Can we make a living from prog?

Out of curiosity, do you know if a lot of musicians manages to leave out of prog and how many copies of their albums are sold. i always wondered how may cds bands like Transatlantic, Flower kings, Pendragon....are selling copies

Edited by avestin - January 23 2011 at 10:09

Not so much.I can but I live for prog rock.And especially for extreme prog metal,post rock/metal.

TheOppenheimer wrote: you dont live out of prog, you live FOR the prog.

+1

I think only a few of the bigger acts can really make sort of a living from their record sales, most bands have to make money by keeping a part-time or full-time job next to music, and having a lot of paid performances. A good example of the latter are Pendragon.

I think that for most bands the larger part of their income comes from concert ticket sales rather than CD sales.  But whether they can make a living from it is another matter.  I suppose it also depends on how well the band is managed and promoted.

Edited by cacha71 - January 23 2011 at 09:41

As far as I know, CD sales are around 50% down from the 90s, due to file sharing among people who otherwise would buy the music. Even the big pop and hip-hop artists are suffering and complaining about this, and smaller acts like most prog bands of today, suffer tremendously from this fact, so I don't think selling CDs is a viable way of making a living this days.

You changed the question.So,I will answer again.Absolutely not!

Slartibartfast wrote: Prog Geo wrote: You changed the question.So,I will answer again.Absolutely not! That's a bit harsh but often true.  The correct answer is rarely.

Sure.But I prefer to think the most pessimistic side of things for defense.

Yeah!

I think prog won a lot with the success of internet. I would have never heard of some bands without websites like PA, youtube, myspace and would have of course never bought their cds. Mainstream bands suffered a lot more of illegal downloading. Prog fans are much more loyal.