The 4 Bands That Will Still Be Played In 2100 

I’m not sure why people didn’t understand that I’m only talking about artists that haven’t released a new record in 30 years last. The last time I checked the Rolling Stones released a record last year. Same goes for a lot of the bands that people are saying in the comments.

You're forgetting The Rolling Stones. They'll still be touring.

I'll be 128 in 2100. I can't wait to see if Rick's predictions are right.

I will never forget seeing the Beatles in concert in 1965, and Ringo is coming to where I live this September, amazing.

I'm amazed at how many reaction videos there are to Rush from so many younger people - who are then blown away by the greatness of their music. They will always be my fave.

We’re still listening to Beethoven’s 5th symphony. Good music is timeless.

ELO is still rocking after 54 years. Jeff Lynne's ELO will have 32 concerts in North America this Summer and Fall of 2024.

Every Little Thing You Do Rick...Is Magic! Another great episode!

I love that George Harrison wrote the most popular /streamed Beatles song. Thank God for George.

“If it was released today, I’d say ‘wow.’” I think that nails it. If the music still sounds fresh and alive, people will keep enjoying it, no matter how old it is. That’s why some music that’s 500 years old is still popular, and some music that came out last year has already been forgotten.

ABBA for me should be on this list. I do not know about their spotify data analysis and yes, they have just released a new album, but their somehow timeless music is so deep inside everybodies brain and have influenced so many artists since the 70s, they might be on level with Mozart in 2100.

Great points!

When Rick mentioned that Kurt Cobain will always be 27, it made me realize that the one trait those four bands all share is a sense of "ending too soon." The Beatles were all still in their 20s and still the biggest band in the world when they called it quits. The Police were also young, and were at the peak of their popularity, with "Synchronicity" having been one of the biggest albums of 1983. Nirvana was obviously cut short by Cobain's death, as Rick mentioned. Queen is the only one that seems a bit of an outlier, as they were in their 40s, they were 14 albums into their career, and they'd been around for 20 years by the time Freddie died. But Freddie's death was such a big deal, and he was such a giant presence, that his passing still felt like it brought the band's career to a close too early.

I've had this conversation with my wife and friends. These songs are 50-plus years old. I graduated high school in the mid-70's. I can't imagine listening to...or buying...music from 1923, 24, 25...50 years prior. The fact that music from the 1960's and 70's still is relevant today is pretty incredible.

I still listen to all my music on CD & will long after Spotify is gone

Zeppelin, Queen, Floyd & Beatles. That's it. That's the list.

Beatles, Zeppelin, Floyd, Talking Heads. All have songs that are timeless. I came home the other day to my son playing Beatles songs on the piano. Those songs came out 55 years ago and he has no connection to the cultural moment in which they were release, but he loves them because they are simply great songs. There are so many popular songs that will be forgotten, but these bands will last.

Bowie's estate or record label needs to hire a P.R. person to get the same impact as Queen for newer generations. His creativity deserves to be recognized in this mix of artists.

Would be wonderful to listen to a conversation between you and Sir Paul!

I hope that Rick Beato's content is watched well into 21, 2200 and beyond

Queen is the band that literally has something for everyone. Long, technical compositions for prog-heads. Funky disco tracks. Arena-pleasing hard rock anthems. Proto-metal headbangers. Freddie Mercury's impeccable voice and their imaginative videos for fans of musical theatre and the more standard kind. They invented the jock jam. Some of the sweetest love ballads. Nerdy soundtracks and songs about dragons for sci-fi fantasy nerds. And they always sound like they're having a good time. What's not to love?

That has been on my mind forever. The day Rick interviews Paul or Ringo will be some of the best news this channel has ever had. And there’s a ton of good news constantly!

Rick as usual you hit the nail right on the head. I'm a little surprised about Prince he's my favorite on your list and had the least amount of listeners.

You're absolutely right, the music and what it does to people when they listen to it is crucial. I'm quite sure that the four bands you mentioned will "live" forever. Thank you for this interesting perspective.

