Ft. Worth Frog
Acrobat
This question has been on my mind for the last couple of years, especially after ATYCLB came out. "Kite" ends, of course with words like "the last of the rock stars/when hip-hop drove the big cars". I wondered if it was some sort of prophecy or if that was how Bono really felt. I think that those words are very true. The top ten Billboard singles are r&b, hip- hop, and rap. Now, this is the music of everyone, not just a select few kids who wanna live the "thug life". The only people capable of still putting out rock that is consumed by the masses are U2, Bruce Springsteen, and ...who else? I know there are still popular po/rock groups and singers, bu the last few years have shown how hip-hop has slowly become the popular music of choice. My statement is not meant to say that there will be no more rock, but that there is not yet someone who might carry the baton to a new generation. Coldplay maybe, but willthey ever be able to sell out stadiums like the Rolling Stone, U2, DMB, the Boss, etc.? WHo will capture the imagination of future music listeners? I'd love to here any comments, criticism etc. about this.