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| From | Joe Field <joe@flyingcolorscomics.com> |
| Subject | Re: Odd combos |
| Date | Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:09:45 -0800 |
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bob wrote:
>
> Back in the day it was GREAT that different genre bands were on the same bill.
> If they did that now, the business would be in much better shape....but
> greedy bands, acts that are afraid the opener will blow them off the
> stage, and economics...plus the dumbing down of both the average age of
> attendees, and the publics taste being what it currently is, it is not
> meant to be....<<
From what I've heard, Bill Graham wanted the odd combos of acts in the
hey-days of the Fillmore and Winterland because he wanted to expose
concert goers to different kinds of music in the hope it would broaden
their musical horizons.
With the big labels these days, promotion is all about narrow-casting. Sad.
Joe Field
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