Is it easier to spend money on hifi than music

[Jota180]

I think there is a fair argument that older bands get frstival gigs more easily because they are commercially less risky. Of course not all stadium gigs are festivals.

Another way to consider it would be to look at each decade from the 60s to now, I think people could name seminal albums from each decade up to the 90s. There would be differences of opinion, I'm sure, but there would be no shortage of candidates.

I'm not sure I could name many from the 00s or the 10s.

The 90's

Radiohead - OK Computer.

The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

Oasis - Definitaley Maybe

Tricky - Maxinquaye

Metallica - Metallica

Beastie Boys - Ill Communication

Nirvana - Nevermind and Incesticide.

Damn, there's loads more!

 

[splasher]

I think what you're describing is a common phase for many audiophiles. Sometimes you are more interested in collecting music, other times you might be more into new HiFi. I see love of music and interest in HiFi (audiophilia) as two very separate (though related) hobbies. Despite what many audiophiles want to believe; you can love music and not care about HiFi. Likewise, you can love collecting HiFi but not have a great love of music. So you can easily find that at points in your life your love of HiFi exceeds your love of music and vice versa.

I don't disagree with your point, but in my case, I don't have a love of hifi separate to my love of music. Any new piece of kit is only in the pursuit of extracting the last drop of pleasure from my music either in sound quality or ease of use (which is part of the experience). I've gone from listening to the intro of Diary of a Madman on a Fidelity 3W record player where the surface noise was a loud as the acoustic guitar, to a CD on a Technics separates stack where I could hear Randy's fingers sliding on the strings, to 96/24 played on a streamer where I can just about hear his breath and the drops of sweat forming on his brow!

 

[steve_1979]

I think that the Foo Fighters and the Prodigy might be the only modern bands that will stand the test of time and still be just as popular in 40 years time as they are today.

 

[Blacksabbath25]

the old bands like ac /dc , ozzy , guns & roses , pink floyd and so on have lasted a lot longer then any modern group today . what we get now is groups or bands that are 5 min wonders and the only modern band that i have is a band called grand magus which sound like black sabbath but better but i hate the rubbish that is coming out today but the old bands are icons can you say the same with todays groups

 

[chebby]

To me, longevity says it all.

And demographics. It helps if your captive market was the 'Baby Boomer' generation. Probably the biggest and most affluent generation ever in the UK and the USA and lots of Europe too.

(And still here - mostly - aged around 50 to 70 and still buying Pink Floyd, Genesis, Dire Straits and ####ing Phil Collins!)

 

[splasher]

I think that the Foo Fighters and the Prodigy might be the only modern bands that will stand the test of time and still be just as popular in 40 years time as they are today.

And they're both 90s bands.