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Originally Posted by Requiem
Don't get this 'almost killed off guitar rock' thing you keep saying. Makes no sense at all to me. Yeah it proved that music didn't have to follow a certain scheme to be successful. But that doesn't mean people suddenly stopped... I don't even know. Not sure what you're saying.
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A ton of rock-oriented band these days are leaning more towards electronic music than pure guitar or keyboard.
Phoenix, Passion Pit, (early) Cut Copy, Sufjan Stevens, Muse, Hot Chip, Coldplay, James Blake...not to mention the numerous electronic artists Radiohead has influenced, like Animal Collective, Flying Lotus, Madlib...etc.
Even Kanye cites Radiohead as one of his biggest influences.
I don't think we're saying it KILLED OFF guitar rock, but before Radiohead, that was the status quo. After Radiohead, electronic driven rock is the status quo. There is still plenty of pure guitar rock (MMJ, Black Keys, etc etc) but I'd say it's no longer the norm.