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I found this note on "CONOZCA MÁS", my fave magazine: (I'll translate it for you):

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What has happened with tha stadium rockers?

A little time ago, there were still groups that could finish 15-months (or more) tours and full-filled the stadiums at every show. Since that, this kind of rock, without mattering their musical influences, was called arena rock. It wasn't new or unusual. The Beatles, doubtless, opened the way. The main feature of these bands, I think, and the main reason of their convocation power, was the fact that their music went easily through a big mood spectrum. This means, they weren't set on an especifical style. Since Queen and Boston, through U2, Metallica, INXS....

...and Bon Jovi....

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or also Pearl Jam and Guns n' Roses, went any kind of moods on a same show or album. They played ballads, blues, protest songs or "feel-good" rock, instrumental songs, between other styles.

This is, maybe the main lesson for the new generations. Today, everythings has to be part of a movement or adjust on an specific style. The artists cannot give theirselves the freedom to create "freely", because they have the risk of lose that somethimg that identifies 'em. The day that the Strokes stop doing exclusively garage, or Blink 182, their juvenile happy-punk, or Korn, their stanked nu-metal (argh!) (sic) the fans will leave them alone because "they aren't the same than before".

I don't mean it's wrong what these groups do. Simply they forgot one of the most important features of rock: its absolute autodetermination. There are exceptions, but the argument is there. I invite you to think on 3 or more bands, born at the last 4 years, with a big convocation power, that aren't set on an specifical style, or that they can make music "hard to classify", propositive and with variety. (Flaming Lips are 90's. also Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead and Placebo). On my opwn case, the answer wasn't easy.

I think it's true. Don't try to set Bo Jovi into an especifical style. Don't delete our chance for listening something different.