what's up with that?

LArkitekt · Feb 13th, 2007, 22:24

it strikes me as strange, indian youth's obsession with geriatric rock groups...they are big here and always have sold out performances...i'm not talking old people going to see these...teenagers.

air supply, fleetwood mac, roger waters, just to name a few.

may be some1 has a good explanation!

cyberhippie · Feb 13th, 2007, 22:39

I think pretty much anyone who dares to tour gets a fab Audiance in India.
A friend went to Jethro Tull in Bangalore said it was amazing with the Indian crowd lapping it up!!

Either that or there's a lot of closet hippies in India!!

LArkitekt · Feb 13th, 2007, 22:44

i forgot to include jethro tull

Merchant · Feb 13th, 2007, 22:54

The old bands are the only thing you get on the radio (and FM radio is a relatively new phenomenon in India)--that, and the Bollywood stage shows are infinitely more popular.

ironman · Feb 13th, 2007, 23:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by LArkitekt

it strikes me as strange, indian youth's obsession with geriatric rock groups...they are big here and always have sold out performances...i'm not talking old people going to see these...teenagers.

air supply, fleetwood mac, roger waters, just to name a few.

may be some1 has a good explanation!

geriatric rock groups???
have you seen roger waters live? nothing geriatric about him, got the chance to see him last year & it was the best gig of my life.
i'm jealous i cant get to see him in india, if you get a chance go...

Sama · Feb 13th, 2007, 23:07

maybe they just appreciate good music, just like us "old" people with one foot in the grave....

personally I'd put an "old lady" like Tina Turner up against someone like Britney Spears anyday

to see who brings the house down...

arunchs · Feb 13th, 2007, 23:09

I am one of those fans, and at least according to me they have the class that current day musicians lack. I find the current day music from the west(may be in the last 5 years) very very crappy and unbearable.

So much that I have stopped listening to anything new now and have even lost the curiosity to see if there is something good. It is pretty much true with people around me too. Since the days rap/reggae/RB and Britney/Shakira clones started ruling the music in the west, I have slowly moved out of it. May be Avril Lavigne is the only bearable of the entire lot in any genre of music.

I am a typical Indian, and so, may be it is the same story with entire India. But not necessarily..

capt_mahajan · Feb 13th, 2007, 23:10

geriatric or not, I can think of very few rock groups in the last two decades which have been as consistently good as some of the 30 year old ones. (Not sure I would classify all the ones mentioned in the OP as excellent groups though.)

maybe thats the reason. or maybe its a generation gap.

like I told my daughter a couple of years ago, when you grow up you will listen to my rock music. She was on Guns and Roses at that time.

She now has grown up :-).

And hey, I went to Mumbai just to watch Anderson (out of Tull) playing with Hari Prasad Chaurasia. Worth it.

cyberhippie · Feb 13th, 2007, 23:15

Guys check out the current British Music scene there's a lot of good stuff going on!

Sama · Feb 13th, 2007, 23:17

what y'all need to hear in India is some down home Chicago urban blues music...

icetea · Feb 13th, 2007, 23:17

oh it's just one of those things, like the Indians' fixation for Ayn Rand, Wodehouse, or 80s menswear...I think they just get stuck at certain points in time..that's all

batistuta · Feb 13th, 2007, 23:17

One of the reasons for them havin sold out performmances might be bcos mainstream pop/rock acts who are in thier prime seldom tour India.
If Red hot chill peppers or COldplay tour India they will also have sell out statiums.Hence Indian youth have to make do with artists who are past thier prime .

cyberhippie · Feb 13th, 2007, 23:18

He he you sound Like Alabama 3 Yogagal!!

cyberhippie · Feb 13th, 2007, 23:19

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Originally Posted by batistuta

One of the reasons for them havin sold out performmances might be bcos mainstream pop/rock acts who are in thier prime seldom tour India.

Yeah Chickens, what happened to the wild image of Rock Music anyway??

CliveG · Feb 13th, 2007, 23:26

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Originally Posted by cyberhippie

Yeah Chickens, what happened to the wild image of Rock Music anyway??

Is Keith Richards falling out of a tree(!) wild enough to maintain his rock image?

Feb 13th, 2007, 22:24	#1
LArkitekt Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In Transit Posts: 127	what's up with that? it strikes me as strange, indian youth's obsession with geriatric rock groups...they are big here and always have sold out performances...i'm not talking old people going to see these...teenagers. air supply, fleetwood mac, roger waters, just to name a few. may be some1 has a good explanation!

Feb 13th, 2007, 23:07	#6
Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 5,545	maybe they just appreciate good music, just like us "old" people with one foot in the grave.... personally I'd put an "old lady" like Tina Turner up against someone like Britney Spears anyday to see who brings the house down... __________________ *My India, 2005-2008* sama: Pali/Sanskrit: that state of consciousness which reflects neither attachment nor aversion

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arunchs Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 323	I am one of those fans, and at least according to me they have the class that current day musicians lack. I find the current day music from the west(may be in the last 5 years) very very crappy and unbearable. So much that I have stopped listening to anything new now and have even lost the curiosity to see if there is something good. It is pretty much true with people around me too. Since the days rap/reggae/RB and Britney/Shakira clones started ruling the music in the west, I have slowly moved out of it. May be Avril Lavigne is the only bearable of the entire lot in any genre of music. I am a typical Indian, and so, may be it is the same story with entire India. But not necessarily.. __________________ My India travel blog and my Images from India

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Feb 13th, 2007, 22:39	#2
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,009	I think pretty much anyone who dares to tour gets a fab Audiance in India. A friend went to Jethro Tull in Bangalore said it was amazing with the Indian crowd lapping it up!! Either that or there's a lot of closet hippies in India!!

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LArkitekt Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In Transit Posts: 127	i forgot to include jethro tull

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Merchant Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York Posts: 2,101	The old bands are the only thing you get on the radio (and FM radio is a relatively new phenomenon in India)--that, and the Bollywood stage shows are infinitely more popular.

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capt_mahajan Dis member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 10,874	geriatric or not, I can think of very few rock groups in the last two decades which have been as consistently good as some of the 30 year old ones. (Not sure I would classify all the ones mentioned in the OP as excellent groups though.) maybe thats the reason. or maybe its a generation gap. like I told my daughter a couple of years ago, when you grow up you will listen to my rock music. She was on Guns and Roses at that time. She now has grown up :-). And hey, I went to Mumbai just to watch Anderson (out of Tull) playing with Hari Prasad Chaurasia. Worth it.

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cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,009	Guys check out the current British Music scene there's a lot of good stuff going on!

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Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 5,545	what y'all need to hear in India is some down home Chicago urban blues music...

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icetea 'sort of hate India' club member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Chennai, via Romania Posts: 917	oh it's just one of those things, like the Indians' fixation for Ayn Rand, Wodehouse, or 80s menswear...I think they just get stuck at certain points in time..that's all

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batistuta Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,728	One of the reasons for them havin sold out performmances might be bcos mainstream pop/rock acts who are in thier prime seldom tour India. If Red hot chill peppers or COldplay tour India they will also have sell out statiums.Hence Indian youth have to make do with artists who are past thier prime .

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cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,009	He he you sound Like Alabama 3 Yogagal!!

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