Most smaller, competing bands today sound very similar to the greats because they're just copying their style. If a band is trying to succeed they must be original. They must have something that puts them apart from the other bands if they even want to compete. The best bands in history all have very different moods to their songs, different tempos, and even different instruments. If you take two bands like The Beatles and Metallica, they sound nothing alike. The Beatles were the first “boy band” and they kinda started the fade of boy bands even before One Direction. The Beatles made their own unique sound and style to their music that put them straight on top of the charts. In conclusion, you must be original to be a great band.
In conclusion to my essay, you need to have three things to be a great rock band, drugs, a dead member, and originality. Drugs influence the band’s music, a dead member gives a band something to sing about, and originality makes the band who they