I would advise being very careful posting copyrighted material on this site. It is the kind of thing that can force this forum to close. Usually first come orders to remove content from some lawyer.
linking is ok, copy paste not so much
I don't want that, no one wants that. The Wall Street Journal doesn't want that. Nobody gets hurt, nobody tells anyone. :b
{All gone, it was all ephemeral.}
Thanks Bob. I read the full article and saw the photos and graphs by clicking on your link. Fascinating. No mention of Led Zeppelin. Also, this is all about the live act and ticket sales, not media sales, whether physical or download.
Cool, the Facebook link works for you too then; so most likely for everyone else. Now we can all read the article without paying for a subscription.
Yes, David posted a very interesting article's link on the state of the music bizz affairs. We all grew up with these musician/singer artists, we invested millions of dollars from our own pockets in them. They rewarded us with 'Dark Side of the Moon', 'Born in the USA', 'Let it Bleed', 'Ziggy Stardust', 'Ground Control', ...
We love our music tapes, we love our music LPs, we love our music CDs, we love our music downloads, we love it all from the bottom of our music soul.
All of us, fans from all over the world, we team with them in stadiums, in our living rooms, bedrooms, with our turntables since we were only twelve-years old in 1966.
And some of us we grew up with John Coltrane and Miles Davis and Chet Baker, etc., in the 50s spinning 78s, and in the 40s with Billie Holiday, in the 30s (our parents)...
Movies from the 10s and 20s (silent era with Charlie Chaplin, Louise Brooks, Buster Keaton, ...).
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, ...today is amazing to still see these guys. And they have lovely lives and families. These are our guys.
Madona, Beyonce, ...not so much our gals. Others more reserved yes, like Lucinda Williams, Patricia Barber, Holly Cole, ...
The artists, the music we love listening today, are one aspect of what drives us all in all type of directions; from assisting to live concerts to setting up simple and sophisticated stereo hi-fi sound systems in our homes all in the purpose to listen on the highest plane possible (high emotions) to them artists we love. Live is a direct high, home is quality sound...much better than most live concerts except the best classical halls with the best seats.
Music and movie entertainment is certainly very lucrative when your name is Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, etc.
Or movie stars like Daniel Craig, Jennifer Lawrence, Tom Hardy, Angelina Jolie, ...
But the true stars in our heart and soul are Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Charlie Chaplin, Bill Evans, Chet Baker, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, Keith Jarrett, Emma Stone (La La Land), The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Pink Floyd, YES, Led Zeppelin, King Crimson, ...
The money is secondary; the music matters first.
I have no clue how much money Van is making from live music concerts. The only thing I know is I feel comfortably mesmerized in the most pleasant numb way.