naw, Lady Gaga is our modern equivalent of Alice Cooper.
This actually makes me miss Marilyn Manson... At least he was entertaining.
As for the new big thing, its all been done. Metal has gotten as heavy and technical as I think it can get. Every scale has been used, every tuning been tuned, every logical chord progression played. Every nuance of the human voice recognized. I dunno, I'm frankly worried about where music has left to go. Whens the next giant revolution gonna hit? Like when punk killed disco, when disco killed the hippy generation, when grunge killed hair metal, what was one single giant musical revolution that happened during the past 10 years? Whats gonna kill hip-hop?
My answer? Nothing. We're just gonna be doomed to forever repeat ourselves from here on out. The way music is so readily available has in a sense killed alot of the passion towards music. Back in the day, only the truly dedicated would put in the time and effort to finding great new bands, effectively weeding out the casuals. I remember when getting a CD/tape was like a trophy, and I would cherish and love it, beginning to end, learning every lyric, solo, and even pop of the snare. Now that I have over 100 gigs of music on my computer, that thrill is gone, and I actually find myself listening to the same old albums time and time again. Even the best modern stuff sounds like a band that sound like a band that sounds like a band. All we have to look forward to is more electronic automatic beat makers and more auto-tune, since that seems to be what the masses truly want.
Furthermore, even if something big and truly original came out, it would probably be ignored, at least in relativity to how big non-pop bands could get in the past. Its just not as visible. Back when everyone was watching Mtv was when superstars were made, selling millions of records, being plastered all over the TV and radio, and reaching every corner of the world. Now, all forms of music are virtually on a level playing field on the internet, with no single genre standing above the rest, which I do consider somewhat detrimental to its health due to lack of inward competition. It used to be the cream of the crop would float to the top, and all the s*** would sink into obscurity. Today is more reminiscent of kindergarten, with everyone thinking their "special" and crowding out the real talent with they're generic trash.
::sigh:: Sorry for the pessimistic rant, its been a pretty crappy day
