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It's all local now

You guys and gals tell me? How could the Beatles exist now? Or really any of the hundred or so bands that made it fairly big in the 60's and 70's? How does anyone make it big anymore? In the past an artist would get on the radio, sell a whole bunch of albums and go on tour to make it big. Now, because there is really no record company push/ads to sell an artist, how the hell does any artist get big? So, since a band or artist can't rely on album sales or their record company to become popular or to finance their tour how do they become popular or world famous? Isn't it the end of big time world famous rock stars? No more stadium or maybe even arena tours of big bands. Really, your looking at local bands playing live at local clubs. Yes, the absolute best will play be able to play big clubs or college halls around the country or even overseas. But, to me, the sad fact is young folks no longer will have their musical hero's like we did and be able to listen to them in ultimate sound in a big concert setting. Tell me how I'm wrong?
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mapman
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Probably true that Rock music as many knew it over the last half century has run its course and is mostly dead as a major cultural force. Not a bad run really.....

The good news is its still not totally dead and things have evolved in many directions over the last 10-20 years or so.

I've embraced a lot of genres and music of late that I never payed much attention to prior. I'm finding that you almost have to ignore genre with music these days in order to find the gems. There is so much integration and cross breeding of genres these days, including all that gets categorized broadly as "world music", that the traditional major music genres do not serve nearly as much useful purpose these days.
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roscoeiii
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RIght now it seems that the superstars are coming more from hip-hop. Kanye West, Jay-Z, & Eminem come to mind.
audiofeil
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I think The Beatles would do just fine now.

Greatness transcends most obstacles.

And it's really unfair to compare them to any other band past or present.

IMO
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marakanetz
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Nobody now cares about musician's creativity, skills required for rock. Synth and sampler is enough for hip-hop and so be it.

This season I haven't seen King Crimson or its members, Jethro Tull, Brian Ferry, Mark Knophler even no Steely Dan that you can usually see in the concert venues... Rock of 70's, 80's had been still strong upto end of first decade of 2000's or upto let's say this poor season. Hope for better one next year.

So folks, enjoy the recorded media instead.
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ejlif
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I think you're wrong in thinking the end all be all way to see a band is in a huge stadium. Those have been the worst shows ive ever been to. I remember seeing pink Floyd about 20 years ago and you could see the drummer hit the drum and then 1/2 second later hear the sound lol. I have never heard good sound in a huge stadium and it would take a lot to get me back. If you ever got to see a big band before they were big in a small club you are usually considered lucky. I for one could care less if any one band gets huge. I like the gigantic variety of music available these days just goes to show what a big world we live in.
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