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[Swingin' Ryan]

Inspired by Mr Boo's best decade question, this struck me.

Every decade's had it's definitive artists, Elvis, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Bowie, The Sex Pistols, Guns and Roses, Nirvana. No doubt these could be disputed for weeks on here, but I'm just churning up general examples.

Anyhoo, the question is...we're now 6 years into the decade of the 00's and I'm curious who people think will be seen as the definitive bands of this decade when we look back on it in 20 years or so? I hope it's not Coldplay.

[patrick boo]

Looking back 10 years to 1996 the decade was in full swing and had it's defining artists I reckon. As yet I don't think this decade has found an identity... I'm just hoping for the kind of explosion of creativity that defined the late years of the 70s.

[Inkster]

As long as it's not a band with 'The' at the start of their name or sum generic indie band.

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by Swingin' Ryan

Inspired by Mr Boo's best decade question, this struck me.

Every decade's had it's definitive artists, Elvis, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Bowie, The Sex Pistols, Guns and Roses, Nirvana. No doubt these could be disputed for weeks on here, but I'm just churning up general examples.

Anyhoo, the question is...we're now 6 years into the decade of the 00's and I'm curious who people think will be seen as the definitive bands of this decade when we look back on it in 20 years or so? I hope it's not Coldplay.

That's a tough one...

Clearly its completely subjective - and what really defines "definitive"?

Artists can make a difference for a number of reasons, take the 60's for example...

Song Structure - Beatles, Beach Boys, CSNY, Byrds
Stagecraft & Attitude- Stones, The Who
Musicianship - Hendrix, Cream
Commercialism - Beatles, Stones
Image - Beatles, Stones The Who
Progressiveness - Beatles, The Who, Stones

There are many more bands and categories than the above for the 60's alone.

I honestly believe you'd be hard pushed to find any band since the 60's that have brought anything truly new (musically) to the table. Maybe 80's/90's Electronica, but you could apply the above categories to any decade and see what comes out.

I was (sadly) born in the 60's and my musical "development" really began in the late 70's/early 80's (a vaccuum of creativity if ever there was one), so my heart doesn't really lie with the 60's, but I that decade has more indelible, "definitive" images of any other8)

[Ross]

strokes
coldplay
Queens of
Radiohead (still)
Muse
Sigur Ros
With the new Mogwai stuff sounding amazing then who knows

[offramp]

Originally Posted by Swingin' Ryan

Inspired by Mr Boo's best decade question, this struck me.

Every decade's had it's definitive artists, Elvis, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Bowie, The Sex Pistols, Guns and Roses, Nirvana. No doubt

I agree with your last example, No doubt.

Without a doubt.

[-matthEw-]

Something that ive been wondering as well. I think the scene was set for it to become The Libertines, but a dull second album and drugs mucked that one up. The NME are trying to hype up Artic Monkeys as that, but their album really isnt anything special, and are just a Northern version of the Libertines (who arent decade defining at all either).Not one of the "big names" have produced that classic album that you need. there has been plenty of top singles though.

mmh, i think the music after the millennium has dried up a little. but probably Coldplay because of their "political impact" they've made (but honestly, parachutes was a real killer, unlike the follow ups).
or maybe the strokes for partly reviving the garage thing.
but to be honest, i haven't heard anything genre defining yet, which is what makes out most of what we classify as definitive.

[trippinoneastereggs]

Originally Posted by pop-notmyface

but to be honest, i haven't heard anything genre defining yet, which is what makes out most of what we classify as definitive.

i have to agree with that. I had to think about this for five minutes without coming to any conclusion. Surelly if there was a defining band i would have thought it straight away.

Originally Posted by trippinoneastereggs

i have to agree with that. I had to think about this for five minutes without coming to any conclusion. Surelly if there was a defining band i would have thought it straight away.

well maybe there is a genre-defining band, but we don't realise it yet because we don't know what the genre is...