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DischordVisionDischordVision SEAttle by way of WNY Posts: 532
edited April 2009 in The Porch
I was just wondering lately and I think its worth discussing. I believe there's a lot of people these days, young and 20-30 somethings who believe a band, no matter how successful they are or become, tend to be irrelevant after 5 years or so, 3-4 albums etc. I guess I could agree w/ that statement but how can you deny if a band of your generation, which we all know how many artists/bands of our parents' generation have stood the test of time, can still pack arenas around the world and have a strong devoted fan base year after year. Isn't that more difficult to achieve than a group who puts out a few records, tours, hiatus or splits then moves on w/ other people to create something entirely different? I suppose what I'm getting at is if a band "repeats" itself it becomes boring and run its course hence less creativity. Believe me, I didn't think of this, but it does hold some water. A lot musicians of many genres over time have worked w/ some many people and recorded w/ them and could care less where they started. I don't know, maybe I'm just rambling on, but PJ is still intriguing live and I hope one day they don't fall into the old rock band cliche of new songs once or twice a decade and never break up.... ;)
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  • LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 29,069
    HEY!

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  • like.echoeslike.echoes Posts: 582
    LukinFan wrote:
    HEY!

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    omg. :lol:
    nothing's changed but the surrounding bullsh1t
  • WildsWilds Posts: 4,329
    It would have been more of a success if he could have been more vague in the title, and if the entire post was just one run-on sentence, with no punctuation, except, for, a, few, commas. :o;):D
  • inhiding 1976inhiding 1976 NWI Posts: 580
    Hi everyone!!

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  • LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 29,069
    Wilds wrote:
    It would have been more of a success if he could have been more vague in the title, and if the entire post was just one run-on sentence, with no punctuation, except, for, a, few, commas. :o;):D
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  • GmoneyGmoney Posts: 1,618
    LukinFan wrote:
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    Lukinfan you just made my night. Seriously. Oh man I'm cracking up!!!!!
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  • release30release30 Posts: 2,051
    Off to work............And laughing.... :lol:
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    And I'm bored to tears.......
  • PJFAN_seattlePJFAN_seattle Posts: 2,965
    Yah they've definetly stood the test of time. They better not break up after their 20th anniversery! =[ i swear ill kil myself if they do they can't stop after all the work they've done they are so talented and continue to be and oh man itd suck so bad.
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  • PJFAN_seattlePJFAN_seattle Posts: 2,965
    LukinFan wrote:
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    :lol::lol::lol: lmfao.
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  • Mike GossardMike Gossard Posts: 344
    I THINK what your getting at is that every generation needs their own band to believe in and stick with??

    I've always thought its sad about all these bands that are supposed to change the world and they break up after 3 albums. The Strokes/The Vines/Jet, just to name a few. It is much harder to keep a band together for a long period of time, and to keep it interesting for the musicians and the fans. I think that the industry burns them out with touring, pressure, fame, family obligations, drugs, alcohol, hey I wanna be a movie star horseshit.

    PJ keeps it real low key and I think thats part of the reason they are still around.
    Let's see those 2013 dates in the southern states.
  • It_Wasnt_My_SurfaceIt_Wasnt_My_Surface Posts: 851
    I am a firm believer that whatever Pearl Jam does, even if they decide to start promoting The Swiffer. That nothing they do can be worse then what Nickleback has accomplished in the last 10 years. So, at least we have that to look at.
  • cordurologycordurology Posts: 227
    Mike Gossard wrote:
    I THINK what your getting at is that every generation needs their own band to believe in and stick with??

    I've always thought its sad about all these bands that are supposed to change the world and they break up after 3 albums. The Strokes/The Vines/Jet, just to name a few. It is much harder to keep a band together for a long period of time, and to keep it interesting for the musicians and the fans. I think that the industry burns them out with touring, pressure, fame, family obligations, drugs, alcohol, hey I wanna be a movie star horseshit.

    PJ keeps it real low key and I think thats part of the reason they are still around.

    The Strokes never broke up.. they're working on their 4th album right now.
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