Mr Badguy
01-05-2006, 08:05 AM
Shit, you know, I was reading an article the other day about Frontiers, an Italian record company that dedicated to melodic rock.
You might not have heard of them but their roster includes such one time giants as Journey, Toto and Night Ranger to name but a few.
The label are also in negotiation with Foreigner for the rights to their next album.
These are bands who used to sell a shit load of albums and fill stadiums but got buried by the record companies that they made money for by being made to write more slushy ballad shit per album than even the wimpiest music fan could handle.
The AOR scene has been driven so far under ground that these bands have signed for this small label who give their artists complete artistic control and, perhaps more importantly, a decent amount of promotion for their new products.
Having heard a few of these releases, I have come to realize that this kind of music is far from dead and indeed is very much alive with a few new bands making new music which is probably the most unfashionable in the world right now.
What I want know is, where the fuck did all the fans of this stuff go?
One of the cool things about rock music is that you can consider it "yours" because it exists outside of the mainstream, when you go to a theatre sized concert you relate to the people that are there because they love the kind of music that you do.
Don`t give me the "they`re too old to make decent music" arguement either, because plenty of artists of the same age, in some cases older, still make music as vital as they did back in the day and besides, most of the members on this site are probably over 30. Do they feel like they`re over the hill?
If you`re looking for real alternative rock in 2006 then get that Boston album out and PLAY IT LOUD, MUTHA!
You might not have heard of them but their roster includes such one time giants as Journey, Toto and Night Ranger to name but a few.
The label are also in negotiation with Foreigner for the rights to their next album.
These are bands who used to sell a shit load of albums and fill stadiums but got buried by the record companies that they made money for by being made to write more slushy ballad shit per album than even the wimpiest music fan could handle.
The AOR scene has been driven so far under ground that these bands have signed for this small label who give their artists complete artistic control and, perhaps more importantly, a decent amount of promotion for their new products.
Having heard a few of these releases, I have come to realize that this kind of music is far from dead and indeed is very much alive with a few new bands making new music which is probably the most unfashionable in the world right now.
What I want know is, where the fuck did all the fans of this stuff go?
One of the cool things about rock music is that you can consider it "yours" because it exists outside of the mainstream, when you go to a theatre sized concert you relate to the people that are there because they love the kind of music that you do.
Don`t give me the "they`re too old to make decent music" arguement either, because plenty of artists of the same age, in some cases older, still make music as vital as they did back in the day and besides, most of the members on this site are probably over 30. Do they feel like they`re over the hill?
If you`re looking for real alternative rock in 2006 then get that Boston album out and PLAY IT LOUD, MUTHA!