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Originally Posted by Cowperson
That's not true. . . . .
If you were tapping your toe to something in 2005, there's a good chance you'll tap your toe to the same thing in 2025.
Hence the proliferation of golden oldies stations, golden country stations, all those infomercials selling golden collections, etc, etc. There's a buck to be made there because there's a strong demand from the consumer.
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Golden Oldies? I was debating whether Nickelback will be a well respected, influencial band the likes of Led Zepplin or Pink Floyd. That they for sure will not. it's not even debatable.
Do you think up and coming artists get their inspiration from golden oldie stations or infomercial compilations? Zeppelin and Floyd have die hard fans who weren't even alive when they were making albums, let alone tapping their toes back then. Their music goes well beyond toe tapping. These are not golden oldie bands.
If Nickelback becomes and oldies band that is only listened to by old people who no longer have any influence on the music industry and hold on to Nickelback like mullets, because they havn't progressed beyond them...so be it. I'm not saying they won't accomplish that, but that hardly makes them a good/great band.
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Simply put, what you consider to be "good" music might better be described as "eclectic," has limited appeal and likely won't survive an inter-generational transfer. There's no demand now and there probably won't be a demand in the future.
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How do you know what I consider good music?
I havn't even named any bands that I think will survive generational transfer. Amazing how you can call them "eclectic" when I havn't even said who they are.
So lets name some...
U2, Radiohead, REM, Pearl Jam.
You probobly havn't heard of these bands but if you take the time to look them up, you will see that they all have "demand" and "appeal".
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I think I've heard one (1) Nickleback song in my life so I really don't care but its a pretty easy bet figuring out which songs are going to stand the test of time over a 20 or 30 year period . . . . . and those would be the one's that are commercially successful, not the one's being played in obscure bohemian cafes where the artists are handing out their CD's for a few bucks.
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You've heard 1 song, but somehow you know they have the ability to last the test of time and still be a strong presense in the music industry 20 years from now?
How rich, must have been 1 hell of a song.
As for the second part of the statement, I'm not sure if anyone in this thread has suggested obscure unknown bands will be the big influencers in 20 years. We have simply stated that Nickelback will not.
To have a prolonged artistic influence over a wide audience, a band must have precisely those 2 things. Artistic influence and a wide audience.
Nickelback clearly lacks the first, and the "cafe bands" as you call them clearly lack the second. The next generation of Zepplins are the bands that do both.