Re: OT: The Police on Tour

[Stefan Tiedje <Stefan-Tiedje@addcom.de>]

Charles Zwicky wrote:
> Also not true. Look at the late 1970s. You would think that there
> were only 5 bands: Led Zep Arrowsmith, Skinnerd, Boston, Foreigner...

For me the five where King Crimson, Genesis, Yes, Greenslade, Kraan...
Which is significantly different than your list
(I know Led Zep, but who are the other four of your list? ;-)

> What became of the hundreds of other bands of that era? All one
> needs do is read a few interviews with them to find out how little
> has changed.

Only hundreds? But to be serious, there is an equilibrium between being 
successful and the ability to create quality and develop skills. I came 
across some unknown acts which delivered highest quality and 
musicianship, all of them where professional musicians and could make a 
living, even though they where far away from being "a big act". Some big 
acts are pushed too early in their career to be able to build up decent 
skills, and others just give up. For most of them (more likely thousands 
than hundreds) it was a valuable personal experience, but their 
disapearence was no loss for the music world. (And the disapearance of 
countless top acts might also be no loss, though I would insist on maybe 
5 of them to stay... ;-)

Stefan

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