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Appreciation is the key to releasing innovate and groundbreaking music. You can't win over the hardcore music lover by mimicking music that has only had a ten year life span. An artists' influence should be an amalgamation of past artists that have truly impacted American music. Retrospectively, classic bands, such as, Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones, were heavily influenced by the blues. Bob Dylan drew from the music of Woody Guthrie and Hank Williams for his inspiration. However, modern rock music has only identified itself as a clique or cliche. Bands like Seether, All American Rejects(their first album was actually enjoyable) and Nickelback are derivative of themselves. What do I mean by this? There is nothing in their music that gives a nod to past artists. They need to step outside of their own "creativity," and look at themselves through a different set of lenses. They need to ask themselves, "If we were a band during the heyday of rock and roll would The Beatles be fans of our music." It doesn't necessarily have to start with the instrumentation, even though that would be more refreshing. Lyrically, they usually settle for generic content. They are not above describing something colloquially. But don't take my word for it, just look at the lyrics of Nickelback's "Rockstar" or All American Rejects' "Hope It Gives You Hell." There is nothing to dissect. The lyrics are excruciatingly simple, it is nothing short of someone describing their day. I am not going to cop out, and say that we should all turn to independent artists. That would be too simple. We should expect the same excellence that yesterday's artists achieved.
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