The Bay City Rollers were the first band that I ever loved. Would've been the first band that I ever got to see in concert, except their date in Fort Worth (Tarrant County Convention Center) was cancelled for lack of sales. (That "first concert honor" later went to Shaun Cassidy.)
Today, over 40 years later, I still like the BCR and still listen to their music at least once every month or so.
Which reminded me: My now-20-year-old nephew's first concert was Drake. Because Drake was the cool thing at the time. Will my nephew ever obsessively buy all of Drake's music or listen to him 40 years from now? I doubt it. He most likely went to the concert just because it was something to do, not because he got a teenaged thrill from his music.
Today, over 40 years later, I still like the BCR and still listen to their music at least once every month or so.
Which reminded me: My now-20-year-old nephew's first concert was Drake. Because Drake was the cool thing at the time. Will my nephew ever obsessively buy all of Drake's music or listen to him 40 years from now? I doubt it. He most likely went to the concert just because it was something to do, not because he got a teenaged thrill from his music.
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