Recently, Primal Scream’s frontman came out and outright said that he thinks rock is a dying game. He boldly claimed that guitar music is no longer relevant and that rap is a far better medium for portraying the new generation’s feelings and lifestyle.
He is not the first to make such claims and with more and more bands experimenting with technology and electronica, it seems like rock could truly be a dying sport. Even Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has pretty much put his guitar on the shelf in pursuit of experimental electronica and classical composition.
The 1975’s Matt Healey, however, believes that guitar music is here to stay. Speaking with BBC Newsbeat, he explained that there are lots of “really interesting guitar bands” around and insisted that it is still relevant.
“We’re all music obsessives. There are really interesting guitar bands around like Black Midi and Pale Waves,” he explained. “I think as long as guitar music is interesting, then it’s still relevant.”
Do you agree with Matt Healey or is guitar music really becoming irrelevant?
