Obviously. It just that the mere idea that Linkin Park might be representative of my generation is saddening.
I don't like Nirvana that much, but I can see how they became the band of a generation. Linkin Park though? That's a whole new level of terribad.
Furthermore, they don't embody one style, like Nirvana embodied grunge. What is Linkin Park? Softcore-pop-rock-cheap-ass-rap-metal? 6 years ago, a whole lot of teenagers dressed like Kurt Cobain, thought 'Life is bad, I want to die'. Who would dress like Chester Bennington?
Unfortunately, or fortunately, I think there's no 'band of our generation'. I can't think of any recent band that would fit the definition. Popular bands, such as Linkin Park, Foo Fighters and Muse aren't as mainstream as Nirvana or The Beattles were. And bands that are widely regarded as pretty good (such as NIN, Tool and so on) are even less mainstream. I'd go as far as saying that Hip hop and rap are nowadays much more listened to than rock. And there's no rap band/singer of our generation either. Snoop Dog is too old, 50 cents is dead (and too old).
Bookmarks