am i alone in thinking alternative rock is killing the genre?

Yes pretty Much.

almost if not all of modern rock or any since the 1980`s have been killing the genre heres a timeline
1940`s-rock first appears starting very low
1950`s-it rapidly shoots up starting a music revolution
1960`s-drugs are introduced mainly psychedelics and it reaches it`s peak
1970`s-slowly declines
1980`s-with hair metal and others a huge decline begins
1990`s-goes even lower than the 1980`s
2000`s-little light is left in the genre with siht like rap and pop takin over

Don`t be so pessimistic. I don`t think rock is dying, I think it`s expanding.

things move. its the way it is and the way it has to be. i hate pop and rap music too.. but i dont think rock is dead. it evoluates.. thats how i see it. if you look music with an old eye you will be for sure disapointed. if music hadnt change since the last 40 years.. would it be better? i mean there has been innovation in rock n roll and i think thats not bad. copy over and over again the same genre for many many years it just becomes boring and not interresting.
so.. yea. but if you hate alternative rock.. well i guess thats your choice

Kyle is completely right. We may as well end rock music. Its spirit has been dead since 1979.

new music sucks. I like classic rock and a lot of 90's alternative but thats mainly because it reminds me of a time when times were a lot better for me in my personal life. Thats it.

kyle, thats a horrible inaccurate timeline. rock and roll barely started taking off until the late 50s and early 60s with such well knowns as Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, etc.

by the early to mid 60s, the Beatles became big, and in 1965 i believe came to America, starting the British Invasion. It wasn't until 1967 or so that bands truly started experimenting with drugs.

the 1970s were probably the greatest years of rock. this is when the allman brothers band became big, steve miller band, srv, eric clapton with cream, led zeppelin, black sabbath, pink floyd, all your bands that you care for so much despite the fact that you weren't born until 20 years later.

the 1980s saw a decline, although ac/dc and aerosmith hit it big these years.

the 1990s saw an entire new alternative movement growing

I like all rock from the 1960'5 onwards. You have to be pretty narrow minded to believe that the 1980 ans 90s didn't produce and good music. So many guitar, bass, drum and vocal techniques were created in the last 20 - 30 years and lots of very talented musicians contributed to rock. simply saying that the Beatles, pink Floyd and Zeppelin are the best rock bands that can never be beaten or equalled is very sad. Yes pop music and new rock is, on the whole, bad music. But the classic, influential bands that everyone knows will live on and inspire ppl for years and years to come. No one can predict the future of the genre, wether it be good or bad. Also throughout rocks history there have been countless numbers of alternative artists that went on to become the great music of the time, and history! I doubt Pink Floyd were called 'normal rock' when they appeared. Most of the bands you like were alternative at some point in their careers.

amen...

Honestly, rock nowadays ain't that bad. Power, modern and epic metal takes over. Such groups as Helloween, Blind Guardian, Iced Earth made and making huge contribution into rock history. The meaning of metal is getting wider. So, there's no need to be so pessimistic. Let's hope that Blind Guardian and Helloween will win the battle against sucky Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit etc.

i no i have said this before... GET OVER YOUR SELF THIS FORUM IS FOR MUSIC LOVERS NOT MUSIC HATERS!!!

yeh. stop acting like good music is over. Go on Myspace! there are tons of unsigned bands out there and there are some really good ones (like my band, hehe)

dont go on myspace it'll suck you in. but yeah "Tom" sold it to Fox or whoever for $40 million. and it started just for music, almost all music is good... MRCluver... MRC sucks well just about evry way you look at ummm... dont feel hurt but i'd put money that many others will agree with me. and kyle you are very wrong, music has never really been declining just changing.

This thread should be deleted. It's turned into 'I hate all rock after 1970'.