Arguably, it does not look like fun anymore. On a long timeline from Chuck Berry and Little Richard right up to the times of Guns and Roses and (eek) Poison; despite what one may think of the music, at least it was fun. Sure, you had your ballads ("Wild Horses") but we all need a little loving. Without fun, rock music gets to be pointless.
Grunge wrecked that. Kurt Cobain, I'm looking at you. Unfortunately, this means Alice in Chains too. I like them though, so I make an exception.
Prog rock in the mid to late 70s is similarly accused of taking out the fun. Punk took care of that.
Despite some good bands these days none of them look like they're having fun. The best band is probably Radiohead, and they make rock and roll as attractive as cleaning sewers. Possibly less so.
I guess that's why rave music is popular. *Sigh*. It's all soulless electronic stuff but at least the DJs look like they enjoy what they're doing.
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