Cliche’s that bother me most would be one music outlet complaining about another music outlets interpetation of a good idea they wished they had come up with.

I dunno, I have to agree with AOL- yelling “Freebird” is about the most annoying thing that happens at a concert. Does anyone really still find this funny?

Man, when rock stars want the crowd to sing for ‘em. I’m paying to see them sing…I can sing in my shower.

Plus, you can’t even ever hear the crowd singing…only the band can. It’s the most masturbatory thing a singer can do.

Gotta admit, I still think somebody yelling “freebird” is funny. Only when its some other, real drunk dude, tho.

Devils Horns are fine. Back off with that. Im sick of songs about love. The Beatles did enough of that. We get it…The irony is that rock and love hardly go together. It is time to move away from this terrible theme in lyric writing

When did holding cell phones aloft replace cigarette lighters at concerts?

Instead of seeing a sea of small flames, you see everyone’s wireless logo.

I’d have to say anything that “goes to 11″.

I absolutely despise mosh pits. since when did music evolve into beating the shit out of each other?

When Goodman tries to cover any thing remotely about rock.

yeah cell phones instead of lighters bugs me.
but i’d say the biggest rock cliche has to be emo and nu-metal.

Stating that a shitty album from a band is actually a “cult classic” when in reality its just a shitty album.

I was at one of the Brian Wilson shows at the Beacon last month, and this drunken fuck yelled “Play some ‘Skynard!” during the encore. That ranks near the top.

also travis.watkins002 @ YIM
he’s a big cliche

I don’t if this qualifies as a cliche, but I think moshing and crowd-surfing are a bit silly. If the music is good enough, people don’t have to find ways to entertain themselves. Besides, when you crowd surf, you are literally putting your personal safety in the hands of strangers.

It also strikes me that there is a fine line between a social ritual and a cliche. Why should devil horns, lighters or cell phones bother you? Here’s an idea; ignore them.

Appearing on Rolling Stone or reading Rolling Stone is prolly the biggest cliche I can think of. Yet there I am on the cover.

i’m going to go with emo..biggest music cliche of all time..but the damn thing spreads like wildfire

Yup….I agree with Oddjob. If you are yelling out ‘Freebird’ what it tells anybody around you is that I am a person who will entertain you to death tonight with my wit.

Fuck you Rollingstone! Devil horns are forever the symbol of kick ass metal! Here’s a cliche for you: rollingstone stroking off every gay rock band that comes out (like nickelback), then when they realize they are gay as hell, they talk about how they suck 2 issues later.

This whole rock/pop business is totally contrived.We as a species need to evolve to a higher plain.-People staring into the camera is just stupid.Mozart will inspire.Classic rock is redundant.

duuuuuuuuuuude.
i mean DUDE.
the devil horns is the only way to show your rock. DUDE.
BRO.

speaking of “higher plain”, I believe you mean “higher plane”

butterscotch is obviously a freshman at a liberal arts college.

just sayin’, dude.

Having to stand or sit based on the first 5 seconds of a concert

I agree butterscotch is a tool

Hi Everybody,
Thanks for talking about me so much.Waahoo!Oak tree get outta my way.

I’d just like to say that I think Goodman bashing is the most annoying rock cliché by far.

Wait, did I say “annoying”? I meant to say “tireless.”

I went to X-Fest at Indy in September and why do people have to get drunk, dress like idiots and whores. I saw a guy puke in a trash can then he fell in the same trash can. One guy was upset that some guy accidentally bumped into him and knocked over a dumpster and yelled “Fuck You!” He was ordered to pick up trash. I like rock and heavy music but it seams to me that the idiots and weirdoes come out for those concerts. You can go to a concert and have a beer or two, not dress like a $20 whore or plastering your orange hair into devil horns. Just act halfway normal at a concert. I am sure half the people don’t act like this in everyday life as they do at concerts. People say what do you expect from a rock concert. I expect to have a good time and not worry about getting puked on, beat up….etc. Oh! Not that I am against it, but don’t smoke dope out in the open when the police are 20 feet away. It is still illegal whether you agree with its legalization or not. Is it worth spending $50-$100 just to end up in lock up? I think this is why rock is looked down upon. People think fans of rock are dumb and/or red-necks. I have a teaching degree and I am teacher and I like rock and metal. They also say rock doesn’t have any important messages and that rap is all about society. System of a Down has messages in their songs. Sorry, but the last rapper with a message was 2pac. Not every song has to have a message it can just be fun to listen to.

