The Average Shelf-Life Of A Band

loveissucide · 01-23-2010, 08:45 AM

Strongly depends on whether or not the band can maintain any sense of creative momentum and change over a long period of time ie Wilco,Radiohead,Modest Mouse. Otherwise the band will either a)lapse into a rut, b)peter out with nobody listening or c)collapse.

DiSTANToblivion · 01-23-2010, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

I'd say three or four years. By then a band will either break up, hit mainstream, or go down the toilet altogether, and in the process alienate most of their original fans. Bands outlive their welcome all the time, they're what the music industry hangs onto.

Well said.
There are loyal fans that stick by bands throughout change and even fans that stay with a band even after they go mainstream.

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