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Originally Posted by tspikes51
Garth Brooks, being more knowledgable on his music than most people on the board, has shown true knowledge of rock and country music and has blended them together to create his own unique style, which is why he is the best-selling solo artist in recording history. Statistic alone: according to the RIAA, who gives out gold/platinum certifications, Garth Brooks had 99 gold/platinum albums/singles, and Led Zeppelin has had 81. Zep had 13 Diamond albums/singles (sell over 10 million copies), Brooks has 14. That has to mean something. He is truly a bona-fide artist.
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Garth Brooks is very popular, yes, but comparing RIAA sales records of bands in the 90s and 00s to bands in the 60s and 70s just isn't proper. It's also not necessarily an indicator of superior talent
Sales of current records are generally much higher than they were in the 60s and 70s, and, of course, there is a larger population making the purchases. The fact is that Brooks has a massive marketing arm behind him that dwarfs the efforts in Zeppelin's day (yes, Zeppelin had marketing, and lots of it, but not on this scale.)
Brooks also writes more easily accessible music (not a flaw, IMO), so he gets a bigger mass appeal than other bands, including Zeppelin.
Anyway, my point is that Brooks having more gold/platinum records is a huge accomplishment of course, but doesn't actually prove anything germane to this thread.
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And IMO, Garth Brooks is not rock. He's country with more of a rock feel, but he's not rock (unless you count the Chris Gaines fiasco)