What is this generations Nirvana, Limp Bizkit, Tupac, or Rage against the machine?
I feel global political oppression or global wars usually produce great music but Macklemore might be the peak.
Nothing against him, some of his songs are good, but I expected real rage inducing stuff with everything going on. Or is this just the state of music as a whole?
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Keep in mind that music lost a lot of its cultural cache since your benchmark decade of the 90's. Mass culture isn't really the same as it was then. I remember Weird Al talking about doing a lot fewer parody songs just because fewer people recognize any given song.
Yeah there's still music out there, but if you don't know it that's not really your fault.
This is my whole point. Is streaming and music apps killing the massive songs like "Luke's Wall / War Pigs" , "Ohio", or "My Generation"?
It's just the internet making all media available, and streaming is the lowest friction way of giving people that access.
Off topic, why would you put Limp Bizkit with the classics?
Maybe they did it all for the nookie
Come on
OP wasn't asking about classics, was asking about protest music
Fred Durst is and has always been a boot sucking poser. He has never protested anything beyond a groupie telling him "no."
In all fairness, back in the day it was limp Bizkit that got me into rock and the much better stuff. Not listening to them anymore (maybe every now and then something from their very first album) but still, without LB I would never gotten into rock the way I'm today
OP could have used Rise Against instead of Limp Biskit
didn't realize until just this moment that Rise Against ≠ Rage Against The Machine
They are one of the classics lol
Wes Borland is one of the most underrated guitar players easily
Woodstock 99' explains it all. Play "break stuff" or "my way", shit gets you going.
Limp Bizkit isn't anywhere close to the others on the list, might as well listed Papa Roach.
I love that people hate on them and try to hold them down. They were a massive band. Look at their collaboration, everyone wanted to be on there. They were pure rage.
Just because they were big for a couple years doesn't mean they produced anything of value. Angsty music for middle class white boys is nothing special.
You should really look up woodstock 99 and see the lineup. They headlined the whole show. Doing music with Emenim, Wu-Tang, and Korn, all 90s and 00s icons. Fred Durst help out staind and puddle of mudd. You might not like them but you can't ignore what theu brought to music.
I was in highschool when they came on the scene. I'm well aware of Woodstock 99. Nothing you said counters my point. Looking back they didn't belong in the same breath as the other bands you listed except puddle of mudd.
Tell me which one of these bands had the most influence. Also what does race have to do with it?
nirvana, tupac, and rage against the machine all had something meaningful to be raging about
limp bizkit was just misogynistic bro music
I feel limp bizkit was the end off a period of rage. All the pent up anger that was put into just fuck shit up.
Side note. People really hate Limp Bizkit.
It's not even hate, I listened to their music, but I never thought they were great music. I read a lot of books mostly litrpg, I'll never pretend they are great literature but it's enjoyable, fast food books. Limp Bizkit is fast food music.
I wouldn't say pure rage... They were certainly high energy but not super focused on being angry. This may in part be due to Fred Durst adding major frat boy vibes.
I have no idea what they're like these days.
Funny since Durst was a tattoo artist before starting the band. Kinda the opposite of frat boys.
Most punk like Bad Religion, Dead Kennedys, Anti Flag, Black Flag, The Clash, Dropkick Murphys has been very political from the start.
I know they are older now but Dead Prez, Foo Fighters, Rise Against and System of a Down are still active. Then there is the much older Roger Waters who has been very political throughout his career. And let's not forget the legendary Los Tigres Del Norte.
But coming back to younger artists
I'm not saying there isn't political songs, I'm saying this generation doesn't have those as much.
I also love that you said younger artists then named killer mike. Makes me feel like a teen.lol
Bob Vylan and Kneecap seem to be pulling their weight.
Haha. I tend to mix time in my head sometimes. My age is showing!
whoa Lowkey mentioned! yeah, that's the kind of politically conscious hip-hop I meant. Immortal Technique was even moreso, but he's been inactive for a long time and the extreme homophobia makes it hard for me to listen to, which is a shame.
Yes. I would like to think he was a product of the toxic masculinity culture, especially due to his time in the prison. It is a shame that while he was being radical on one front, he managed to dehumanize people who should have been his allies.
