MathOfInsects Posted Wednesday at 10:54 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:54 PM 3 hours ago, El Lobo said: The Box Tops The Association The Doors The Turtles (studio guys, but put a band on the road) The Young Rascals The Music Explosion Tommy James and the Shondells (I think I was in a show with those guys) The Buckinghams (I knew those guys, we played the same club) Soul Survivors Jay & the Techniques Strawberry Alarm Clock The Rolling Stones Buffalo Springfield The Beatles Jefferson Airplane The Esquires The Happenings (?) Procul Harum The Casinos The Hollies The Tremeloes (?) The Cowsills (family band) Herman's Hermits The Seekers The Hollies Blues Magoos The Easybeats The Spencer Davis Group The Grass Roots Booker T. & the M.G.'s The Electric Prunes The Who For sure, though you skipped over this caveat: "not compared to the..."X and the Y's" where the Y was put together for X by a producer, and "bands" that were manufactured wholecloth for recordings and tours." I crossed some of your entries out and some I wouldn't know well enough to cross out or not. BUT...we're left with 28 out of 100. That's really my point. Even in what we would think of as a golden age of bands, there were still two "solo" artists for every one band out there. In separate news, I'll be swinging through the Bay Area for a few shows this weekend. You're from there, correct? Happy to share details if you think you might make it out to something. Blues artist. Quote Now out! "Mind the Gap," a 24-song album of new material. www.joshweinstein.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted Wednesday at 11:11 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:11 PM 16 minutes ago, MathOfInsects said: In separate news, I'll be swinging through the Bay Area for a few shows this weekend. You're from there, correct? Happy to share details if you think you might make it out to something. Blues artist. How about you get off your lazy Blue ass and drive a little further, I have my money ready 1 Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted yesterday at 12:41 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:41 AM On 9/16/2024 at 3:00 PM, ProfD said: In Rock music, there have been plenty bands across the various styles of it (Punk, Metal, New Wave, Grunge, Alternative, etc.). There's no shortage of 4-5 piece Rock ensembles gigging up to present. I haven't watched RB's video either but I'd imagine the bands that spoke to his generation may be fading fast.😁😎 The topic of the video was/is bands that chart well today. The data illustrates that bands have not been at the top of the charts for a long time. So this leaves speculation as to why this has occurred. It has been offered that listening preferences have changed away from styles that were and still are dominated by acts that are bands. Data suggests this is true. Another suggestion was that technology allows music to be created without the need for being a member of a band. We all know this to be true. Some other ideas about why this might be happening - like preferences of industry people not wanting the costs of working with bands, the drama of managing band relationships, sharing royalties. That’s a brief synopsis. There’s some other thoughts there, I forget. But it doesn’t matter to me in the least that the topic is a Beato video. But I do find it interesting that whatever the causes, the big players in the industry, topping plays/streams are not acts that are bands or marketed as bands. Not even ones where they are all singers, or all rappers. Curious observation. Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted yesterday at 01:24 AM Share Posted yesterday at 01:24 AM Looks like places for live bands is drying up too. Article below: Why are so many music festivals canceled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossRhodes Posted yesterday at 02:27 AM Share Posted yesterday at 02:27 AM I don't watch Beato's clickbait vids though I do enjoy his interviews. Interesting discussion though and just wanted to add that there are quite a few pop stars who keep the same bands with them for years. Timberlake and Bieber are both pop stars that give a lot of credit to their bands/musician fam and you can tell it's more than just a hired gun situation. A bit of a silver lining perhaps. Quote Jazz is the teacher, Funk is the preacher! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago 2 hours ago, ElmerJFudd said: The topic of the video was/is bands that chart well today. The data illustrates that bands have not been at the top of the charts for a long time. So this leaves speculation as to why this has occurred. After watching the video, it just confirms what I've seen happening with music industry over several decades. In parallel to being a musician, I've always felt that it's prudent to understand how the music business works too. That's how I end up with tangential posts in these types of threads.😁😎 1 Quote PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Lobo Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago 6 hours ago, MathOfInsects said: In separate news, I'll be swinging through the Bay Area for a few shows this weekend. You're from there, correct? Happy to share details if you think you might make it out to something. Blues artist. Please let me know when and where your shows are. My weekend is fully booked, but if I can make it to one of your shows, I certainly will. I have my own local gig on Sunday afternoon in Princeton Harbor area (Half Moon Bay). Quote These are only my opinions, not supported by any actual knowledge, experience, or expertise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago The “kids” today call the stadium band acts of the 70s/80s “dad rock” which they are entirely turned off by (regardless if secretly one might hear them humming or singing along in the back of the car). When they go to write their own music they avoid these sounds, along with the “Boomer Bends” so prevalent in blues based rock. 1 1 Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DroptopBroham Posted 14 hours ago Share Posted 14 hours ago Totally agree Fudd. Where I'm at in central FL seems like every band playing out is nothing but a group of boomers playing that dad rock crap, lucky if they play anything less than 40 years old. These aging boomer weekend rock stars need to hang it up and let the twentysomethings play. Boomers are hogging up all venues. A lot of the bigger more popular groups are full boomer musicians with a 22 year old hot female vocalist. They typically sound good but watching the old pervs on stage eyeing up the young singer is creepy af and it happens with all of these bands fronted by a young hot chick. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago 3 hours ago, DroptopBroham said: Totally agree Fudd. Where I'm at in central FL seems like every band playing out is nothing but a group of boomers playing that dad rock crap, lucky if they play anything less than 40 years old. These aging boomer weekend rock stars need to hang it up and let the twentysomethings play. Boomers are hogging up all venues. A lot of the bigger more popular groups are full boomer musicians with a 22 year old hot female vocalist. They typically sound good but watching the old pervs on stage eyeing up the young singer is creepy af and it happens with all of these bands fronted by a young hot chick. I get what you’re saying. There’s different acts for different audiences. But there’s clearly enough fans of dad rock around that they continue to play and get gigs. Having a marketable singer is just a part of the business. I’m not really sure how active younger live bands are in your area performing more current music. I imagine they might be duos or trios with backing tracks, computer sequenced elements, a DJ. I know that generally speaking for party bands (younger people’s parties), DJs get a lot more bookings than 12 piece bands. Now that’s partly a financial issue but also generational. Younger audiences prefer to hear their favorites just played from the recording. Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DroptopBroham Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago Yeah maybe it's just that dad rock is popular. Going out over here it's like the bands are aged 60-65 playing 70's and early 80s covers, they people at the bars are mostly in their mid 30s but still come out to see the older guys play dad rock. They other thing I was thinking is that maybe kids aren't doing the band thing anymore and that's why you don't see bands with people in their 20's even doing the dad rock outside of that band from the northeast on youtube who kill that dad rock stuff and even have horns. When I was a teenager almost everyone was learning guitar or trying to put a band together. I don't see teens really doing it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldwin Funster Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago Alien abduction. Space Aliens love boomer dad rock. They just do. Quote FunMachine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago I don't have time for videos right now, but I find the wording very strange. Sounds like bands got swallowed up by the Bermuda Triangle. Quote Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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