• The Spleefman's question: What's the one song since Nirvana released Nevermind that really represents how rock has continued to evolve?

Man, that is a TOUGH question, but... let's see, well, um, Nevermind came out in 1991, so that means Beck is game,  and since Beck is game, I'm going to go with "Loser."

For me, "Loser" epitomizes rock's evolution in three ways:

1) It clearly takes its cue from the rise of hip hop/rap, yet remains a rock song at heart.

2) It was recorded on home gear, reflecting the rise of today's democratization of tech.

3) Half the chorus is in Spanish, demonstrating, um, well, who the hell knows, but it's cool.

So, there you have it, my best stab at answering Eric Eff's (aka The Spleefman) question. Cory? Toby? Dave? Erik? Keith Richards? Please weigh in.

Comments

[Dave Tutin]

I have no clue. I kinda stopped listening in a general sense some time ago.

I happened to catch part of the recent pop/rock awards and all I can say is, I was reminded
why I stopped listening. What absolute crap.

I'm sure some kid somewhere has written the next great rock song and can't even get heard if he lacks the money to do the Indie thing - which costs way more than people imagine. And I don't think any label is searching for the next Bruce Springsteen. (Although I'm sure that calling someone the next Bruce Springsteen would be as useful as calling Bruce the next Bob Dylan - which all but killed his career!)

The saddest news is that even my old heroes are letting me down. Jackson Browne's latest is extremely weak and repetitive of earlier stuff. The title - Time The Conqueror - is the most honest bit of writing on the whole thing.