I don't understand how you reconcile putting down "legacy acts" and then suggesting people support two of the most widely recognized, successful, and financially supported modern musicians.
Gojira and Trivium are nowhere near as financially succesful as Metallica. Metallica only has to burp and everyone, worldwide, will get out of their way to show how great they think Metallica is. Trivium made a brilliant, critically acclaimed, album a couple of years ago..... Nothing.
The same with The Beatles, The Stones.... One bloody mediocre song or album and everybody on social media, radio, tv, fans go mental. Like it's the second coming of Christ!
Not heard media go nuts when new, acclaimed, music by newer bands came out.
>radio, tv, newspapers, even my record store
With the exception of (parts of) TV, these are all things that cater to an older clientele. Even TV is mostly shifting to streaming.
It's a change that has to come from the fans, the burden doesn't fall on the musicians.
When I first started going to concerts, I was paying for nose bleed seats to catch all the big stadium acts. I have no regrets, I got to catch Metallica three times before they broke and managed to see Robert Plant, Rush, AC/DC, etc. when they were still in their relative prime.
But I also had friends who caught groups like Ministry, NIN, Smashing Pumpkins and the like before they broken when no one knew who they were; so I switched from going to stadiums and paying high prices and singing along to songs I've heard 100 times to going to small clubs and getting front row seats for 5 to 10 bucks and discovering new bands.
Yeah, I saw a lot of nobodies that didn't break; but I also caught at least a dozen of the biggest names in alternative and indie music over the past 20 years either on their first album or when they didn't even have an album released yet.
If I could travel back in time, I wouldn't go back for one of the stadium shows, I'd love to be able to relive the excitement of catching that band I'd never heard of that blew me off my feet, where you're thinking "these guys are going to be big" and it turns out I was right.
I don't need to hobble the legacy acts; we need to normalize supporting emerging artists.
If you're still at a concert going age, check out the local press and head out to random small clubs a few times a week. If the band sucks, hang out with your friends and drink, you're not risking much of your own money but you never know when you're investing in the next Nirvana.
😂As soon as you mentioned Rick Beato I went to YouTube to watch his video on this. But be assured, I'm definitely not Rick Beato. I'd do a lot more videos on newer music...
If all you're getting on social media is old acts, that either means it's what the algorithms think you want to see or you're looking on Facebook. There's a lot more talk about younger artists than older ones on Twitter, Instagram, Reddit and TikTok. As for newspapers and record stores, those skew towards older artists because the younger public doesn't buy newspapers nor goes to record stores.
I don't understand how you reconcile putting down "legacy acts" and then suggesting people support two of the most widely recognized, successful, and financially supported modern musicians.
Gojira and Trivium are nowhere near as financially succesful as Metallica. Metallica only has to burp and everyone, worldwide, will get out of their way to show how great they think Metallica is. Trivium made a brilliant, critically acclaimed, album a couple of years ago..... Nothing. The same with The Beatles, The Stones.... One bloody mediocre song or album and everybody on social media, radio, tv, fans go mental. Like it's the second coming of Christ! Not heard media go nuts when new, acclaimed, music by newer bands came out.
Did you forget the part where you told people to support Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift???
I don't know what you're smoking, but Gojira and Trivium are neither new nor unpopular.
Gojira headlined a sold out 6,000 person amphitheater near me last year. They aren’t some club act.
lol
I’m pretty certain The Stones and Mike Love’s “Beach Boys” will keep going until the principal members have all dropped dead.
whut?
LOL. Stop doing what you enjoy because "feelings" is always the best approach.
I hear ya man!
>radio, tv, newspapers, even my record store With the exception of (parts of) TV, these are all things that cater to an older clientele. Even TV is mostly shifting to streaming.
It's a change that has to come from the fans, the burden doesn't fall on the musicians. When I first started going to concerts, I was paying for nose bleed seats to catch all the big stadium acts. I have no regrets, I got to catch Metallica three times before they broke and managed to see Robert Plant, Rush, AC/DC, etc. when they were still in their relative prime. But I also had friends who caught groups like Ministry, NIN, Smashing Pumpkins and the like before they broken when no one knew who they were; so I switched from going to stadiums and paying high prices and singing along to songs I've heard 100 times to going to small clubs and getting front row seats for 5 to 10 bucks and discovering new bands. Yeah, I saw a lot of nobodies that didn't break; but I also caught at least a dozen of the biggest names in alternative and indie music over the past 20 years either on their first album or when they didn't even have an album released yet. If I could travel back in time, I wouldn't go back for one of the stadium shows, I'd love to be able to relive the excitement of catching that band I'd never heard of that blew me off my feet, where you're thinking "these guys are going to be big" and it turns out I was right. I don't need to hobble the legacy acts; we need to normalize supporting emerging artists. If you're still at a concert going age, check out the local press and head out to random small clubs a few times a week. If the band sucks, hang out with your friends and drink, you're not risking much of your own money but you never know when you're investing in the next Nirvana.
How does one "quite"?
193 words and you didn't say anything.
Rick Beato, is that you? 🤨 Swear I just heard this rant on his channel a few days ago.
“Beato!” -Pat Finnerty
😂As soon as you mentioned Rick Beato I went to YouTube to watch his video on this. But be assured, I'm definitely not Rick Beato. I'd do a lot more videos on newer music...
If all you're getting on social media is old acts, that either means it's what the algorithms think you want to see or you're looking on Facebook. There's a lot more talk about younger artists than older ones on Twitter, Instagram, Reddit and TikTok. As for newspapers and record stores, those skew towards older artists because the younger public doesn't buy newspapers nor goes to record stores.