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Why Are Some Bands Just Not Marketable In The USA?

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protokatie:
I wonder how much of this is due to royalties for older works vs newer works. If the royalties that radio stations have to pay for the newer stuff is far more expensive, it would make "good" business sense to play cheaper older stuff that they know people like already...

RobbyMac:

--- Quote from: TOK on March 24, 2010, 09:35:03 am ---...Do you remember WDRE? I thought that was a much cooler station, but it also went rap/hip-hop.

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WTH?!?!?! RAP? I still have cassette tapes that I recorded from that station back in college :(

Once out of college it was difficult to keep up with varying music. I like all types (except new rap and new country)
Now I spend my time listening to slacker.com which has better variety than pandora and doesn't sock you with a time limit either.
it fulfills any mood I'm in, which lately has been vera lynn, doris day, kitty kallen, etc... surprised the heck out of me they even had stuff that old and has given me a whole 'new' kind of music to learn about and appreciate

Xiaou2:

--- Quote ---Simply because of large corporate ownership and the whole US entertainment industry afraid of risk. No new movies or TV shows unless they are a remake or had a successful version over seas. No new bands signed unless a computer rates their potential based on how much they sound like what is popular now.

What a waste.
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 This is right on the Money.

 The stuff today is made to a "Generic" Formula that most people will find
acceptable.  This is why almost all the new music sounds exactly the same...
cause they use the same techniques for producing it.  Same samples,
same effects, etc.

 They play the new stuff on the Radio, because they are trying to Sell
the new stuff to kids on Itunes / Cds.   (Not because its Better)

 They dont make good new stuff, because they dont want to Risk it...
as said above.  Whoever they sign on, who may have potential... they
bend over with a fine print contract... and force them to do a different
kind of music, in a different kind of way  "Their Way".

 All due to Corporate Fear and Control.
 Gota Luv it.


I stopped listening to Radio more years than I can remember.
Havnt bought a new CD in ages either.
That is the result of their handiwork... but on a much more massive scale.

 As for Metallica, they suck.  They have not been good since Justice.
Everyone agrees that black was only OK at best... but somehow all these
Zombie fools keep buying their CDs hoping they will be better again...
which means they will keep pushing their new crap over the airwaves.

 Thats the other problem with Coorporate puppetry.  They dont understand
the actual figure data they get back.  Any fan who picked up 'Load' felt exactly
like they bought the literal title: a pile of Poop.  A true Load.

Ginsu Victim:

--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on March 24, 2010, 11:54:24 pm --- As for Metallica, they suck.  They have not been good since Justice.
Everyone agrees that black was only OK at best...

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It's rare that you and I agree, so I have to quote this since it's EXACTLY how I feel.

Moose13:

--- Quote from: Fordman on March 24, 2010, 04:59:28 am ---The headline says it all, Why arnt some bands marketable in the USA? Bands like Airbourne, Place Vendome or Black Label Society to name a few. BLS does have a cult following, but they never get any radio airplay.



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OK, back to the original post. I've never heard of these bands, from the general census of the replies, I'd assume that they are (hard) rock bands. Where from?
I'm really bored of the (lack of) rock bands in the US and need something new to listen to. Are these bands good suggestions? Any others?

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