Talk:Rock music/Archive 9

Ska Punk
Most of the ska I've listened to is of the Ska punk variety, which may actually be why I thought Ska was a genre of rock. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:c7:c201:c640:bcbb:c92:cbe9:cdd5 (talk • contribs) 17:06, 22 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Italic 12.246.187.50 (talk) 14:51, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

Here's My Point
Read this line from the Talk page for the Rock template:

This is really a note for editors that are unfamiiar with this template. Basically all of these major subgenres have their own templates, so sub-genres of those are not usually placed on this one. Otherwise it would be much too big to manage. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.54.195.214 (talk • contribs) 21:35, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

A section on 80s metal is missing
I think the voice is incomplete because a section on 80s metal is missing, there are no references to hair metal that was very popular in the decade, nor to the new wave of British heavy metal (Iron Maiden, Motorhead, etc.), nor to the Extreme metal (Metallica, Slayer, etc.) Eddie619 (talk) 14:07, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is the encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Feel free to make additions to the article. Or you can make specific suggestions here, but be sure to provide reliable sources. Sundayclose (talk) 18:33, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Uhm, I have been a member of wikipedia for 15 years, so I know how it works: D I was wondering because I thought there was a consensus on the division into sections of this page. As for the 80s metal, the page dedicated specifically to heavy metal is well done, it would be enough to get the most important information from there, but I wanted to ask first if there was a consensus on what to consider relevant for this page --Eddie619 (talk) 01:26, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Ah, sorry, I misunderstood; you account is only a couple of days old. I guess we wait for other opinions. Sundayclose (talk) 04:09, 30 January 2022 (UTC)

"Piano rock (genre)" listed at Redirects for discussion
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The Decline of Rock Section
That (very hopeful) list of still popular rock acts should be removed. It contradicts the premise of the section. A person with no knowledge of rock music would come away thinking it was still very popular (it's not). Rock music is virtually dead with most young people. Even those that enjoy it are fans of older bands like Queen or The Beatles. Many of the bands listed like Imagine Dragons can barely be called rock (it doesn't sound like rock to me) and others stopped having hits in 2010. Green Day (whom I'm a fan of) has not had a hit single since 2009. Their last album didn't sell well. I think the article needs to acknowledge that rock music ceased being popular music in 2010 despite the occasional hopeful sign signs.Fdog9 (talk) 14:16, 25 June 2021 (UTC)


 * In the presence of sources such as Spin, Billboard, Pitchfork, Loudwire and others listing the sucessful rock acts of today, I would say that removing cited text isn't a good idea. It's not the end of the world to have one paragraph saying rock is dead, followed by another paragraph listing the exceptions. Binksternet (talk) 15:21, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

You're right--- it's not the end of the world and I'm not going to fight it ---but it isn't completely accurate. Acts like Tool and Green Day aren't popular with people under 40 and are really primarily 90's groups (or even the early 2000's). Other acts listed aren't really rock unless you really stretch the definition of rock. Rock was so popular for 60 years that of course a few acts here and there will incorporate the sound, but it's not the sound of the future (sadly to me). I hope I'm wrong. Fdog9 (talk) 15:05, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

I disagree, the article talks about the rock music genre, its birth and evolution. The term popular does not necessarily refer to the popularity of the genre but to its style and origin. There is no denying that rock has been a very important musical genre worldwide and to this day continues to have its role in society, it is also a genre that has evolved in multiple ways and has given birth to new genres and influenced other more recent ones. It has earned an important place in the history of music. I don't think it would be wise to dispense with it just like that. AteneaZ3 (talk) 10:20, 10 August 2022 (UTC)