Todd: But there's something really, really, seriously wrong with "Tonight, Tonight," something far more irritating. When time has put some distance between "Party Rock Anthem" and the trends it's riding, it may sound a lot better honestly. Todd (VO): Now I didn't like "Party Rock Anthem," but "Party Rock Anthem" wasn't really guilty of anything more serious than being played out and kind of lame. Todd: It's also a reminder to me to count my blessings because things can always, always get worse. The charts are still mostly comfortable with songs like LMFAO's " Party Rock Anthem," so "Tonight, Tonight"'s only major distinction from that is that it's a party anthem by an actual rock band. Todd (VO): Now, though Hot Chelle Rae do not make club pop, they apparently decided they didn't want to get too far from what was already popular, so their first hit "Tonight, Tonight" is a bit of a transitional song. Video for "Tonight, Tonight" Hot Chelle Rae: La la la, whatever, la la la is called Hot Chelle Rae, and they are from Tennessee although from what I can gather, garage rock is probably not one of their influences. No, no, the band I'm supposed to be talking about.
Todd (VO): No, wait, that's Kings of Leon again. Caleb: And when they pledge and come together and start arising But there's another rock band out there crashing the charts too-some good ol' boys out of Tennessee who are out to conquer the world with their unique blend of garage rock-influenced Southern rock awesomeness.Ĭlip of "Radioactive" by. New indie rockers Foster the People are doing surprisingly well, and Maroon 5 seem to be recovering from a major career slump. Todd: But could rock bands be making a comeback? It's too early to say, but it's possible. Todd (VO): Yeah, obviously we're using rock in the loosest possible sense here. Todd: Yeah, we call that guy "Lightning Fingers." Now 2010 was even worse, when only one rock band had the star power and the balls to break the Top 10.Ĭlip of Train - " Hey, Soul Sister" Pat Monahan: Hey, soul sister. In the latter video, Nick Wheeler plays a rather slow solo. In 2009, the only real rock bands with real big crossover hits were Kings of Leon and the All-American Rejects. At best, the charts have squeezed in a little room into the bottom half of the Top 40 for lame light rock by The Script or OneRepublic. Crossover hits have been rare, and the phrase "mainstream rock" has kind of become an oxymoron. Todd (VO): Oh sure, rock bands are still out there being famous and selling records, but they're not exactly capturing the mass consciousness anymore. Video for Red Hot Chili Peppers - "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie" Anthony Kiedis: Hey now Todd: Now the last couple of years have been a bit of a fallow period for rock 'n roll. Todd plays "Tonight, Tonight" on his piano. Nope, apparently I'm gonna start with some limp squib of a song by a band no one has heard of or cares about. I'm gonna review some towering, inescapable, over-saturated pop smash that I know everyone is dying for me to give the Todd In The Shadows treatment. Well, I'm still getting things together obviously, but.you know what? Got a new place, got a nice, fresh start. I think he got tired of watching my videos and finding out I've been using all his stuff.and his jokes. Todd is hooking up his piano in a different location and is now shown from the other side.
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