Most financially successful prog artist?
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Topic: Most financially successful prog artist?
Posted By: cstack3
Subject: Most financially successful prog artist?
Date Posted: May 29 2020 at 22:20
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There has always been a misconception of "filthy rich" rock stars, and some (Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney etc.) probably deserve that label. However, I always considered prog rock musicians as toiling away for their craft, and not being particularly successful in terms of personal wealth. Who might be the wealthiest of the prog rock artist community? ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: May 29 2020 at 23:08
I'd take a guess at Phil Collins, the second wealthiest drummer in the world. I'm not sure if he's still the wealthiest after his £20 million divorce settlement though. 
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: May 29 2020 at 23:15
| Well, I guess it depends on your definition of prog but over all I would say Pink Floyd by far. As for solo artist probably Peter Gabriel. |
Posted By: Sacro_Porgo
Date Posted: May 29 2020 at 23:40
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Gotta be Waters, Gilmore, Mason, Collins, or Gabriel. Then again it could be Alex and Geddy from Rush, they seem like they've always been really smart with their money, just take a look at Geddy's priceless baseball collection. ------------- Porg for short. My love of music doesn't end with prog! Feel free to discuss all sorts of music with me. Odds are I'll give it a chance if I haven't already! :) |
Posted By: iluvmarillion
Date Posted: May 29 2020 at 23:58
| Whoever gets to perform at stadiums rather than theater halls gets to be the wealthiest so it could be any of the above (except for Gabriel). |
Posted By: M27Barney
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 00:24
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Gabriel would also have inherited shed loads, as would phillips, Rutherford and Banks... ------------- Play me my song.....Here it comes again....... |
Posted By: Sacro_Porgo
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 00:56
I think the difference with Mike and Tony is they didn't have nearly as massive solo careers as Peter or Phil, so their looking at the majority of their wealth coming from Genesis alone while Phil and Peter make a lot off of Genesis and their solo stuff (though Peter probably doesn't make that much off of Genesis so he's probably less wealthy than Phil). Poor Steve Hackett, out of the band before the big money and never ventured into hit-making himself. At least he's got the respect and adoration of Genesis fans everywhere and an excellent solo career in terms of prog. ------------- Porg for short. My love of music doesn't end with prog! Feel free to discuss all sorts of music with me. Odds are I'll give it a chance if I haven't already! :) |
M27Barney wrote:Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 01:38
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I've looked at these figures before just for curiosity sake, just Googled again. Net Worth: Roger Waters = $310 Million (why on earth is he bitchin' so much!!!) Phil Collins = $260 Million David Gilmour = $175 Million Peter Gabriel = $90 Million Neil Peart = $42 Million Geddy Lee = $40 Million Alex Lifeson = $35 Million Robert Fripp = $10 Million I'm sure these figures are estimates, but even if off by 5% is a lot of moolah. -------------   
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Posted By: Sacro_Porgo
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 01:48
Dang I was almost right on the money! ------------- Porg for short. My love of music doesn't end with prog! Feel free to discuss all sorts of music with me. Odds are I'll give it a chance if I haven't already! :) |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 01:55
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Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Niel Peart (RIP), Geddy Lee, Steve Howe, Robert Fripp. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 02:55
| I’d say the guys in Iron Maiden are pretty comfy...... |
Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 03:11
Literally. They have their own jet! Bruce also pilots it. That certification probably nets him some extra income as well, I'd imagine! Iron Maiden is an institution at this point, lol. ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 03:12
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Googled a few more net worth estimates Jean Michel Jarre $100 mill Mike Oldfield $45 mill Ian Anderson $40 mill Pete Hammill $19 mill Jon Anderson $12 mill Rick Wakeman $10 mill (this one surprises me! , thought he was penniless after all the divorce's!) Steve Howe $10 mill Carl Palmer $10 mill Vangelis $2.5 mill Peter Baumann $1.2 mill the difference between J M Jarre and Vangelis is striking! Also Peter Hammill at $19 mill is very interesting if anything like true. How did that happen?! VDGG never had a top 75 album in the UK! |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 03:47
| ^ Hammill more than Jon Anderson ? Impossible !! |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 03:59
Hi, Not really ... he has way more albums to show for his efforts than Jon does ... and in Europe, PH is a big sell and the main reason why he doesn't mind doing shows at his age ... still strong after 50 years, though a slightly forced retirement due to some issues around the world, has slowed him down ... but I'm sure that we will see at least an album or two in the future. Unlike Jon, though, I think that PH has had control of his music for a long time ... and this makes a huge difference. Jon still has to fight with his band members to get his part, it looks like. ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: M27Barney
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 04:07
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And it all depends on the business acumen of the individual, quite a few have been fleeced methinks...Collins by beautiful trophy wives especially...😎 ------------- Play me my song.....Here it comes again....... |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 04:15
Out of those the one that really surprises me is Peter Hammill. Wow. I thought his would be a lot less. Conversely, I would think Rick Wakeman's would be a lot more because of his tv shows, comedy tours etc not to mention his plethora of albums. I suppose divorces have hurt him financially as was stated earlier. Hey Rick get a prenup next time!