Bad Religion are working on a new album too
one of those is not like the others
OP was born in 1991 and was too young to have lived through the proper grunge revolution, but was just the right age to experience the corporate grunge poser revolution.
“With the instant availability of information, and content so easily obtainable, is the culture now a product that's disposable?“
This quote goes back to 2007. 18 years later it’s not even a question anymore, music and the culture around it has become disposable.
There’s always going to be great bands and artists who have something to say! I’ve heard some of my favourite bands just in the last 10 years. But society is never going to look at music the same, it’s just something people tap on their screen and give a quick listen, or worse; just watching some idiotic lip sync to a 20 second excerpt of it on tik tok.
This is America was produced in 2018. Say the word Mustard around a lot of people and they know what you are talking about. That is my whole point. We still have massive hits but no rage against the governments or wars.
I also feel that the design of current music ecosystem is doing this as well. They can stop music being released or throw money at it.
We don't have the bands kicking, for the most, against capitalism.
How many indie punk bands do you listen to? In the 80s and 90s counter culture and anti-establishment is what sold music, and that's why bands like Rage were able to go mainstream. Producers and promoters don't support bands like that anymore because they know they won't make as much profit.
My counter point is music is way easier to consume now. You can find no name bands everywhere. Durry is a great example of a band born out of the pandemic. Older group that is anti "normal" life. Seen them in concert amd have really hit a groove in their music. Indie bands have a way as before you heard them on some AM station.
It feels like less and less big artist are less vocal against what is happening. They will speak or make a post but their music is still the same ol same ol.
My point is that artists who are vocal don't make as much profit for the record labels as they used to, so they're not being promoted as much as they used to. RAtM only became as big as they are because they were profitable for Sony. Ironic, isn't it?
Most people are anti-war or anti-genocide. It seems like an easy payout for artist right now. Kneecap and Vylan showed that. Most people never heard of them until the BBC stuff recently.
There's also the wider political angle to consider. The 90s was very safe for media companies to push revolutionary talk, there was no chance it'd actually turn into revolution. Now, shit's starting to go down, and media companies don't want the government to think they're encouraging revolution.
Please remember that Parental Advisory and TV Parental Guidelines started in the 90s. 2 Live Crew was taken to court and declared legally obscene by a federal judge in 1990. Every generation has been through this.
I’m sad about how right you are.
And there's no real coming back from this. If it were me I'd raise taxes on art, particularly the big players, to reduce the monetary incentives and drive the big corporations out. That'd be a start, politically unpopular and visciously opposed by Disney but a start.
I think policing art is bad, but if all the art in the world was just made as a hobby project that would probably be a better world. Less art, more valued, more honest.
Bob Vylan?
His music is good but I wouldn't say the same level. Give him a few more years.
Speaking as someone who's been into Nirvana and RatM since the early '90s, there's more anger and protest in 'We Live Here' than in the entirety of Nirvana's catalogue.
Bob Vylan - We Live Here
Sure, Nirvana were angry, but mostly in a depressed, teenage way, lashing out at an unfair world. They were angry on a personal level, mostly. Bob Vylan are angry on a social level, in the way RatM were. They're demanding the world look at the inequality they see, rallying us to take it on board and do something about it.
If that isn't protest, then I don't know what it is you're looking for.
Nirvana was depressed rage but it also tought a who generation about the evils of capitalism. It sparked a new style of music and it did it within a 4 year period. Nothing against Vylans but they became noteworthy due to a chant. I feel they can be a voice for this generation but they need a little bit more time and a global hit.
It's a duo. Bobby Vylan and Bobbie Vylan.
Thought it was just named after the singer. My bad
The singer is Dylan
Alright but have you heard this one though?
https://youtube.com/shorts/1Fs3WcrExmQ
My history on lemmy says 👏👏👏
They don't exist, at least not in Western mainstream music. Record labels have learned from those artists and will now drop anyone who doesn't toe the capitalist/imperialist line. Like the singers being cancelled for supporting BLM or Palestine.
And it's very specifically just for leftist messages. Kanye straight up calls himself a Nazi and sold shirts with swastikas on it and didn't get canceled for antisemitism, but tons of pro-Palestine artists did. If an artist straight up calls themselves a socialist like Tupac did it would be career suicide.
