Classic bands who would play today

[Sbbruin 22142]

I think about this all the time.  Mostly because most new music to me sucks.  I love classic rock.  But imagine bands and their songs coming out right now versus when they did.  How would they be received? I think ones that would might be:

- Pink Floyd

- Elton John

-  James Taylor (great songwriters are great songwriters)

there’s a million others but curious what others think.

[Al_4_ISU 12623]

Petty and Springsteen would probably be received fine.

The Stones, Zeppelin, The Who, AC/DC?  Oh fuck no.

[Sbbruin 22142]

Zep was one I think most certainly would not, at least relative to their ginormous Success in the 70s. Eagles?  Not sure.  With country rock being so popular, maybe.

[Al_4_ISU 12623]

7 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

Zep was one I think most certainly would not, at least relative to their ginormous Success in the 70s. Eagles?  Not sure.  With country rock being so popular, maybe.

I think the Eagles would fly.  I think Henley's been accused of being a pedo, but their actual songs aren't particularly "problematic".

[BrickHorn 18447]

1 hour ago, Sbbruin said:

Mostly because most new music to me sucks.

Agreed.

1 hour ago, Sbbruin said:

But imagine bands and their songs coming out right now versus when they did.  How would they be received? I think ones that would might be:

- Pink Floyd

- Elton John

-  James Taylor

Also agreed that these three artists would be favorably received by today’s audiences which, as you note above, enjoy music that sucks.

[Goredho 17652]

Zep would be lucky to rise to a position of opening for Greta Van Fleet today.  Love em, still listen to them and study their music, but there is not a modern audience for them.

Eagles, Lynyrd Skynyrd and anything else you might classify as 70s southern rock would stand a good shot to make today’s country charts.  Ironically, the Allman Brothers (my fave of the bunch) might not.  Too much fusion and extended jams.

I think a lot of Neil Young’s catalog would be relevant today.

Edited June 19, 2020 by Goredho

[Deej 77813]

I think if Zep had never existed, and you just dropped that first album out there today, it would still be big. 

They wouldn't be opening for Greta Van Fleet, because Greta Van Fleet wouldn't have had Zep to rip off. 

[Celery Man 21095]

Just to be clear, are we talking "would their albums be well received if they were new today" (like, maybe more modern recordings but substantively the same music) or, a modern version of these bands would still cut through and be heard?

Second list is way longer than the first.

[kopp0e 1135]

This would rock pretty well today...

 

[Red Five 41732]

Prince.

[Sbbruin 22142]

1 hour ago, kopp0e said:

This would rock pretty well today...

 

So awesome.  So the rumor is he put hits of acid in his headband and as he sweat it absorbed. Probably bullshit but I like to think it’s true.

Edited June 20, 2020 by Sbbruin

[Gil Bang 26235]

6 hours ago, Goredho said:

Zep would be lucky to rise to a position of opening for Greta Van Fleet today.  Love em, still listen to them and study their music, but there is not a modern audience for them.

Eagles, Lynyrd Skynyrd and anything else you might classify as 70s southern rock would stand a good shot to make today’s country charts.  Ironically, the Allman Brothers (my fave of the bunch) might not.  Too much fusion and extended jams.

I think a lot of Neil Young’s catalog would be relevant today.

bullshit. Today's country charts are all about 4x4's, mud tires, moonshine, etc.   If the Eagles and Skynyrd were made up of musicians with Down's Syndrome, they'd almost certainly be on the charts today.  

If guys with Down's all wore tight jeans, of course. 

[Don Johnson 4847]

I was thinking The Band might hold up, but unfortunately this probably wouldn’t be well recieved today. 
 

 

[PRONG HORN 3219]

I wanna be your dog.

[PRONG HORN 3219]

 

1977

 

[Rip76 5022]

This is a tough question because all of the old bands made today what it is.  

I’ll be back on this one.

 

[GhostOfTomJoad 9508]

The Talking Heads. 

[VABuckeye 2481]

Most of them.  There's a reason they're classic.

[Bender Bending Rodriguez 1708]

For Pink Floyd, maybe some of the hits off of Dark Side would be popular, but the 15+ minute songs on WYWH and Animals and the concept of The Wall would be a tough sell to the masses. They’d probably have a niche following at festivals. Plus, Roger Waters would probably get into 100 Twitter  fights a day with fans and critics. 

[South Austin 53222]

Always bugged me that “We don’t need no education” had a double negative.

[deadshank 24654]

44 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Always bugged me that “We don’t need no education” had a double negative.

I educated your ma last night. 

[South Austin 53222]

2 minutes ago, deadshank said:

I educated your ma last night. 

She told me she fell asleep in class.

[deadshank 24654]

1 minute ago, South Austin said:

She told me she fell asleep in class.

I pinched her nose closed and she passed out from lack of oxygen 

Edited June 21, 2020 by deadshank

[South Austin 53222]

7 minutes ago, deadshank said:

I pinched her nose closed and she passed out from lack of oxygen 

Okay, that’s fucked up.

[deadshank 24654]

3 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Okay, that’s fucked up.

Not as bad as she is. 

[PRONG HORN 3219]

9 hours ago, South Austin said:

Always bugged me that “We don’t need no education” had a double negative.

HAS a double negative.  

[Rip76 5022]

The Police?

[Red Five 41732]

The Police?

Probably not “Every Breath You Take”.

[Iceman 2978]

On 6/19/2020 at 6:19 PM, Celery Man said:

Just to be clear, are we talking "would their albums be well received if they were new today" (like, maybe more modern recordings but substantively the same music) or, a modern version of these bands would still cut through and be heard?

Second list is way longer than the first.

What's an album?

[noharleyyet 2864]

On 6/19/2020 at 5:50 PM, Goredho said:

Zep would be lucky to rise to a position of opening for Greta Van Fleet today.  Love em, still listen to them and study their music, but there is not a modern audience for them.

Eagles, Lynyrd Skynyrd and anything else you might classify as 70s southern rock would stand a good shot to make today’s country charts.  Ironically, the Allman Brothers (my fave of the bunch) might not.  Too much fusion and extended jams.

I think a lot of Neil Young’s catalog would be relevant today.

Surly would lose it's shit if someone posted Allman Bros (also my fave) in the Isbell thread. 

[NeverMarryAStripper 22294]

I think the Village People would crush it today

[Jerry Callo 8959]

Fleetwood Mac - yes

Queen - yes

Eagles - yes

Aerosmith - yes with the exception of Dude (Looks Like A Lady)

Bad Company - could go either way

Cars - could go either way

Foreigner - no

Steve Miller Band - no

 

 

 

[Gourmand 7778]

Led Zeppelin would absolutely blow minds it it dropped out of the sky today. That's a band with every member a master of his craft. You can't listen to them and not feel it man. 

[PRONG HORN 3219]

Plus their initial rise would be in England.  They would grow to be huge if they started playing small UK venues right now.