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Originally Posted by coldengrey12
Biggest rock bands that have released their first album in the past decade:
Alabama Shakes (2012)
Alt-J (2012)
Bon Iver (2007)
Fleet Foxes (2008)
Imagine Dragons (2012)
Mumford & Sons (2009)
Tame Impala (2010)
Vampire Weekend (2008)
The xx (2009)
I'd say Imagine Dragons is the biggest name in that group. Woof.
Edit: I guess you could include Adele (2008), but I think she's more pop than rock. She is a massive effing star, though, and could be a future inductee if her career stays at this level.
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But to me none of those are anywhere near "Legends" status. Mumford is a one-hit wonder that has for some reason hung around (IMO), Imagine Dragons is getting bigger and has potential to be a big rock band but are nowhere close yet, The xx feel almost too indy to be considered iconic and the others aren't any bigger .
My point is the days of real rock bands dominating the airwaves are in the past. There are no more Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Pearl Jam caliber bands out there at the moment. It's just not what sells today.
Like I said, everything is seasonal. I think rock artists will make a comeback at some point.