Band of the Decade

[HoyaSaxa03]

so we only have a couple of years left in the aughts, and i was thinking recently about the band that best "defined" the decade
 
 i'm thinking The Strokes
 
 not just for their pure musical output, but the enormous influence they've had on rock music ... i was flipping through an old Mojo recently and caught an interview with the arctic monkeys guys, who talked about seeing a Strokes show in London as an enormously formative moment, like all the punks talked about seeing the Sex Pistols ... I could go on and on ...
 
 White Stripes might be second

[ggw]

I would have to give this some thought, but my answer definitely wouldn't be the Strokes.  A good and perhaps culturally important first album  does not a band of the decade make.  The two follow ups were pretty weak; their shows were underwhelming; and they just faded away pretty quickly.

[thirsty moore]

I don't think the band of the decade would have anything to do with Rock music.  I'd look more towards Hip Hop or Dance music.

[HoyaSaxa03]

I could be dissuaded, and I understand the argument about not having enough great albums
 
 BUT I feel like they are the standard-bearers for some of the movements that really defined rock music (on both sides of the pond) in this decade:  downtown NYC scene, velvet underground obsession, garage rock revival, post-post-punk, etc, etc

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

So you're asking me to define "band of the decade" and "band that had the most cultural impact on people other than myself"?

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Yet I bet 98% of the general population couldn't name a single Strokes song (myself included), and 95% wouldn't recognize one if they heard it.
 
 

Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
  I could be dissuaded, and I understand the argument about not having enough great albums
 
 BUT I feel like they are the standard-bearers for some of the movements that really defined rock music (on both sides of the pond) in this decade:  downtown NYC scene, velvet underground obsession, garage rock revival, post-post-punk, etc, etc

[El Jefe Design]

I immediate thought was Radiohead

[BookerT]

this is, of course, a very silly topic, but if you're thinking in terms of quality + cultural impact, then i'd say it's someone out of outkast, kanye, white stripes, sleater-kinney.

[nkotb]

It's the Police, right?  Is that the right answer?

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

If we're talking strictly rock music, and personal preference plays no part...sure I'll give it to them.
 
 

Originally posted by El Jefe Design:
  I immediate thought was Radiohead

[Relaxer]

This is an interesting topic. Thing is, is the answer the most successful band of the decade? Most influential? Best quality of music?
 
 I liken the Strokes to the NY Dolls. They made an enormous splash on their arrival, based just as much on their image as their songs. They made a big impact on subsequent popular music, in the U.S. and abroad, and became music-culture icons. That, however, did not translate into correspondingly large sales, which they haven't enjoyed, and their subsequent releases have been whimpers.

[Brian_Wallace]

I liked "Room on Fire" better than "Is This It?"  
 
 Brian
 
 P.S.  And I really loved "Is This It?"

[Brian_Wallace]

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
  If we're talking strictly rock music, and personal preference plays no part...sure I'll give it to them.
 
   

Originally posted by El Jefe Design:
  I immediate thought was Radiohead

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Considering they haven't released an actual song this decade, I'm going to have to say "Definitely No."
 
 Brian
 
 P.S.  I'm so young and don't know years very well, but "O.K. Computer" was released in the 1990's wasn't it?  Like around 1998?  Why would they qualify for band of the decade?  Maybe band of LAST decade...

[beetsnotbeats]

Originally posted by Relaxer:
  This is an interesting topic. Thing is, is the answer the most successful band of the decade? Most influential? Best quality of music?
 
 I liken the Strokes to the NY Dolls. They made an enormous splash on their arrival, based just as much on their image as their songs. They made a big impact on subsequent popular music, in the U.S. and abroad, and became music-culture icons. That, however, did not translate into correspondingly large sales, which they haven't enjoyed, and their subsequent releases have been whimpers.

Part of the problem with the Strokes is that the music mediascape has changed dramatically over the past decade or so. Corporate media devote far more time than in the past to entertainment. These same media also struggle to appear hip in the eyes of younger generations that often get their news from other outlets (at least when they're paying attention at all). Coverage of music is everywhere, as is music itself, all you have to do is watch a commercial or two. The Strokes appeared as this new media monster was growing and had an insatiable appetite for anything hip and cool. They were the perfect fodder; they were connected to the industry, they "independently" released a 7-inch to claim some semblence of authenticity, and they were immediately signed to one of the biggest labels in the biz. The rest is hiszzztory.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Raccoo-oo-oon
 
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