I love all the early stuff, still listen to some of it, that was before Bono decided he was the Savior of the World and got all "preachy" and they decided that every new album they had to reinvent their sound. Change for change sake is not always the best policy.

I actually thought that he was, already

Like I said I answered my own question.

But given what cinema and television did for music in past generations, I think the answer is yes? ( I think you thought you had something, but let's be real. Netflix is a huge platform and Stranger Things is their biggest show? )

Social media aided its longevity and numbers perhaps but it would've happened regardless. Plenty of songs have blown up from being used in shows and commercials.

I mean look at Lizzo.

I had only a fleeting impression but I thought that more about Freddie Mercury.

Did the song go viral on Netflix or social media platforms like tiktok?

Where would it have had the chance to go viral, if the internet was just a consumer medium like TV and radio?

Thanks for the warning, I'll go in with an open mind!

Yeah, that's my favorite version of State of Love and Trust. I appreciate how different they made the songs for that performance, especially Porch.

Gunners Dream by Pink Floyd

Yeah sorry m'guy but Heroine is a female hero.

Bohemian Rhapsody. Everyone was like: it’s too long, it’s all over the place… nothing even close like it

Not the first time i promise myself to find the time to sit down and enjoy albums from beginning to end, but giving it another shot this year.

Best start i could imagine: Wild is the Wind by Nina Simone. What a voice and such powerful lyrics.

Second to Freddie Mercury who he adored. In fact, GM was by far the best performer at the FM Tribute concert. He put all the other greats at that show to shame.

Metallica sucks.

Opeth - Benighted

Mastodon - Cold Dark Place

Ghost - He is

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - Where The Wild Roses Grow

Woods Of Ypres - Shards Of Love

All of these wreck my feels

A “classic”

idk about virgin music but the lyrics are mostly from the perspective of a not-very-smooth man

Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits

Stop looking at incel playlists. Those morons are better off being shunned completely.

Leonard Cohen, Johnny Cash, Ween, Phish, Blind Willie McTell, STS9s Artifact, Aretha Franklin, Beethoven, MF Doom, Professor Longhair, Radiohead, Tool, The Beatles, and Sheryl Crow

Check out Thank You Scientist. Prog rock with a horn section and catchy hooks.

I've literally never heard of the term "virgin music," but it sounds completely dumb.

You don't need approval from haters to like the music you like. If you like Weezer, be proud of it. They're a great band and I've seen them perform a few times in person. Their music is fun, they have a distinct sound, and they have great replay value.

I meant when she was alive. Missed opportunity.

Dude... that username though... wtf?

https://youtu.be/iUIkVE0DUys check out my first song, it's not really rock it's more bedroom Pop, if you could like and subscribe I'd be very grateful, thanks.

Bad Habit - Steve Lacy

Be warned, it's nothing like Misseducation and is not considered good.

Also, doing some extra digging Pearl Jam played State of Love and Trust on their unplugged performance a few months before the studio version was released as a single for a movie soundtrack