{"id":262130,"date":"2025-11-14T09:23:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T09:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/262130\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T09:23:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T09:23:09","slug":"roger-daltrey-names-the-only-genre-that-matters-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/262130\/","title":{"rendered":"Roger Daltrey names the only genre that matters anymore"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Roger<\/p>\n

(Credits: Far Out \/ Alamy)<\/p>\n

Fri 14 November 2025 6:00, UK <\/p>\n

The claim that \u201crock<\/a> is dead\u201d has been circulated for what feels like ages, and unfortunately, the prospect of it being true has become more plausible over the years. <\/p>\n

Certainly, plenty of artists are keeping the genre\u2019s heart beating: countless legacy acts still storm their stages and stay true to their roots. They have left their inspiration on emerging artists whose mission is to sustain rock\u2019s life force for as long as possible. But what happens when the originators become disillusioned? According to Roger Daltrey, they pivot their focus to someone more exciting.<\/p>\n

The Who\u2019s co-founder is as legendary a musician as they come. His lead vocals captured the band\u2019s magical realism, sung with enviable effortlessness. With his signature swing of his microphone, Daltrey\u2019s enrapturing on-stage persona earned him the reputation of a musical god among men. <\/p>\n

The Who\u2019s infectious sound emerged in the 1960s, pulling from the Mod rock scene and evolving into eccentric territory, with de facto leader Pete Townshend\u2019s rock opera 1969\u2019s Tommy solidifying the band as fantastical and formidable talents<\/a>. Engraved into the Who\u2019s DNA is a sound for everyone, an assemblage of inspirations and fruitful experimentation that reimagined how rock \u2018n\u2019 roll could be performed and forever remain in people\u2019s minds.<\/p>\n

As with most geniuses, that of the Who eventually grew stagnant, with the untimely death of their drummer, Keith Moon, and a waning creative spark leading to their disbandment in 1983. Daltrey and Townshend have continued to perform in the decades since, even embarking on a whirlwind farewell tour this year, but something has shifted. The celebratory spirit of the duo\u2019s performances as the Who acknowledges the sheer brilliance of their artistry, but in an era where rock music is nowhere near as dominant as it once was, there is a touch of sadness in their memory.<\/p>\n

Such is a sentiment that Daltrey could possibly agree with. Speaking with The Times<\/a> in 2016, the frontman reflected on rock \u2018n\u2019 roll\u2019s death and how the rap genre may be the sole accurate reflection of public consciousness. He said, \u201cThe sadness for me is that rock has reached a dead end\u2026 the only people saying things that matter are the rappers, and most pop is meaningless and forgettable.\u201d Harping on the fleeting nature of pop music, Daltrey claimed, \u201cYou watch these [new pop stars] and you can\u2019t remember a bloody thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Daltrey suggested that the aggression that drove the Who towards their varied creative streaks lent them a sense of danger that persisted in the modern age. Indeed, from the band\u2019s infamous lore of fists thrown between Daltrey and Townshend behind the scenes, their personal brand of mad genius has followed them for a decade. But, from Daltrey\u2019s perspective, such danger is sorely missed in the contemporary pop music machine.<\/p>\n

Rock and hip-hop have always crossed influences<\/a>, from Blondie\u2019s nod to hip-hop artists Fab 5 Freddy and Grandmaster Flash on 1980\u2019s \u2018Rapture\u2019 to nu metal\u2019s unique blend of metal and rap, heard in the likes of Limp Bizkit, Korn and Slipknot. Daltrey\u2019s acknowledgement of rap\u2019s influence, then, is not too surprising. <\/p>\n

Rather, it is a welcome nod to the music industry\u2019s inevitable shift into more innovative territory, one that rap, in its takeover of popular music, has proven to do seamlessly.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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