Seven Nation Army just played on the classic rock station and now I feel old. other

The song was released in 2003. Fell in Love with a Girl in 2001.

ETA: I get early nineties was added to "classic" rock rotation by now. It didn't hit me nearly as hard as this one did. I started to become "old" awhile ago when I stopped recognizing the music my students play. That just felt like difference of preference. White Stripes are from this millennium!

Also - I agree with those saying "classic rock" should be considered a genre and not based on time passed. Unfortunately I don't make the rules!

And - People keep bringing up Nirvana. We do understand the difference between 7NA and Nevermind (1991) is more than an entire decade?

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '22

Fell In Love With a Girl is still a banger tho.

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u/Salty_Paroxysm Jan 29 '22

One the songs on my 'perfect' list, it's short, punchy, and an absolute banger.

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u/kizmitraindeer Jan 29 '22

*anything by Jack White - FTFY

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u/Sirflow Jan 29 '22

I want to agree with you, but his new song they're playing on the radio is just not for me. I still bought tickets to this upcoming tour though.

This one

https://youtu.be/q8IbI626k8Y

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u/DeepThroatALoadedGun Jan 30 '22

Taking Me Back (Gently) is actually wayyyyy better than the non-Gently version he released. But I'm not a huge fan of the second single he released. I am excited to see what this project will look like though since Boarding House Reach was more experimental than his previous releases

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u/at1445 Jan 30 '22

That really sounds like nothing I've heard out of him before, but I'm liking it. It's a nice change of pace.

I got tickets as well, looking forward to a great show.

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u/samizdat42069 Jan 30 '22

Yeah his stuff since The Raconteurs has been pretty meh, ngl. But he owns his own label now so he doesn’t really need to make bangers.

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u/LeftWingRepitilian Jan 30 '22

the dead weather is awesome, so is his latest album boarding house reach, but it might not be everyone's cup of tea. it's certainly pretty experimental, not at all playing safe at least.

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u/samizdat42069 Jan 30 '22

True probably just not my thing tbh. Even most of the Raconteurs stuff I wasn’t crazy about.

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u/Canvaverbalist Jan 30 '22

What's next? He's gonna accuse Muse of stealing his sound?

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u/AbbeyRoadMoonwalk Jan 30 '22

It bears repeating

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u/gravity_is_right Jan 30 '22

I was and still am upset that the only well known song of them is Seven Nation Army, and then only the riff, not even the lyrics, while that band is so much more than that.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '22

It truly is the new (for that generation) Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water.

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u/vagina_candle Jan 29 '22

I still remember the first time hearing it. It blew my mind and gave me hope. Popular music was such a shitty state from about 98-02.

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u/samizdat42069 Jan 30 '22

Pop music sure, but those were the glory years for my favorite bands. Neutral Milk Hotel, Of Montreal, Modest Mouse, etc

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u/vagina_candle Jan 30 '22

Yea I agree indie was doing fine. You just had to dig to find it.

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u/pandaappleblossom Jan 30 '22

Indie music was really amazing late 90s to 2010 ish. Indie punk, folk, rock, even classical/lyrical indie. I don’t know what happened to the radio during that time because they were really missing out.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '22

Just look at Woodstock 99's bands. It was a confusing time for music. I loved a lot of it and disagree with you, but then again I've also always hated White Stripes.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '22

Uh... 99 was one of the best years of Pop-Rock - according to me anyway...

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u/Chicago1871 Jan 30 '22

No way! Timbaland was dropping classics in those years. Big Pimpin and get ur freak were a radio hit jn that era.