Saviors of Rock

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havin caught a little bit of the movie "Singles" last night and also reading the OK computer thread, I got to thinking about bands who've been touted as the saviors of rock and the whole idea in general.

how long has it been going on? I can imagine it first starting in the late 60's, but did it really? which bands have been called saviors of rock? and finally, does anyone think that this question is in any way legitimate?

― AaronK (AaronK), Thursday, 3 June 2004 14:40 (twenty years ago) link

Lightning Bolt

― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Thursday, 3 June 2004 14:51 (twenty years ago) link

The Parkas, a wonderful, sometimes call themselves the Pallbearers of Pop.

― Huk-L, Thursday, 3 June 2004 14:55 (twenty years ago) link

er, a wonderful BAND

― Huk-L, Thursday, 3 June 2004 14:55 (twenty years ago) link

Rock and Roll is the devils music and is not interested in being saved.

― Sean Witzman (trip maker), Thursday, 3 June 2004 17:14 (twenty years ago) link

how long has the nme been published?

GAY DAD - SAVIORS OF ROCK

― bill stevens (bscrubbins), Thursday, 3 June 2004 17:22 (twenty years ago) link

Ravers of Sock

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 3 June 2004 17:23 (twenty years ago) link

GnR were hailed as saviours of rock. That's the earliest one I can think of in my time as a music fan (that is, there may have been others in my lifetime, but they were the first I can actually recall being described as such).

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 3 June 2004 18:05 (twenty years ago) link

The Darkness would appear to be saviours of rock also. Which is bollocks. Rock doesn't need saving therefore the question is pants and the idea hyped up by NME to sell more copies to gullible punters who can't work that out for themselves.

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 3 June 2004 18:08 (twenty years ago) link

more nme false prophets: strokes, white stripes, queens of the stoneage, slipknot

― bill stevens (bscrubbins), Thursday, 3 June 2004 18:10 (twenty years ago) link

The Strokes. damn, x-post

― wetmink (wetmink), Thursday, 3 June 2004 18:11 (twenty years ago) link

Bassment Jaxx will save rock.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 3 June 2004 18:14 (twenty years ago) link

I heard it was Marah. I read it in some newspaper.

― Scott CE (Scott CE), Thursday, 3 June 2004 18:25 (twenty years ago) link

Eno seems to have thought The Modern Lovers could save rock.

Sonic Youth seems to have thought Dinosaur Jr. could save rock.

in song, at least.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Thursday, 3 June 2004 18:32 (twenty years ago) link

Bruce Springsteen, The Ramones, The Clash, The Replacements, Neil Young, uh...Frank Black?

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 3 June 2004 19:01 (twenty years ago) link

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