As someone in Gen Z, I have never heard a mainstream song released in my lifetime that actually attacks capitalism beyond useless lip service or calls for any kind of anticapitalist action by the general public. They definitely exist but only by indie artists who will either never get signed onto a label or will be forced to capitulate to the capitalist propaganda machine if they do.
Childish Gambino? Yasiin Bey? Kendrick? Killer Mike? Hip hop alone has never stopped being critical of the machine... You must be living with your head under a rock or in headphones that only play top 40 or something. There is an absolute wealth of music that takes on the various hierarchies that dominate our world...
Edit: Doechii, ffs... Gorillaz... I could go on.
I'm too old to say what anything this generation is, but look up "fucked up" by Macklemore. Came out at the start of the year and it's the most rage against the machine esque thing I've heard in years. Got me riled up.
Edit: I see you literally called him out in the post, so this is old news to you I'm sure. I'll leave it for others to find!
I missed this one, spot on.
Haven't heard it yet,but will definitely check it out.
Macklemore & Foxy Shazam aren't full political, but are on the blessed outskirts of mainstream media, as the good ones from every generation are (and collaborated for a song: Eric Nally (Foxy's singer) & Macklemore on Downtown (by Macklemore & Lewis)).
I'd say based on his last 3 songs he is now fully political. I mean we'll see what he does next, but Hind's Hall 1 and 2, and Fucked Up are all super political and powerful songs.
I’m glad I’m not the only one advertising Jesse Welles on here. He’s probably my favourite musician right now and I feel like no one is talking about him. His lyrics align perfectly with the average lemming I feel like.
Also Ren is cool. I don’t like rap but I like him. He’s got great lyrics.
I love me some Ren but not the level as System of a down or crosby stills nash & young.
Thank you for introducing me to Ren. Been listening to his stuff all day, I haven't been so emotional in a while
Kneecap have been getting massive publicity because of their pro-palestine/anti-genocide stance. I haven't listened to much to their latest stuff, but I should re-explore them.
Great music, they could turn into that band with a few massive hits.
Residente as well
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Expand your tastes, cousin. There's a lot of anti-war and angry music getting made right now.
such as......
Not the most recent, but how about this ABSOLUTE BANGER by The Coup?
https://youtu.be/acT_PSAZ7BQ
Nice, this has soul. I don't like rap, but in this song is acceptable.
dope!
I'm talking more main stream. You couldn't turn on a radio without hearing those guys.
Yes, you can point to any period and say "they made statements".
Ren makes statements but has 2.4 mil followers on youtube. I'm talking a generation band /artist standing out in this period. Hearing Killing in the Name of playing daily, the music video was everywhere.
Your boy is good but you also pointed to a song from a decade ago which has 2.2 mil views.
My dude, no one listens to radio anymore, when you can have your own music with you on a device you carry around in your pocket all the time.
My dude, radio is just playlist and curated discover modes. A horse by a different name is still a horse.
Kneecap
Bob Vylan.
Love those guys
With the rapid rise in accessible media tuned to everyone's personal preference there's not really a single artist that is capturing attention across the board, but that doesn't mean there's not protest bangers from several artists:
Seen Durry live, great fucking show. Grandson has some good stuff plus he made music with Tom Morello. Big plus.
I feel your statement is pretty accurate. With the wide spread access of music we are losing something. Just like shows, the common connection between each other. This is my main point.
Along with Grandson, I highly highly highly recommend KFlay. I love her. They're friends and tour together
Kendrick Lamar.
He lost a few points for the Super bowl. He could have made a statement to a president but didn't. His first couple of albums made statements about life in the hood.
I would say childish Gambino made more of a major statement with one song compared to Kendrick.
RTJ
And still somehow a thousand times more real than Limp fucking Bizkit
Seconded. Close Your Eyes goes unbelievably hard. 1000 bonus points for featuring Zack De La Rocha
Architechts, motionless in white, rise against
Elder Millennial and gen x. Rage and nirvana are my jams.
