Aria's 2008 - R.I.P Rock 'n Roll

[rowck001]

Was it just me - or did others grieve for the state of aussie rock 'n roll reflected by the lack of real music at the Oz awards??

Seems to me that all you need now to be big in the industry is a nippy laptop ,drum machine and sequencer!
The presets are best album??? Give me a break! 
The Veronicas and Gabriella Climi?? Tunes for pre-pubes!

Praise god for The living End and the Screaming Jets!!

Guess I was blesed to grow up with aussie rock in the 70's when rock 'n roll ruled the world (Well, the airwaves at least!)
God I feel sorry for kids today - Cruising in cars with awesome stereos listening to techno or hip-hop at ear splitting volume.
Imagine how good Rose Tattoo would have sounded back then on such topline equipment!

Anyway, grandpa rant over ... cheers all

[Whalanboy]

I too grieve for great rock n roll , but as for the kids of today and the awesome car stereo's mate just get one yourself , chuck the angels in and turn it up LOUD. Remember if its too loud your too old and have fun!!

[Exorphin]

I feel you mate...  The last (and best) ARIA awards that I watched involved TISM winning an award and Lez Murray accepting on their behalf - he said in Macedonian "I hate you all and hope that you die soon" to which the crowd erupted into applause, thankyou Lez, thankyou TISM and thankyou ARIA.

[blackmetal12]

I cant be bothered watching or paying attention to it: Aussie Mental bands are making much better music and are being ignored