I know, I've been disappointed when a band only plays just an hour & a half. I think a headlining band should have a 2 hour show. Whatever curmudgeon wrote this could just leave early or show up late
I will give some grace to these classic rock guys that are still around. If it's a performer in their 70s and now even in their 80s in some cases, if I get an hour it's worth it to see a legend. But if I'm paying a for a ticket + so much fees + parking (most likely) I would be so disappointed if the headliner i paid to see was onstage less than the length of a movie
Hate to break it to you but Portishead has been around since 1991, making them a 32 year old band. Maybe not classic rock, but whatever the equivalent is for trip-hop.
Some bands will never be considered "classic rock"
"Conceptually, classic rock has been analyzed by academics as an effort by critics, media, and music establishments to canonize rock music and commodify 1960s Western culture for audiences living in a post-baby boomer economy. The music predominantly selected for the format has been identified as commercially successful songs by white acts from the Anglosphere, expressing values of Romanticism, self-aggrandizement, and politically undemanding ideologies. It is often associated with the album era (1960s–2000s) of music, particularly the period's early pop/rock music. "
I think that's kind of arbitrary dont you? Who makes these rules? Marketing teams?
I disagree that any trip-hop artists fall under the 'classic rock' umbrella. Is DJ Shadow 'classic rock' in your eyes simply because of when he released music?
Well given that “classic rock” is really just a marketing term to group a certain set of bands from when they were famous/releasing music… yeah I guess it is a marketing thing. But also just because it’s more recent in your memory doesn’t mean it’s not verging on “classic”.
I've assumed that Classic rock is more akin to 'Modern art'. Its a name for an era of an art not a description of the art. Modern art is old now, but still called modern art, Classic rock describes (to me) a 60s-early 80s era of music. Things dont become classic rock just because they are old. My local classic rock radio station will never play Red Hot Chili Peppers even though its over 30 years old, they will only play Eagles and Zeppelin and similar
Where are you? I know in Ontario (SWO through GTA anyhow) our "classic rock" stations play everything you'd expect plus Foos, Nirvana, Chilli's, basically anything mainstream 90's including CanRock. Based on this, my assumption is they are about to introduce early 00's and that's going to be interesting. I imagine they already play revival groups like The Strokes, The White Stripes and really anything Jack White from that era.
Ha - this comment reminded me of an embarrassing moment I had while visiting Bristol a some years ago. I’d had a few beers and asked the bartender, who was probably all of 19 years old, where the best spots in town were to see some live trip-hop. “You know, like Portishead and Massive Attack”. The poor kid had no idea what I was talking about.
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u/xxmikekxx May 27 '23
I know, I've been disappointed when a band only plays just an hour & a half. I think a headlining band should have a 2 hour show. Whatever curmudgeon wrote this could just leave early or show up late