 12 May 2009 02:28:45 +0000

I would add a category for “post-jangle” bands: Toad the Wet Sprocket, Gin Blossoms, Better than Ezra, etc. They all sounded like late-’80s REM with distortion pedals. Well, Toad sounded like early ’90s REM on their first album, then sounded like late ’80s REM with distortion pedals on Dulcinea.

By: Narrowcast

Narrowcast — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:53:08 +0000

@Mad_X_World: Don't get me wrong...I actually think the last Fall Out Boy album was kind of incredible and I've been listening to it constantly. I just think, if you look at their Modern Rock chart history, they've quickly faded from prominence, and unless MCR comes back big (whenever they come back), I think the little phase of emo bands crossing over to rock radio is more or less over. I might be a little premature with that, but time will tell.