the future of Rock Sales

[ahmedgarcia]

I got this from USA Today. Here is the link:

http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news ... ales_x.htm

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Album sales down, but hard rock rebounds


By Edna Gundersen, USA TODAY

"Hard rock took a hard fall in recent years, but the embattled genre may be climbing the comeback trail.
Album sales, down 8.3% from a year ago and certain to register a third year of decline, vary from genre to genre, with jazz and Latin music posting significant gains this year against the backsliding subdivisions of rap, country, R&B, gospel and New Age.

Only the "hard music" sector, which encompasses heavy metal and aggressive-leaning rock, showed a staggering upswing. Sales soared 232% over the first half of 2002, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Consumers have snapped up 36.2 million hard-rock albums this year, compared with 10.9 million in the same period last year. Though the segment represents a small fraction of overall album sales in the same six-month spans (296.5 million in 2003, 322.9 million in 2002), the growth signals a robust rebound for rock, which dwindled after the grunge boom fizzled and bubblegum invaded."

[cassembler]

Well, last time I was in Arkansas all of the rock shops seemed to be doing pretty good. I think the biggest roblem is that rocks are so heavy, and people don't want to be driving around with a whole lot of 'em...

Ok yes, I'm a smart ass.

[cassembler]

All this tells me is that the marketing formula of the Backstreet Boys worked for Linkin' Park...