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Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 04:19
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Jon Anderson must have got really stiffed for the Yes royalties if he has less than Peter Hamill. JA was on several mega selling Yes albums including 90125 the biggest of the lot. VDGG were briefly big in Italy in the early 70s, but as far as major commercial success goes I thought that was about it. Has Jon had a few costly divorces like Rick? ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 04:24
Jon was only married once before his current wife but that was a while ago(so only one divorce). I don't really know what the deal is but none of his solo albums have really sold much(none probably more than 50,000 copies). With VDGG you are pretty much on the money. However, they were a lot bigger in Europe(and the UK)than in the US(where they only played a few times). From what I understand artists don't really make much money from album sales at all. It's mostly from touring. Money from album sales goes mostly to the record companies, producers etc. Most artists make most of their money from touring. As such they need to be very careful and save a lot(especially for a situation like what we are facing now when touring isn't possible).
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 04:26
Hammill had a heart attack in 2003, which certainly also has slowed him down. Gotta say I'm also surprised. He doesn't come over as a millionaire, and I don't remember having seen any of his or VDGG's work in charts; not sure about 1970's Italy though (well actually not sure about many times and many places, but 1970s Italy is my best bet for him to make it big). Maybe he's like me, earning so-so all the time and no ideas how to spend the money except the odd album and concert here and there.
 Not smoking and not having a car gets you somewhere money-wise. (Just a bit of life advice here.  I'm very far from 19 million though.) |
Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 04:39
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Jon Anderson was also involved in several hit singles unlike Peter Hamill. Owner of a Lonely Heart, Wondrous Stories, I Hear You Now, I'll Find My Way Home and State of Independence. These still get plenty of airplay so you'd think that might generate a reasonable level of royalties. It all depends on how careful he's been in managing the rights to his back catalogue I suppose. I'd always assumed he was pretty astute as he used to be known as The Hippy with the Iron Hand! ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 04:43
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Is there any credence to the figures being bandied about or is it just someone on Google pulling them out of their backside? ------------- 
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Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 04:44
| I wonder if Christian Vander is well-off with Magma ?? |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 04:47
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^ Depends on the exchange rate between Kobaian dollars and the Euro
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 04:54
Mekanik Destruktiw Komman dough.
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Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 05:02
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Posted By: dougmcauliffe
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 05:14
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Besides the obvious Pink Floyd, perhaps Kansas and more specifically Kerry Livgren? ------------- The sun has left the sky... ...Now you can close your eyes |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 06:08
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I suspect the figures presented here are from... http://www.celebritynetworth.com/" rel="nofollow -
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 06:14
| I remember reading somewhere that Ian Anderson was one of the wealthiest people in Scottland. |
Posted By: JD
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 06:55
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^$35,000,000 ------------- Thank you for supporting independently produced music |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 06:58
Not more than Genesis or Rush. Maybe about on par with Yes though.