I took my daughter to a concert some years ago, when she was in middle school, and before any bands went on, "Killing in the Name Of" started up. I told her "at the end of the intro when the song starts up, everyone in the audience over 30 will start bobbing their head" and sure enough, thousands of adult chaperones all at once just start grooving
Limp Bizkit does not deserve to be anywhere near this list. They are a piss stain on the seat of the limo Kurt Kobain's brother rented for Prom.
Just because the music you listed isn't new, doesn't mean it can't serve the same purpose as it did for previous generations.
My personal listening doesn't effect public views. Art usually makes statements, protest, or fight the "man".
Well then you can call me 'Art', 'cause I do all of that stuff
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Edit: Arthur works fine, if you're not into the whole "brevity" thing
Fuck the establishment! 🤘🏼
Don't get me started. My collection of glass bottles can only become so dry!
Well recession pop is back, check out the new Lady Gaga or Kesha albums. So there is that sort of dissonance and syncopated funkier rhythms in pop music which can usually be connected to economic and social downturn.
I know that shit is worlds away from what you're referring to, I think you're looking for something more aggressive.
I think the 2022 Every Time I Die record Renegade goes pretty fucking hard, I listen to Planet Shit about once a month and just rage.
Planet B by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard goes pretty hard.
You can always check out whatever Napalm Death is doing, much of their stuff is political and social commentary, in fact I love ND lyrics.
No one has the " popular understanding of 'transgender' didn't really exist for gen x but whatever it's going to be, these songs are mostly about needing to transition but feeling unable to" that Kurt Cobain had, but Kurt did once say that early Nirvana was an attempt at copping Gang of Four, and Go4 is very political, critical and high energy. esp their first album "Entertainment!" and "Solid Gold". After that they become kinda disco.
Also consider diving into the incredible wealth of protest music produced before the 60s. The 60s is kind of understood as a high water mark for protest music, but IMO a lot of Dylan and stuff was promoted more because he was actually less political than like Phil Ochs. Woody Guthrie, Victor Jara, The Almanac Singers, Odetta, etc., had much sharper politics than most well known artists who came after.
Finally, last but best, not new but largely undiscovered and forgotten, the Swedish RATM: the 1998 album The Shape of Punk to Come by the Refused. By far, one of my absolute favorite left wing records
My whole thing, that a lot of people are missing,this generation doesn't have a lot of great music produced from the political time.
Maybe it is a rear mirror view type of thing. Billie Holiday did not shy away due to her believes.
If others don't know, she was harassed by the federal government. Back then, it was easy for record companies to silence you compared to today
So I'm a socialist, in that I go to meetings voluntarily and get in trouble all the time. I spend a ton of time heavily invested in this political stuff. And one thing that is like desperately missing from our movements is any kind of culture. So that's something that I'm also thinking about a lot, and I think a lot of people are. Not sure what to do really, still trying to figure that stuff out, but I'm actively trying to figure that out.
Run the Jewels def have some overtly political stuff, a few tracks with Zach de la Rocha even, although Killer Mike is a little disappointing politically, but many artists are. They have newer stuff but I just really like this song
Another group to check out is the Coup. Been making records since before the gangsta rap come up in the 90s even. Their newer stuff is pretty popular with young people too.
Both these songs are over a decade old, fuck me
Yes, that is my point. We aren't getting this generations stop the killing or down with the president. Nixon, Reagon, and Bush all got called out by name.
Kendrick is goimg after a know groomer while a know rapist watches. We are having families riped apart by a secret police force while a netflix anime is topping the charts.
It blows my mind and confuses me. Especially when I hear younger generations complain about nothing being done, while their peers do nothing.
I guess I should be happy no one recommended country music.
Yeah that's its own sort of doomer individualism. I wish I could tell you, as someone who teams up with others to do things that the view disappears in practical work, but tbh it seems like it only increases. Idk. There are def lots of young people joining the movement. Hasn't reached a critical point but it's growing.
I wish we had more artists since most are like political sickos
Dropkick Murphys are killing it right now. Their last 3 albums are all great.
I also really dig Jeff Rosenstock.
Before those, in the 60's there was CSNY, CCR, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Buffalo Springfield writing protest bangers.
Can't really think of much for this generation unfortunately. Instead we have, uh... Ye. :(
Ye definitly pulled for someone 🫳
I don't know what that slang means.
