Sports Rock
batmon
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Im sick of hearing that late 70's/early 80's mid-uptempo hard rock guitar for most of the commercials in sports radio/tv.
That ESPN theme is tired. Hard Guitars..........
What era is that sound (whats Bands pleez....AC/DC?), and do 20 somethings listen to Rock that sounds like that.
Im cool w/ Classic Rock and all that, but shit seems so stuck in that specific style.
Arent there any other instruments u could use to market that same style?
Bass solos, Drums Solos?
U still get that slow hard Blues Rock underneath a truck or jack daniels ad but cmon.
Im talkin w/ the Sports realms. Weve had plenty of other Genres get repped on various commercials.
That ESPN theme is tired. Hard Guitars..........
What era is that sound (whats Bands pleez....AC/DC?), and do 20 somethings listen to Rock that sounds like that.
Im cool w/ Classic Rock and all that, but shit seems so stuck in that specific style.
Arent there any other instruments u could use to market that same style?
Bass solos, Drums Solos?
U still get that slow hard Blues Rock underneath a truck or jack daniels ad but cmon.
Im talkin w/ the Sports realms. Weve had plenty of other Genres get repped on various commercials.
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Part of the reason for the staying power of the classic rock sound is that the executives who make a lot of decisions grew up with that sound. That said, the last few themes I've worked on, the number one piece of advice I've give composers is: make a cool piece of music, we'll find a way to use it as a theme/intro. If you set out to write a theme, you will sound like the recycled garbage that Batmon is mad about.
Sports Center may be tired, but that jingle is memorable. That "na-na-na--na-na-na," is what everybody is after.
CBS uses their NFL theme for NFL only; Fox uses their NFL theme for all their sports... Different philosophies for different networks.
Sports library music? Oof. That's some brutal shit, y'all.
went to a pro hockey game for the first time in about 15 years recently and they merked the organist, it's piped in shit along the lines of "
AC/DC: back in black/ you shook me
BTO: takin care of bizness
Doors: roadhouse blues
Van Halen - jump
Chubuwumba- hey now, you're an allstar
Guns n' Roses- paradise city
mixed in with more recent-ish rock like greenday, fallout boy, etc.
you know, i think they choose this familiar dreck because it appeals to most of those drinking the 10 dollar beers.
eminem - lose yourself
macklemore
beastie boys- license to ill era stuff like "no sleep till.." and "fight for your right"
young mc/tone loc/run dmc - nostalgic stuff from late 80's that you rap along with ironically
:game_over:
Your telling me that the 20 - 40 demographic listens to that sound STILL?
I know like the ads for trucks and shit is for older dudes w/ money so they cater to that crowd.
The stereo magazine showcase the newest music to play on the newest equipment and they are talmbout getting Deep Purple and shit ( iget that old rich dudes can afford it), but damn, hasnt there been any change in mainstream Rock taste since 2000 to change the advertisement music?
or in a another genre.......and its prevalent there too...Comic book tv & films......
and......
"WHoooooooooooooo...AWESOME!!!!!!"
Do it, sports Muzak dudes
1) Your basic mainstream sports consumer in his white ram 500 listens to the clasicrock on the radio all day long
in the majority. He may HAVE newer music, but at the work site and on the drive home it"s 102.Whatever.
2.) Nostalgia makes us comfortable and the average Joe just wants to be comfortable. You can cast a much wider
net with nostalgia than trying to be current or relevant..
My Oh Two
.Interesting topic.
Seems like there is a formula of rawk guitar and compressed drums and even melodic themes that these cats
have deemed to be hitting the classic rock comfort chords that lull the Rickeys into continual comsumption of
talking head analysis.
If you notice, the more conservative news networks use the same musical ploy..
I don't think that's true anymore. I think more of those guys are listening to horrible New Country shit than anything else. But they can deal with classic rock okay, too, and recognizable riffs go a long way.
Fox launched their soccer channel in Brazil 2 years ago and I'm still dealing with the cognitive dissonance of hearing their NFL theme every time a goal is scored.
b/w
Cock Rock still seems to be the soundtrack of choice when advertising dudes think of mainstream 'merica. Even if it's tiring, it's largely inoffensive and has that "America, fuck yeah!" attitude that they want for selling cars/beer/sneakers/insurance/herpes meds/whatever. I can see Frat Rap taking its place eventually.
People still sing "Take me out to the ball game," right? How long has that been around?
Im just perplexed that the RAWK style hasnt progressed since Carter has been in office.
Your telling me that a great drum solo couldnt be incorporated? An aggressive Bass riff?
Im trying to kinda give props to Classic Rock and ask the gatekeepers and their robots to ROCK another angle at the very least.
Rock bass and drum solos are horrible.
I am so very ashamed to read this thread and my first point of contention is that you either meant Chubuwumba "I get knocked down" or Smashmouth's "allstar"
So very ashamed...
If this was a separate question thread would dudes post up counter examples or agree w/ this sentiment?
Are there NO memorable Bass, Keyboard, and Drum (or altogether) Riffs that could be played underneath a commercial that could invoke Classic Rock Nostalgia?
The bassline/keyboard to Frampton's Do You Feel Like I Do?
Right. But what's the aim of the music? It's not meant for public consumption. No one's trying to sell records or win a Grammy with that shit. I would guess that sound managers are appealing to a (largely white, middle aged male) demographic.
Yeah I was being a little flippant. Just going along with the "blick-mmm-blick-mmm" caricature of rock drum solos and that old joke about the remote island where the native drums never stop playing because then the bass solo would start.
HWjr's MNF theme?
The only bass/drum intro that matters:
But drum and bass would work. Can I get an AMEN!
This angers me.
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/desean-jackson-faq-what-the-eagles-were-thinking-and-where-we-go-from-here/
I've always referred to the music discussed in this thread as 'Chevy Metal'.