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Originally Posted by rocknation
Veterans who have built their fan bases on good product can survive, even take off a year or two -- rock bands in particular. It's the video-dependent pop tarts and hiphoppers whose shelf lives are endangered because it's so easy for their record labels to replace them with younger models.
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True... But there really needs to be a distinction between albums and tours though. Besides your die-hards who buy everything, they are just a very small percentage of the general population. It's the casual fans that make the impact.
Example, there are a ton of veteran bands that I love. Take Tom Petty for example. I have a few albums plus a couple of greatest hits however, I couldn't tell you if he released any new material within the past 10 years... But, if he toured tomorrow, I'd be there in a second.
I blame this on radio and video no longer catering to the greats.
I think the real gap with music started from '00 to current times. There were really no major artists that impacted that particular time frame, leaving a gap for today's generation.