They don't have hitler symbols
I still don't get it. Who doesn't have hitler symbols? Why is that relevant?
Ye spoke for a generation while praising hitler and Trump. Not sure if you knew that.
Well that's why I said "instead we have, uh..." and a frowny face. It was sarcasm, but I guess it didn't come through.
Locals, Ill check them out for sure
Regarding Palestine, a number of groups have done stuff on stage or donated money and so on, but there don't seem to be a ton that have written music specifically about the war. I'm guessing this is partly due to a lot of record labels supporting Israel on top of just so much other horrible shit going on in recent years. You could probably find more stuff if you looked for music by people from the countries directly involved.
Pretty much the same situation for Ukraine I think. Bands like Jinjer are vocally pro-Ukraine.
It's much easier to find one-off songs about a specific issue than like entire albums right now AFAICT (again probably partially because of how much crap is going on). A lot of groups also seem afraid to really hammer on specific points to avoid alienating fans I think, so it's sort of just the state of music as well IMO.
I feel like, with all the music apps and direct access to music, we would see more. Less label control because patreon, facebook, instagram, youtube, etc allows money to change hands.
It feels like we are losing voices on major issues either by lack of skill or lack of interest. Not trying to be super political but Ukraine and Palestine is very unpopular , that's not including the leaders.
I think it's actually much harder for small artists to succeed now, even with the proliferation of stuff like social media sites and music apps. Most streaming services pay artists practically nothing, and from what I understand, touring is less profitable than it used to be because the artists are getting a smaller cut of the profit than they used to from merchandise.
Stuff like Bandcamp and Patreon help, but those platforms are pretty small compared to something like Spotify. It's probably easier to get your name out there because of social media/Youtube, but I don't think it usually makes up for how little money they make from listeners. This is also ignoring piracy.
As with so many things, the barrier to entry has been lowered so far that literally anyone can have a go. And that's good. But it does mean that the vast, vast majority of art is now being experienced by an audience of maybe 20 people.
You can spend hours crafting a beautifully soundscaped podcast that truly gets to the heart of what you need to talk about. And ten people will listen to it.
But I suppose it was ever thus. Someone would spend a year painstakingly working on a painting, getting all the details just so. And then it would sit in their studio because they had nowhere to display it, or no one to buy it.
So we are only talking about a hand full of artist that make money. Even then it has only been the last 25? years that bands have made money.
Bands in the, pick a decade outside of the last 90s-2010s, didn't make a lot and still spoke out. It feels like everything is now algorithm sterile. And we haven't touched the massive sellouts. Views>money>music
It's this super unknown band. Very underground. Nobody seems to know who they are. They're called Apostrophe.
Grandson’s new album seems to be shaping up to have those tones. First released tracks hit them pretty pointedly. He’s not as refined as some of the artists you mentioned, though.
Those are the artist I am talking about. Not everyone will have a massive first album. Look at System of a down. Their second album is the start of their pure rage.
I actually just discovered that song by accident today lol. It was for a Venom movie? Weird collab but he’s always had a bit of the social commentary piece to him. This album just seems to be leaning more on the heavier sound.
Edit: OH! Hold the Line! I forgot about that one.
Fontaines D.C. comes to mind.
I'm surprised someone finally brought them up. I feel kneecap and Bob Vylan is brought up to the recent news postings.
My point is mainstream is not speaking out, not lesser know groups. Think Farm Aid, Live Aid, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stone, NAS, Boogie down productions, etc... at their peak speaking out.
Some got blacklisted, some got arrested, some had the U.S. federal government come after them, and some died (Bob Marley) bc they dared to challenge the system. I haven't seen that since the 90s. 2000-to now, feels like money stops the current generations from taking those steps.
Fuck, Taylor Swift makes sure ever word is so starile before say she would vote for a democrat. Instead of ripping apart a child molester. Killer Mike goes from destroying Reagen and Bush to Obama. One of those are not the same.
Who's that lady that wrote the folk song "It's not going away"? There are like three or four folk groups and troubadours writing protest songs for tiktok. Mon Rovia with Heavy Foot, Jesse Welles with The Poor, stuff like that.
Taylor Swift sorta got under Trump's skin, but she's not particularly political.
