The Best Of Rock? It’s April for Godsakes? Then again, Rolling Stone is probably right: the rest of the year will blow just as much as the first four months, so it’s just as well they bang it out now.

Am I the only one that’s bothered by that young country pop tart sandwiched in between Springsteen and Bono?

If it’s Best of Rock, why do I see Madonna, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown?

Did your run out of rock acts to cover?

A best of rock issue should feature rock acts. HOw hard is it to include classic bands, new bands, alternative, indie bands, punk bands, etc etc. Lil wayne and chris brown are better suited for a hip hop publication. How are they rock? Even if this was a best of music in 2008 issue, they are not deserving of being included-they’re talentless here today gone tomorrow acts that have found a way to get suckers to buy their s***y music by focusing on beats instead of singing or quality lyrics. Do they even write their own material? Cmon guys get with it. A best of rock issue should include the best rock bands and ONLY rock bands! I”m still a subscriber and i’m sure they’re are good articles and bands included in the latest issue but please don’t insult reader’s intelligence by putting non-rock acts on a special rock edition. Thank you.

What on earth is that Bull artist Bono doing there, BTW. What exactly has he done,besides count his money, this year?

to bukowski
haha you are probably right.

pretty good for vampire weekend to be on the cover or rolling stone.

Who are these great rock bands that Rolling Stone is supposed to pay attention to? Where are they?

IT SHOULD BE A ROCK THING. But rock music died in 1995. As far as I can see it’s almost all shit now.

yeah, so? And we should care because . . .

First, Rock as we know it is probably gone until the next revival makes its way around, and at that, kids are wearing Zeppelin shirts now without so much as a clue of what the music means.They’d be better off learning the roots of rock, from Chuck Berry to Slayer, and all points in between instead of putting on an AC/DC shirt and going to the mall listening to Panic up my Disco.
Secondly, that page being “mixed genre” is another reminder that Rock is gone. 15 years ago, a Hip-Hop act may have made that cover, but it would be hard-fought with all the worthwhile rock acts of the time, most of whom were in their prime.
It’s sad, and I wish it would change. But unless a fury blindsides everyone like punk in the 70’s or Seattle in the 90’s, the prospects are few and far between right now.

A little early to run a “best of” fellas? Slow news month.

I think we need to get back to rock being about spirit and not about a genre of music.

Hip-Hop can be rock as much as anyone out there, and Jay-Z and Kanye West are rockstars as much as anybody white with a guitar in their hands.

Hip Hop will never be rock and if you do you haven’t heard enough of it. Listening to Led Zeppelin I alone proves that. Hip hop is exactly what’s wrong with music: it’s all formula.

The same beats with the same tone with the same words, “I’ve got money, I’m a gangsta, I’m a mack-daddy”. Over and over and over again. It’s a corporate formula that’s a proven seller. People have almost nothing new that’s worth listening to.

Great rock and roll breaks new ground. Hip hop has been serving up the same thing for over 10 years now. Nothing rock and roll about it.

Eddie,

Rock hasn’t done an original thing in over 15 years, get off your high horse about hip-hop.
Rock is as formulaic and predictable as it gets. That scene is flooded with more wanna-be’s right now than it ever has. That groundbreaking rock you boast about? Already happened, not coming back.
The next big thing is going to define a genre, not duplicate Led Zeppelin or any other album your closed minded music mentality is stuck in at the moment.
Have a nice 420, try listening to something new and surprise yourself.

“The next big thing is going to define a genre, not duplicate Led Zeppelin or any other album your closed minded music mentality is stuck in at the moment.”

Oooooo . . . saucy, saucy.

Prince is about the only artist (and has been)for the last 20 years that can combine all the r&b,soul,funk,Rock-yes rock-have you really paid attention to this Kat’s music? he is at the top of the game…like Zeppelin? you’ll love Prince? Like Kanye? Prince did him first..Like Justin? george michael and Prince did him first..what else can be said…Prince covers it all and doesnt sell out 1 bit…all the teens and tweens and white boys (I’m white) need to check in with Prince’s Music…evrything else is just posing.to quote one of his songs “see the rapper’s problem usually stems from being tone deaf..pack tha house, try to sing..there wont be no one left..”

enough with Rap people..it use to be groundbreaking..now its just annoying-shame shame shame.