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Originally Posted by mr. tegu
Probably none. I think perhaps Taylor Swift can sustain though as she releases a lot of music and seems to have a pretty age range of people who like her music.
Personally I don't find the current music very appealing either, but musicians these days come and go so quickly and there is just so much more variety and options to be consumed than ever before (I think). The question I would have though, is the reason musicians come and go quickly and are not likely to be long lasting bands because of a lack of talent and creativity or because of how quickly trends change and how the current culture is much more geared towards the newest, regardless of quality?
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I think it could also point to the democratization of content that was discussed in some other related thread. In "the old days" you fought to get to the top of the mountain, and once you were there you got lots of national attention and legions of fans.
Today there are a few people atop mountains, but for the most part bands are climbing atop small mounds of earth to be seen by niched groups of fans. They may simply not have the scale to be touring 20 years from now.