Ypu had me up until Swift.lol I'll check the others out though. Jesse Welles has been mentioned a few times now.
Nothing wrong with Swift, but she's not a political though-leader. Best I can tell, the conservative vitriol has more to do with misogyny than any particular message she's putting out into the world.
She's good but her music is very polished for sales not thought provoking.
Get into the punk/folk scene.
Wingnut Dishwashers Union
Pat the Bunny
Daze N Days
The Orphans
Really anything in this genre. You'd be surprised at the observations made by people living on the streets or just generally down on their luck.
I'm talking mainstream not underground or festival groups. Nothing aginst them but 50k streams vs 130mil is a big gap.
You're missing the forest for the trees.
Mainstream appeal requires certain sacrifices, and message is one of the first things on the block. Representation on that scale requires backroom assurances that do not allow the system to be rebuked in the way you are looking to see. Sure, you can have outspoken individuals like Dave grohl or Tom Morello making their opinions known, but the Foo Fighters will still play in Israel if the paycheck is big enough. Doesn't matter how much blood is under the stage, money talks.
You are missing the tree. Dave Grohl talking about he stands with people and good vibes while taking money from Microsoft and knocking up someone while married canceled his message.
Tom Morello has stood by his believes and echoes his mother's message. His mother spoke to congress about censorship. Her son joined up with a band that said fuck the government, with success. They didn't allow a war criminal like Bush use their music.
I do agree there are a lot of bands thay speak out of their ass about one thing while grabbing the bag with te other hand.
I'm a 90s kid and I never got into music like this. I always had single songs I liked, including from RatM, Nirvana etc but I never really cared about more than 1 or 2 songs of any individual artist, or albums. I just didn't like the other songs.
I assume the reason why you have these "recognizable" names was solely because music was sold in albums. People couldn't reaaaally get music conveniently any other way. And only the biggest ones could afford to produce albums in the first place. So even if you liked 1 or 2 songs only, you were "forced" to buy the whole album and since you got it already, why not listen to the rest. And since you didn't have infinite money to buy infinite albums you listened to the same ones again and again.
I never really did that. I bought an album and actually only listened to one song or I bought compilations. I never cared about a particular artist, only about songs. The current music acquisition process is perfect for me, I find plenty of amazing songs everywhere. Do I know the artist of my songs? Not really, and I don't care. When I meet someone, we listen to each other's music together. I vibe with and pick single new songs from them. We don't bond over artists, we bond over music. I think everything is perfect that way.
Edit: just one German example of a popular song that many people here know that criticizes shit here in the country: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y-B0lXnierw
That guy is a Hardcore Zionist. He released a song with his band last year called October in Europe where they had texts like:
To add to the discussion, watch out for bands getting banned all the time. The British rapper Lowkey, for example, has some hard-hitting lyrics and beautiful melodies. Very political, too!
You’re like my polar opposite. I like listening to albums because songs go together usually. I hate streaming services, but mostly Spotify because their UI is so trash it just pushes you to playlists.
It’s why I’ve just returned to Downloading music and using an iPod until I get my own streaming server set up.
I mean I hate streaming services too and download my music, never used Spotify. I use rateyourmusic and listenbrainz if I want recommendations, or threads like this or other word of mouth.
I didn't listen to these bands when I was younger. I listen to a lot of rap (southern rap). I thought Nirvana sucked when I listened to them. The older I get the more relevant the music has become. 60s and 70s music as well. The 80s has its moments but rhip-hop really shines through.
I just feel like todays music is so tame at times. Especially from the "top" performers. No one has a stance or rally cry. It is just remixes and pointless shit.
So music for you only means something if it's political?
Like 30% of my music is instrumental, many others who have voices but no distinguishable words, and some of those are my most favorite music ever. I almost never listen to the words in music.
Thay was never my statement. I said we usually get great music when it is like this. Even classical music makes statements with no word.
What kind of "statements" does classical music make? For me instrumental music just sounds nice, or it doesn't. No statement involved.
Classical music had plays attached to them. They 100% made political statements for their times.
https://www.operanorth.co.uk/news/fidelio-in-a-nutshell/
Kneecap. If you're even partly plugged in you know about Kneecap.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/arts/music/kneecap-glastonbury.html
Kneecap has 3 cds and the first one seems like a throwaway. They could use the Glastonbury controversy to leap into that brand but only time will show.