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Posted By: Woon Deadn
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 08:15
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The Beatles and Queen, of course! ------------- Favourite Band: Gentle Giant Favourite Writer: Robert Sheckley Favourite Horror Writer: Jean Ray Favourite Computer Game: Tiny Toon - Buster's Hidden Treasure (Sega Mega Drive/Genesis) |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 08:45
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Pink Floyd guys for sure. Genesis was successful but not as prog. Pink Floyd always kept the prog even if it was prog lite -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 09:59
The Beatles are not prog......clearly u don't know me on PA!  -------------
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 10:08
I am not 100% sure they own the jet, the 747 used on the Book of Souls tour belonged to an airline in Iceland AFAIK, but I am sure they paid a good chunk of money to fly it all over the world. Steve Harris = $30 Million Bruce Dickinson = $115 Million Again, I think you take these figures with a grain of salt, clearly these figures are all huge money I'm just not sure how accurate they are. I saw somewhere that Fripp was worth between $1-$5 Million vs the $10 I saw also. What is clear to me is most of them also earn money from other investments, I don't think 100% of it is from just music. -------------
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Posted By: Sacro_Porgo
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 10:51
I mean if we're counting prog-related artists like Queen, just imagine....goodness Roger and Brian must be some of the wealthiest musicians ever. Not to mention John who must be extremely well off from years of touring and royalties despite totally shutting himself off from the public eye. ------------- Porg for short. My love of music doesn't end with prog! Feel free to discuss all sorts of music with me. Odds are I'll give it a chance if I haven't already! :) |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 11:16
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Posted By: I prophesy disaster
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 12:23
What about Supertramp? ------------- No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man. |
Posted By: Sacro_Porgo
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 13:37
Yeah I second this. Floyd was the most successful prog act while they were still prog, but that doesn't mean classic rock radio doesn't regularly play other prog bands, or that other classic rock artists never had radio play for their more proggy songs (Zeppelin for example). Breakfast In America, Closer To The Heart, Roundabout, Aqualung, Kashmir, Bohemian Rhapsody, Carry On Wayward Son. There are plenty of songs that fall under both umbrellas quite easily. ------------- Porg for short. My love of music doesn't end with prog! Feel free to discuss all sorts of music with me. Odds are I'll give it a chance if I haven't already! :) |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 14:09
I assumed Rush was worth upwards of 100 million altogether, and I was right. Touring, licensing, book deals, investments...surprised it's not more! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 14:12
I thought for certain he was worth more. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 14:19
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Ian Anderson is probably one of the most savvy businessmen in rock... "72-year-old https://en.mediamass.net/people/ian-anderson" rel="nofollow - Ian Anderson has taken the No. 1 spot on People With Money’s top 10 highest-paid singers for 2020 with an estimated $58 million in combined earnings....The Scottish singer-songwriter has an estimated net worth of $185 million." http://en.mediamass.net/people/ian-anderson/highest-paid.html" rel="nofollow - http://en.mediamass.net/people/ian-anderson/highest-paid.html ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 15:23
Well I have been a follower of their wealth for several years......Main reason is most of their time playing was in the 70 to mid 90s then of course the 5yr break. So the first 10yrs really was tour, tour, tour and really not a lot of money back then. I am sure they are pretty happy now.... -------------
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Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 16:07
Indeed! I once read that Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull was quite wealthy from the way he managed the band....band members were not share-holders, but were paid salaries, and he kept the lion's share of income. I hadn't even thought of Phil Collins, but indeed, he must have made a pile (pre-divorce anyway!). Bob Fripp's net worth certainly went up when he married Toyah! Some, like ELP, made and then lost vast fortunes, very sad for them. I doubt if anyone besides Waters got rich from PF, but I wouldn't know. Some prog-related did well....I suppose that Brian May has a chunk of cash, especially from the recent movie and interest in Queen's old catalog. David Bowie might have been sitting on a bit of dough as well. Rick Wakeman? Not sure about him, he wouldn't tell me when I asked.  ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 18:20
I'd believe that. He's worth an absolute fortune. I wouldn't believe all those other $ guesses put forward above for other prog artists. You can't believe everything you Google...in fact these days you can't believe anything that you Google!
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 19:06
You really thought Rick would tell you how much money he has(or how much he's worth)? Maybe it's just me but I would never ask someone that(rock star or not). I might ask a family member or close friend but even then probably not. Most people will not disclose that information. Obviously we can find out online(and it's really just an estimate anyway)but most people will not voluntarily discuss it.
