Ageing rockers thrive in turbulent industry

[KiwiCoromandel]

LONDON: Middle-aged musicians who have neither burned out nor faded away – yet may be some years past their creative peaks – are pulling in the real money in today's topsy-turvy music industry.

In the young person's game that is popular music, the top of Rolling Stone magazine's 2004 money list is dominated by artists of a certain age like Metallica and Rod Stewart.

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[method77]

I was thinking about that the other day. A LOT of "comebacks". Twisted Sister? Queen? Doors Of The 21st Century? Those poeple are older that Kooperman

[rainbowdemon]

Those poeple are older that Kooperman

:nope:

[Kooperman]

I was thinking about that the other day. A LOT of "comebacks". Twisted Sister? Queen? Doors Of The 21st Century? Those poeple are older that Kooperman

What are the odds that the chart-toppers of 2005 will still be active and productive musically 30 or 40 years from now? Not too damn likely....

[method77]

There are several bands that could do that today. Pop (crap) always existed, even back then.

I'm not talking about rock music only. Electro, house, trip hop, etc artists could go forever.

[Jim Colyer]

The thing about Rod Stewart, when you hear him you know who it is. So important to a singer if he is going to last. I have never been a buyer of Rod's records, but he somehow manages to come up with commercial sounding stuff.

He has his classics like Maggie Mae & Tonight's The Night. All he has to do is keep the ball rolling. The American Songbook thing was a great idea. He is convincing on those old standards. No other rocker could pull it off. Rod Stewart has style and that recognizable "gravel" in his voice. That is why he hangs in. http://www.jimcolyer.com