Bono Thinks Music “Has Gotten Very Girly”

NME ^ | Dec 28, 2017 | Sam Moore

[nickcarraway]

Bono has said that music “has gotten very girly” in recent years, with hip-hop serving as “the only place for young male anger at the moment”.

The U2 frontman voiced the opinion during a new interview, with the 57-year-old lamenting the lack of “young male anger” in rock music in 2017.

[WayneS]

I love it.

Lars with a beard is a dead ringer for one of the guys in my motorcycle group.

[WayneS]

or Crimson and Clover...

[WayneS]

Blackberry Smoke

The Band of Heathens

I recommend giving them a listen.

[WayneS]

Stevie Ray Vaughan had a lot to do with the quality and success of "Lets Dance" as well.

It's an excellent album. I have not listened to it in years. Maybe I'll remedy that tonight.

[sparklite2]

Do you remember ‘Popsicles, Icicles’?

Part of the lyrics went ...

Bright stars and guitars and
Drive-ins on Friday night
These are a few of the things we love

They slurred ‘guitars and’ together
and, I’ve believed ever since, gave
Ray Stevens the inspiration for Guitarzan.

[Mariner]

“This is Rock and Roll”

Yes sir, it is.

Your attention is invited to #76 as well.

[GCFADG]

Well, we'll just have to disagree. IMO, Maybelline is a classic example of Chuck Berry's winning spirit. He takes an old blues trope (why can't you be true), and turns it into an action-packed road race that he assures us at the start he is going to win, and does.

Nice chattin' with ya.

[WayneS]

The Murmaids

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Blackberry Smoke

The Band of Heathens

I recommend giving them a listen.

Thanks, I will do so. The most "recent" music I've heard lately is by Tame Impala, recommended by a younger co-worker. It's not terrible, but not really rock, and there are only so many times I can go back to Black Flag.

[SkyPilot]

Post#39 - great stuff.

[SkyPilot]

I saw that! (#76)

[WayneS]

Black Flag?

Well now, Blackberry Smoke and the Heathens are not punk, but they are, in my opinion, genuine rock-n-roll.

[WayneS]

Oh yeah. That is one angry young man...

[SamAdams76]

The War On Drugs is another modern band I can get into.

[sheana]

Joe Bonamassa much?

[crosdaddy]

Yes I do, guitar god, one of my all time favorites by far.

[Tallguy]

Was watching a documentary on the history of the electric guitar on Netflix recently. Guitar virtuosity is going to be a very rare thing in the future.

I was also struck by the huge investment by today’s musicians in guitars made in the 50’s. I was vaguely aware of this, but I thought it was merely an urge to collect. Apparently these old instruments have very rich tonal qualities not reproduced since.

[KevinB]

The A&R guy from Decca who turned down the Beatles in 1960 did so by telling their manager, Brian Epstein, that “guitar bands are over.” Just sayin’. :-)

[NetAddicted]

Can’t believe he reduced music to only two genders. Libiots will have his head.

[Blue Collar Christian]

You know Bono, that’s what I thought the first time I heard U2.