The Longetivity of "Old Timers" In The 90s and Beyond
As many baby boomers and even Gen X-ers know, there have been many artists that have been around for many years such as The Rolling Stones, The Who, Queen, Yes, Aerosmith, U2, and numerous others. However, as the 80s became the 90s, it begs the question - just how sustainable have all these acts been going into the 21st Century? To begin, let's take a look at some sales figures compared to older albums. U2 Undoubtedly being a late bloomer, U2 have been around for well over four decades now, but it has been EXACTLY 40 years since they dropped their debut album, Boy . It was only after 1983, when they ditched Jimmy Iovine and hooked up with Roxy Music's Brian Eno and his partner, Daniel Lanois, for 1984's The Unforgettable Fire , that they achieved worldwide fame - not to mention with 1987's The Joshua Tree and 1988's Rattle & Hum . The turn of the decade, curiously enough, did not stop the boys from Dublin from making a name for themselves. They started the d...