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Originally Posted by Psycho Dad
I wish we would have had Nickelback and Theory of a Deadman when I was a teen.
You want some bands to hate? Don't get me started on Journey, Styx, Loverboy and their like. I suspect Chad Kroeger understands enough about the music industry that he'll make money on stage right now and then at some point he'll make it off other bands. Meanwhile many of those "artists" from the 80s are touring county fairs and casinos in Oklahoma hoping someone remembers them.
Rock and Roll is entertainment, not art.
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My suspicion is that bands like Nickleback etc. will also be playing county fairs and casinos (or some similar circuit) in 20 years. There's not much different between then and now in this genre. Journey and the others you mentioned might be considered light-prog rock but it's mostly Pop. Besides, do you know how much casinos and fairs pay for those "has-beens?" Hell, I'm just a local act and when I've been in bands that play casinos the money is really good (for a local act). I'm guessing those bands aren't hurting ...
But you are right the genre of "Pop" within Rock-and-Roll is entertainment no art. There are art-bands that play Rock-and-Roll though.