They need to clean up the gay phobia/slurs.
Nirvana, Limp Bizkit and Tupac, all famous for not using slurs
You understand that things change over a period of time? It's not the 90s anymore.
Killswitch Engage's Atonement album has some excellent tracks with RATM-esque lyrics incl Crownsless King
Gasoline by Måneskin
Will check out the band. I feel the euro metal bands are killing it right now. Check out Zeal&Andor
Denzel Curry maybe?
I'll check it out.
I'll be honest I haven't delved too deep into his music but his cover of Bulls on Parade goes hard
Dub Fx? Check out Cracks in the Mirror. Definitely not as popular as your examples though
That is my whole point. There is a lot of amazing music but no major breakouts know globally. This post is filled with wonderful examples but 90% have to be searched to figure out who they are.
Say the Doors in the late 60s or early 70s and everyone knew who you were talking about. We don't have that as much.
Yeah, I see that. But I guess that has more to do with how music is produced and "consumed" nowadays rather than the artists themselves - a couple of decades ago it was really tough to get signed by a label, whereas now anyone can produce hits in their bedroom. This has, imo, led to a more "decentralised" music scene, and also to more focus on singles rather than albums. The fact that media outlets, including radios, are corporate-owned definitely doesn't help too.
I feel like that should produce more of those songs. Less thumb on the scale powers to hold you down.
Old songs did a great job of mixing the meaning into the songs. Most singers don't write their own songs. That might be a issue and auto tune can turn anyone into a singer. I used rock and rap as an example due to them usually being more hands on.
Seems to me that these days, with a lot of issues fragmented in our society, different bands tend to focus on certain issues - although there are some exceptions, yet this is also just based off what I've noticed.
Bob Vylan has been making the rounds, Kendrick Lamar has also been outspoken on some injustices over the years. Lambrini Girls focus on sexism in a rather angry manner. IDLES have some songs regarding frustration with aspects of society, however they're not as detailed in their messages yet they still provide the energy for them.
Kneecap have been speaking about the situation in Palestine in a rather political manner, and have great pride for Ireland - they sing mainly in an Irish language, however great energy for the message.
If you go a bit further you have Bloodywood, an Indian metal/hard rock band focusing on various issues (I think one of their songs talks about punching rapists in the face).
Just some off the top of my head. They're out there for sure.
What is my point. We have to hunt them down. There isn't many "household names" doing it. Knee cap and Vylan are more recent with their stuff due to BBC, which was great. They could be that sound.
i know y'all will probably yell at me but in terms of the spirit of kurt musically and aesthetically you could make a case for harry styles.
One Direction was Nirvana 2 (not clickbait)
Jim Morrison of his day.
Jesse welles
Sorry, but his music is pretty bad. Sounds like the guy that brings guitar to a party and clears out the place.
His most popular song by the charts is "Horses" which is a change to most of his other stuff. If he continues down this path he could be a voice for a generation but we will see.
Maybe you don't like his music, but there's plenty of us that do. "United Health", for example, was the best piece of art on that subject, bar none.
Don't know who us is. Only heard of him through my post.
Plenty of bands take time to get going.
Zeal & Andor, Manuel Gagneux has been through a lot of wide changes.
Wunderhorse, Jacob Slater seems unrecognizable from past work.
Durry, Austin Durry was in coyote kid for 12 years which was a nothing band by comparison.
Jesse Welles aka Welles aka dead indian aka Cosmic-American...... seems like he is trying to find his sound. A few more adjustments, I can really see him blowing up and still having a message.
Edit: Rock N Roll is a very good song and he kills it on the guitar.
How on god's green earth did limp bizkit make it on this list?
Ashenspire's Hostile Architechture is, in my opinion, a fantastic album. Full-on anticapitalist metal with an operatic twist.
I made a tidal playlist You might like. It has some new and old bands all in this genre.
Its designed to play in order.
Edit: its for me. I made it for me, so it might not work for your head but it puts me in a state that I need sometimes.
Thanks but seeing what people think. Most of the songs I listen to.
Some of these things are not like the others :-)