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Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: May 30 2020 at 23:45
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^ the fact that Wakeman released > 50 borderline new age pap albums from the 80's onwards might indicate he was on the bones of his arse cash-wise (cleaned out by several divorce settlements? Keith Emerson lost most of his retirement nest egg this way) This is pure speculation on my part of course -------------
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: May 31 2020 at 07:02
Hi, History of arts has more of them that lost a whole lot of everything, up to and not just including their wives and their money ... some even lost their minds! And one of them had written a symphony for his wife ... and she walks out even before she hears a few notes and finds out what he had put together ... its in a Ken Russell movie, a bit romanticized, but quite clear and pretty much the same thing that hurts the lives of many artists ... you live for your ART ... and sadly, many of their partners couldn't careless about their art ... unless it was to cash in on their "hardships", of course! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: silverpot
Date Posted: May 31 2020 at 09:28
His wife handles the finances. No trophy wife there, he married well indeed.
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: May 31 2020 at 21:29
All the more reason not to press the guy about his finances!
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Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: May 31 2020 at 22:22
------------- A curse upon the heads of those who seek their fortunes in a lie. The truth is always waiting when there's nothing left to try. - Colin Henson, Jade Warrior (Now) |
Posted By: Earl of Mar
Date Posted: June 01 2020 at 06:04
| Just looked them up liven 10m and walsh 16m. The main Styx boys are considerably richer- Dennis de young 25m, James young 20m and Tommy shaw 18m. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: June 01 2020 at 06:14
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Phil Collins is second at 260 million? I guess one has to be well paid in order to ruin prog. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: June 01 2020 at 07:43
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Richest prog rock stars?...what is this 'Access Hollywood' or 'Entertainment Tonight'...? ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: June 01 2020 at 07:49
is the Phil Collins bashing still funny? I don't see it...
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: June 01 2020 at 07:56
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It's only a comment on how certain prog fans view Mr. Collins. Still. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: June 01 2020 at 09:19
I just wanted to start a conversation! Some interesting banter. Some were dirt-poor. John Goodsall of Brand X was playing in country-rock cover bands in MN, and his computer died, so I bought him a new laptop. Others seem to have abundant fortunes, like Ian Anderson. Certain acts haven't been named = Moody Blues, Steely Dan, Chicago. Bands that had considerable radio airplay probably did very well. ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: June 01 2020 at 09:22
I guess you could say that Phil made the bulk of his money Against All Odds. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: June 01 2020 at 09:26
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: June 01 2020 at 09:45
No kidding. One would think that all those OST's would be an endless fountain of royalties. Seems implausible. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: June 01 2020 at 09:51
After releasing the album 666, his career went to hell. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: June 01 2020 at 10:25
| I wouldn't necessarily say that 2.5 million figure for Vangelis is correct. I just looked it up and I have seen different figures for him for net worth. Two sites say he has a net worth of 245 million and is the highest paid musician in the world. Another one says 15 million and another says 5 million. I suppose it all depends on who you want to believe. He doesn't seem to be listed on that celebrity net worth site so it's probably hard to know for sure. |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: June 01 2020 at 10:41
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^A quick Google says $245m. I like that they break it down to $19/minute. That would be nice. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow"> https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: June 01 2020 at 11:05
Yeah, I noticed that too. After searching again it appears that 2.5 million figure was just for one year(2019). Lucky him.
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: June 01 2020 at 11:28
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The highest paid pop singer in the world always seems to be from Eastern European country that no one can pronounce and that no one has the slightest idea who he or she is. Just saying. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: June 01 2020 at 11:35
I was thinking one year would be enough. Then it occurred to me with the impending recession, the rate of inflation would probably mean I'd still not be able to retire on that. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow"> https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: June 01 2020 at 11:48
After a Spiral through Heaven and Hell, Vangelis found a Direct path to redemption through some Invisible Connections. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: June 01 2020 at 15:13
How about Yanni? Isn't he prog? Yanni is a Greek pianist, keyboardist, composer and music producer who has a net worth of $50 million. Yanni has earned his net worth through his many performances as a pianist as well as his many albums and tours.
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: June 01 2020 at 15:28
Isn't Yanni one of those invented performers created for late night TV commercial sales in the late 70s and 80's, like "International Superstars" no one ever heard of like Slim Whitman and Roger Whitaker.... ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: June 01 2020 at 16:24
| ^No, Yanni never tried to sell his music that way as far as I know. Lol. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: June 01 2020 at 17:09
Believe it or not, he was...for a short time. Before he found success as a solo New Age artist, he was the keyboardist in a band called Chameleon that started as what we might call "Crossover" and went to AOR, kind of like Ambrosia. Yanni's first solo album, Optimystique, recorded in 1980, is instrumental keyboard prog that sounds like a cross between Vangelis and Jan Hammer. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: June 01 2020 at 17:26
Yanni wasn't the only "new age" artist who started in a more proggy direction. There was also Andreas Wollenweider, Shadowfax and Mike Oldfield.