Not really a cliché, but I can’t stand performers who walk of stage and take 10+ years to release an album, AXL. You may own the G N’ R name, be a great front man, be a great song writer. But with out musicians like Slash, Duff, Steve, and Izzy G N’R would have not been as big of a success as it once was.

the ironic cover that’s only purpose is to be ironic

The only thing cliche about rock music is trying desperately to avoid them.

The guitar smashing and instrument destruction should have been higher than 29.

Making a list of anything to do with something as subjective as music. That’s cliche.

Throwing up the horns is acceptable when it’s done ironically — like, say, Ben Folds. He is the master of the ironic horns.

The most annoying rock cliche to me is showing up to a concert piss drunk and being obnoxious. What’s the point of paying to see a show if you’re gonna’ get so drunk that you won’t even remember it?

You have absolutlely idea. You really havn’t a clue!

the lighters im ok with. the thing that most annoys me is the people who think theyre cool by trying to hardcore dance in a mosh pit. i have lost count of how many guys have been decked because of that, and ive dished out one or two

Dubbing the upcoming album as “a new sound we’ve never explored before” or “a step up for us” or “a departure for us.” The last band to change how they sounded was Metallica, and we all remember how St. Anger turned out.

being a favorite artist of Rolling Stone magazine is the biggest most pathetic cliche in music. if the writers of the magazine don’t like you, then you must suck! (or pretend to like, i.e.-the latest hip hop fad) i’m sick of the attitude that the Beatles, U2, REM, Nirvana and Radiohead are GODS. you AND the Rock Hall of Fame have become the very thing that rock ‘n roll is supposed to rebel against. NEWSFLASH: the 60’s are OVER!!!

when i hold up my “devil’s horns”, it will be for poking you in the eyes!!!

MEAN DADDY CAN SUCKLE ME. U2 ROCKS FOREVER!!!

I COULD’NT READ THE WHOLE LIST; WAS THE ENCORE ON IT? BIGGEST CLICHE EVER FROM YO YO MA TO MOTORHEAD.

i don’t wanna piss off SATAN. i’m totally down with Evil.

i didn’t say U2 sucks. i like them. the cliche is in being “the next big thing” and the way that bands get annointed as such by the so-called “music experts”. blahhh!! it makes me sick!

i can deal with the encore of “freebird” while holding up my devil horns. i can tell what ROCKS without the critics telling me.

SATAN IS PLEASED, MEAN DADDY.

ANOTHER ROCK CLICHE: “HELLO, INSERT TOWN NAME HERE!!!”

Just a question…where is #53 on the list?

rock stars

Yelling “FREEBIRD” is definitaley the most annoying cliche in rock. Lynyrd Skynyrd defined: collection of redneck non-talented idiots. This includes past and present band members.

did you know that ronnie james dio’s grandmother invented the ‘devil horn’ hand sign?…you see; if someone gave you the evil eye, this was dio’s grammas’ way of countering it…i personally prefer the hawaiian ‘hang loose’ hand sign at metal shows because it has no negative connotations attached to it, but is still basically the same thing…

head banging its just become pointless

I (sadly) ended up at a Bowling for Soup show recently, and all the high school kids were trying to rock the devil horns. Except we are in Texas, so they got devil horns mixed up with ‘Hook em horns’. I almost had a conniption fit.

Most annoying is when rockers are too fucked up to remember their own lyrics!