Which bands will remain timeless?

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emeraldrafael

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Alice in Chains for sure.

Some of Coldplay's songs (clocks isnt bad), I think 30 seconds to mars, shinedown since they're getting more coverage on radio stations. As for an individual timeless song (I know, off topic, but still kinda on) Little Lion Men by Mumford and Sons.

EDIT: Also a nomination of Staind. They can cross different spectrums of the rock meter pretty easily. esepcially in thier Breaking the Cycle CD.
 

ItsAChiaotzu

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Well, Dream Theater, they have a lot of people who hate 'em, but they're still a phenomenal band in terms of technicality and innovation. I'd say they'll be pretty timeless.
 

Kryzantine

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Coldplay is my personal choice, but to be quite honest, if you're looking for timeless, rap and hip-hop have far more contenders than anyone else. Eminem, Nas, Tupac, Biggie, even The Roots will be remembered for a long while. They're icons of the 90s just as The Beatles are an icon of the 60s and Queen, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, etc were icons of the 70s.

EDIT - MC Hammer. As much for his catastrophic financial fuckup as for "Can't Touch This". He's an excellent representative of the early 90s.

I don't even like rap and hip-hop that much, but as far as history is concerned, they have the biggest names.
 

ProfessorLayton

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Coldplay. Say what you like about them, but I really do think that they will be remembered many years from now.

TheSentinel said:
Any blues band would count. Blues is never irrelevant.
You're very right. Blues and jazz have always been around and they will always be around.
 

Thedayrecker

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Nirvana.

Although I personally doubt they'd (as in most modern bands) last a century. Think about how long humans have been on earth, and how little music there is.

My point is: the oldest music we have is from the 18th century, who knows what people listened to before that?
 

Sacman

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[HEADING=1]Brokencyde[/HEADING] I dunno I think the Gorillaz they draw inspiration from every corner of music...
 

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Will The Beatles remain timeless? I just wonder because some of the "younger" generation seems to be developing a dislike of their music. A "backlash" if you will. (I am 19 but I like The Beatles)

I am thinking REM but I don't listen music that much.
 

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Rarhnor said:
I'm gonna go ahead and say AC/DC.
Good man. Let's face it, this band has been going for decades and will be cited as the influence for many bands past, present and future.

Quite frankly I'm disappointed that so few of the rest of you have mentioned them. For shame.

Edit: have, not haven't.
 

skitzo van

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The Jimi Hendrix Experience. [small]specially since his family keeps flaunting his music[/small]
 

Evan Snow-Wolf

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AC/DC, Eagles, and Fleetwood Mac

Dishonorable mention to Sublime, which I hope gets gratefully forgotten in the delete bin of life next to Mohogany Rush.
 

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I'd like to say Green Day, System of a Down, and maybe Coldplay for "modern" bands, but I think it's hard to say now. Linkin Park may be up there if their new album follows Minutes to Midnight.

Going down in history like the great composers or musicians of past, I think the only band really going down in history similarly is the Beatles. I think that music today is less about individual artists and more big genre hits which will bundle together to be timeless in the way that Beethoven or Bach are.