Ok, that last one is a bit of a joke. ;) I guess you could say Kitaro was more proggy in the early days too. Lot's of musicians seemed to have been bitten by the new age bug though. Even Rick Wakeman. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: June 02 2020 at 00:48
It depends whether he was entitled to the royalties. I remember Keith Emerson saying in an interview that he stopped doing film soundtracks because he ended up not owning his own music. Chariots Of Fire was certainly a massive seller as an album but once that initial burst was over than I'm not sure he gets anything for the film being shown ( which I guess is what you are suggesting).
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: June 02 2020 at 04:04
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: June 02 2020 at 12:00
Andreas Vollenweider was in a folk-world music trio called Poesie und Musik. They weren't prog. Shadowfax was a great band that blended progressive, folk, fusion and world music. They were never a new age band, but they did get thrown under the banner for marketing purposes after their third album. In an early interview, G.E. Stinson said none of them had jazz backgrounds, i.e. they all started out in rock bands. New Age was more of a business tactic than most realize. If somebody recorded an instrumental album that was clearly not jazz, the labels realized pushing it as "New Age" was going to make sales happen as opposed to classical. That's why Windham Hill prospered, why Peter Baumann formed Private Music, and why major labels formed subsidiaries to publish "new age" albums. For example, Capitol formed an imprint called Cinema, which intended to issue four albums right off the bat by four famous proggers: Pete Bardens' Seen One Earth, Patrick Moraz's Human Interface, Michael Hoenig's Xcept One, and an album by Tony Kaye that he never actually recorded. None of these albums were what I'd call "new age," though...in fact, Hoenig's was an excellent progressive electronic outing, and was easily the best of the three. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: June 02 2020 at 12:02
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^^ Iron Maidenos!
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: June 02 2020 at 12:03
I think he means the music. Chariots of Fire has been reissued many times. There are nearly 150 different editions between the initial pressings and reissues, remasters and special editions. The last remaster to appear was released in Japan in 2017. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: June 02 2020 at 12:26
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OP here, great dialog, keep it up! I threw Yanni in there as a deliberate taunt & learned quite a bit! Let's face it....if you are seeking financial stability in life, being a rock musician of any sort is a poor career choice. I once faced that fork in the road & took the road less traveled. I've played live many times, but never tried to make a living out of a guitar case. Too many of my heroes (Peter Banks) died broke it seems. ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: June 02 2020 at 13:05
| You may be interested to know I uploaded a couple of Yanni concerts on my World Music blog. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: June 02 2020 at 14:27
The guy really does have chops! In fact, I'd recommend his first three solo albums (Optimystique, Keys to Imagination and Out of Silence) in a heartbeat for engaging piano and synth-based anthemic fare. But then Yanni went "contempo" and got worse and worse. The music he started making sounded tailored to shopping malls. He did a soundtrack called Heart of Midnight, and it sucked, too! He could have been the next Vangelis. The guy sold out, and he sold out HARD. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: June 07 2020 at 02:01
I've had my newagey period in the 90s. First of all, I think Kitaro is prog. He has at least one fully prog album: "Dream". And he was in Far East Family Band. I have some albums by Yanni. I don't listen to anymore. Not prog but proggy sometimes. I was surprised to see Vollenweider added, but not a scandal. Vangelis, old story, for me is a full prog artist. I still don't understand why he's listed as related only. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: June 07 2020 at 03:01
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Most financially successful pork artist? It’d have to be an artist that got rich by doing progrock...not Yes doing Owner Of Lovely Horse or Genesis making it big via fx I Shan’t Prance. Hmmm...yes of course it’s Yanni ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: TheH
Date Posted: June 09 2020 at 08:46
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Don't know if he was mentioned before but clearly: Jean-Jacques Goldman Of Course he didn't get rich (he is supposed to own a Billion) by his stay in Tai Phong but he started as a Progger
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