That wasn’t the point of Beatos show.....he was retelling the article with the stats it presented which surprised him
I get from Beato that he likes precious little new music
I recall one.stat ....the aggregate of music plays and sales...streams, downloads, purchases, shows, BMI, ascap and so on
70% is music at least 30 years old
Further while the top ten artists today who are all pop drivel
Manage large monthly users on Spotify ....they are dwarfed by scores of bands from the 60s onwards who are right on their heels and much larger in total volume
He and the article have a point
No question
People still listen to fifty year old music.....a lot
Even kids
Very little is any music made since grunge will have that staying. Power
We didn’t listen to Jolson or ragtime or 20s music in my youth...we knew it but that was music my grandma would entertain us doing the Charleston
Now Beato has his flaws......even though he’s in Atlanta he’s a bonafide north easterner who straddles boomer and Xer and his tastes reflect that
He’s all Boston, Journey, Van Halen, and of course Aerosmith and Queen ....he’s Beatles not Stones
He pays zero attention to southern influences and players and thinks Rock is blues plus never mentioning otjer influences which are white southern
I tuning he’s likesly woke but I’d like to be wrong
Im a subscriber....my leftist cousin who is a lifelong player and music major in San Fran thinks he’s full of it..lol
Beato blames the death of blues influence as the death of rock
He thinks new metal is mostly crap
As is most pop to him and I agree
He blames record companies for what he calls the urbanization and urban homogenizing of popular music which is way over produced
That’s a safe what to say it’s once again black influence made safe for white kids ...lol
I think the death of rock is many things but he touches on some causes
He’s worth watching
But if you’re southern or Stones first ...he’ll aggravated you
On other point Beato is spot on
If older artists block content on YouTube and streamers they are signing their own death warrant of being forgotten
Jimi Hendrix has a fraction the sales and play of his peers because his estate holds back video content
Queen...a decent band but in my opinion not a tier one band .....is running the tables due to so much exposure from movies and commercials
That matters
The Peter Jackson Beatles work has kicked them back up a lot
It’s really fascinating isn’t it
We boomers hit the lottery on music no doubt of that...
I am very grateful
Last gripe....on arrowsmith and I liked their first 2-3 albums....Train...of course didn’t know it was Dick and Steve.....and Beato has never mentioned them far as I can tell....which is blasphemy
Arrowsmith is to me a Britt band style wise especially early on....Savoy Brown meets Bad Co meets F&F foghat and foreigner
I confess I have a difficult time looking past Steven Tyler’s past....his actions towards women if true are prison worthy ....truly despicable
“We boomers hit the lottery on music no doubt of that...
I am very grateful”
And a lot of that we owe to our Brit cousins who loved American music and sent their take on it back over here. That ignited a fire that raged for years.
I asked a 20 yr old barista pal what music she listens to... it was some of the blandest most insipid crap imaginable. I gave her links to good stuff from our youth and the reaction is ‘where has this been my whole life’...
I saw Aerosmith at the end of their peak in ‘77 at the L.A. Forum. Terrible show. They played for 80 min, tops, and seemed drunk. But I like all their albums through Draw the Line (‘78). Went downhill fast after that.
<< [Beato] thinks new metal is mostly crap >>
Aside from Black Sabbath’s first 4 albums, I feel the same about metal of any era.
Gotta question Beato’s taste if he can’t appreciate the Stones, Skynyd, and A-Bros.