{"id":24704,"date":"2014-02-12T19:01:12","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T19:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/feature-hallelujah-apparently-rock-isnt-dead\/"},"modified":"2014-02-12T19:01:12","modified_gmt":"2014-02-12T19:01:12","slug":"feature-hallelujah-apparently-rock-isnt-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/feature-hallelujah-apparently-rock-isnt-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Feature: Hallelujah! Apparently Rock Isn’t Dead After All!"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re to believe some sections of the media, \u201cRock\u201d has been a dying genre for the past few years. This is despite acts such as Muse<\/strong>, Foo Fighters<\/strong> and Green Day<\/strong> playing sold out stadium-sized shows in recent years and the UK festival scene growing by the year.<\/p>\n

However it seems now \u201cRock\u201d isn\u2019t dead (and it never was) and we have the numbers to prove it<\/a>. 33.8% of all UK album sales in 2013 come from the mammoth umbrella classed as \u201cRock\u201d, taking over Pop by a mere 2.8%. So on paper \u201cRock\u201d is back and is cool again. Surely a reason to celebrate right?<\/p>\n

Well you\u2019d be wrong. Whilst some of us within this so-called \u201cscene\u201d can gloat and act superior from Rock\u2019s dominance, frankly you\u2019d be kidding yourself.<\/p>\n

As we all know the \u201cRock\u201d genre is huge with sub-genre upon sub-genre, and to see stories giving the impression that Rock is a big deal once again is simply ridiculous. Sections of the media have decided to highlight the success of more indie-centric acts such as Arctic Monkeys<\/strong>, Jake Bugg<\/strong>, and Bastille<\/strong>, even though more rock-orientated acts like You Me At Six<\/strong>, Biffy Clyro<\/strong>, and Bring Me The Horizon<\/strong>, Avenged Sevenfold<\/strong> and Black Sabbath<\/strong> have enjoyed UK Top Ten Album Chart success over the past 12 months.<\/p>\n

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For us within the \u201crock community\u201d, should we be annoyed or frustrated by the media\u2019s interpretation of what is and isn\u2019t classed as rock? Unfortunately its just a sign of the times. With so many sub-genres, the lines of what is labelled \u201crock\u201d become blurred and frankly is something we just have to accept, even if we don\u2019t want Jake Bugg or Alex Turner as our figurehead.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless if this proves one thing and that is rock fans are buying albums and prefer buying them over singles which is continues to be dominated by pop and dance, and that\u2019s fine by me. As a rock fan, I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll agree with me you can\u2019t fully judge a band by just one single song, and it seems I\u2019m right. Throughout out history the \u201crock album\u201d has continued to show longevity with classic bands building careers out of a stream of well-respected albums, not singles.<\/p>\n

So is Rock dead? It depends what you class as \u201cRock\u201d, but the facts are there, and have always been there to show it isn\u2019t and never was. Call me bias or picky, but the news of \u201cRock\u201d being on top again is simply journalistic sensationalism. Fans are buying Rock albums (even if you don\u2019t label them as \u201cRock\u201d), going to shows, going to festivals and in general, supporting their favourite bands. I say let the Broadsheets<\/a> and news outlets<\/a> have their moment, whilst we continue to follow and support the musical beast that is Rock!<\/p>\n

What do you make of rise in sales of rock albums? Let us know in the comments below or on Facebook<\/a> or Twitter<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

Words by Sean Reid (@SeanReid86<\/a>) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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