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Re: Album Oriented Rock (AOR)--A dying radio format.
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Originally Posted by Caveat Emperor
You're missing my point -- if rock music becomes something that the average listener has to actively seek out (as opposed to it being "spoonfed," to use your term), it's going to regress into a completely niche state (like contemporary Jazz, for example).
The entire industry suffers at that point, IMO.
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One way to think about this: who now could sell out a stadium? who could sell out a stadium and is under 50?
I know "stadium rock" is synomous with "sell out" or corporate or whatever. But it is an indication of the health and popularity of a music genre. And most acts capable of selling out arenas (Stones, U2, Springsteen) do so for good reason. They're good.
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