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- Bennn2
I saw Slayer last evening on their final tour, they've been around since 1981... 37 years of metal.
That made me think that the music industry has changed a lot and everything is temporary now, do you think its still possible for a band to reach iconic status and have a 40+ years career? I'm not sure.
- When all the iconic bands of the 70s, 80s and the 90s will be out, what bands will replace them?Bennn
- Bluethootpablo28
- I too find it fascinating how only bands from the past have a long lasting career.
Have you also noticed that your grandparents are older than you?soundofreason - And bleutoos!soundofreason
- What band from the 2010+ will still be on in 25-35 years?Bennn
- @Bennn
I have no way of knowing what bands will still be relevant in the future.soundofreason - You seem to be making the case that the lifespan of bands is getting shorter. Do you have any evidence to back this up?soundofreason
- Your argument is that only bands from 35 years ago have lasted 35 years.
Pass the bluntsoundofreason - You're disconnected from the real World if you can't see how music industry has changed in the last 15 years.Bennn
- I think the lifespan of the bands are shorter and i think the iconic status is almost impossible nowBennn
- Only a minority of bands CAN endure for decades. Lots implode or go on permanent hiatus, lots are one-hit-wonders, lots drop the band and focus on the singer.i_monk
- Then you factor in how some genres are just more popular than others.i_monk
- I was a fan of early Slayer but always afraid to see them live. They were notorious violent and always had ambulances parked outside the venue just in case.fooler
- It's because mainstream music in general has become crappy & shittier. Stupid pop & r'n'b/ muble-hiphop. And casting show acts.M01XXX
- There's so many more people making interesting music in so many genres in so many mediums that there'll never be a big enough audience to sustain a mega bandFax_Benson
- Everyone used to listen to the same thing on the same radio stations. Music is now much more private, personal and eclectic than it ever was.Fax_Benson
- I can't think of a single band from the past 10-15 years that will likely have a legacy as enduring as some of the long-time biggest bands in the worldmg33
- ever heard of 21 pilots? besides last year? they're being replaced by imagine dragons this year... who will be replaced next year. disposable musicimbecile
- And I've thought about this often. In 20-30 years, who is going to be America's crown jewel of long-time best bands, that have a status similar tomg33
- traditionally "classic" bands that have had long careers. Foo Fighters? They're seriously the only major band that comes to mind and I don't even care for them.mg33
- I was going to suggest the White Stripes, but heck they broke up in 2011 and I didn't notice.i_monk
- Exactly... Music industry has changed. We now have access to too much stuff too quickly. And anyone can release music now without siging a major dealBennn
- When i was young I was buying 1 to 3 CDs per months maybe and I was going to listen to them many time lying on my bed reading the booklet. Really listening.Bennn
- Now, we scroll and we scroll... and we have infinite choices, and we scroll and it never end... everything is lost in this ocean of data.Bennn
- I agree benn. But god dammit I read “I saw slayer last evening” and thought “Quebec” then must be benn. Was not dissapointed lol_niko
- why, you knew they were over here?Bennn
- They played Toronto the other day.i_monk
- No the last bastion of metal is Quebec, Norway, or former Yugoslav republics that no longer exist_niko
- \m/ :)_niko
- see Bennn, in a few years, there will be no more bands left at all, anywheremonospaced