Old bands that people will listen to in the future .

[franki68]

Thought this was interesting

I was surprised the police are more popular than Floyd and zeppelin.

https://youtu.be/eEWRyugvjgQ?si=xLPmPdT4ZZMkC7Si

[Ronstein]

If you're basing in that video, Pink Floyd don't qualify, Their last studio album was released in 2014. Led Zep released a live album of a 2007 concert, so that may have discounted them as well.

Having said that, there as many different lists as you want to find!

https://www.statista.com/statistics/271174/top-sel...

[Hustle_]

I'm going to see Cymande next weekend. Very excited for this one.

I was born a decade and a half after they originally disbanded. They were the preserve of crate diggers for decades since but have recently been brought into the light by massive hip hop groups.

Article here: Cymande's music is no longer lost in history

[franki68]

Ronstein said:

If you're basing in that video, Pink Floyd don't qualify, Their last studio album was released in 2014. Led Zep released a live album of a 2007 concert, so that may have discounted them as well.

Having said that, there as many different lists as you want to find!

https://www.statista.com/statistics/271174/top-sel...

Sorry I don’t see any relevance , streaming figures are reflective of now and the future ,album sales reflect the past .

[S100HP]

franki68 said:

Thought this was interesting

I was surprised the police are more popular than Floyd and zeppelin.

https://youtu.be/eEWRyugvjgQ?si=xLPmPdT4ZZMkC7Si

I watched the same video. The crucial element is bands that have not released new music in X years, hence Police etc. That's why ABBA are missing, they released an album a few years back.

The one I'm surprised by is the lack of Dire Straits.

[Nethybridge]

Not that surprising really, Queen and The Beatles will always be in the top 5 of any sales/ popularity list.

The love for Nirvana has always been a mystery,
but that's just me, I prefer melody to 3 chord existential angst

[marcosgt]

I've never really understood the love for Queen.

Music is a very subjective thing - One man's music is another's noise.

Of course, what 'old bands' people listen to today may be radically different to what they listen to in 2100.

Very few of us will be around to know if he was right, but they'll probably have forgotten!

M

Edited by marcosgt on Thursday 25th April 17:05

[cherryowen]

marcosgt said:

I've never really understood the love for Queen.

The thing is, IMO, that with such an extensive back catalogue there will always be dud tunes. But when they got it right, as a unit, by fk they nailed it.