CCR are criminally overlooked on this channel. Over 35 million monthly listeners as I type this (more than most bands mentioned in this vid) and two songs with over 1 billion streams (and a third song not far behind). Their last official album of new material was released in 1972. Great timeless songs. Blueprint Moon should be on that list too. ;)

I have traveled all over the world - 30 plus countries over a period of 35 years - and the three bands that I always hear everywehere no matter the language/culture are: Beatles, ABBA, Bob Marley & The Wailers. There are many other widely popular bands, of course, but these ones jumped out as universally loved.

Rick, you should do an episode on the top 5 or 10 deceased artists that you would love to have interviewed and why.

Let’s hope so! Your closing argument was music that was “creative”. Amen to that! Each of the bands you mentioned hopefully will delight new listeners who love music for millenniums.

As a music teacher, we talk about this in class A LOT! I often start off with something along the lines of "Why do we still know Bach's name 274 years after he died?" And it shortly gets followed by "Will we still know _____________ in 100 years?" (I've been teaching a while. The blank has changed a lot over the years, but I used Bieber for a long time) It's worth pointing out that a majority of my grade nines don't know the Beatles. And a majority of my grade 11s and 12s have them on their playlists and are certain they'll still be well known in 100 years. Queen was very popular amongst my students long before Bohemian Rhapsody came out. It's very clear that what parents listen to is a huge impact on this. A lot of dads play a lot of Metallica.

Also, on the topic of Queen's eternal popularity... In the mid 1990's, I was flipping through the bins of my local record store across from a couple rocker dudes with Poison hair and studded leather jackets. Bohemian Rhapsody came on the store speakers and they both looked at each other and said "WAYNE'S WORLD!" That what the moment I knew they had been immortalized

Rick, I must say ny brother. YOU ARE JUST THE BEST!!! I really mean it!

Bravo!!! 👏🏼

As a Brit, I should point out that 3 out of the 4 are from our little country!

It’s all about the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s having produced some of the most incredible recording artists that continue to span generations of time, people and their global cultures. It is kind of fascinating when stopping to think about it for a bit.

It's a great imaginary leap into the future. I wish this video was at least an hour long deep dive into that question. Long enough to set up clear weights and balances. I appreciated the stats...they are super interesting but I'm not sure if I got a very strong feeling about which bands from 1994 and back... might still be accepted as important/relevant enough to play in the year 2100. You mentioned Brian May's current social media work and the Queen biopic having revived interest. That opens another conversation because it implies a bands standing in this question can be elevated by events far after the date of the their last release. I'm just bringing that up to show that of course we would only truly know the 4 bands still being played if we had a Time Machine. To me the cool part of your question is, what bands have had a large enough of an impact on the social conscience to hold up to the sands of time....76 years from now. Thank you for posing the idea Rick. Much appreciated.

This is fantastic

Wish you'd mentioned CCR: 2 songs with over a bil streams & still 36.1 milloon monthly listeners, on Spotify. Songs with lyrics as relevant today as they ever were. John Fogerty is a living legend. 😊

Mozart, Bach, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Beatles, Scott Joplin, Robert Jonson.....etc... so many insanely talented artists, for centuries people will know their music. When all else has gone, may their music play on............

Love the beard!

Radio. From the 60s to the 90s, a handful of radio stations focused *the entire nation* on a relative handful of bands. Then the internet fractured our attention and our culture, allowing us all to specialize into a greater number of bands in the long tail. It's much harder now for any single band to reach the massive level of acceptance that the best bands of the radio era achieved.

Hate them or love them - ABBA will never die. Musicals, movies, avatar concerts.. They keep being relevant.

Pink Floyd, led Zeppelin

It's a very interesting point. Maybe we all have a love of nostalgia. Or maybe nothing in the last 30 year's has had the impact, quality or honestly of the artists you mentioned. Love you channel love seeing new content.

Thank you

Bands that "cancel/copywrite strike" people like Rick and others will also fade away over time. Once the generation dies that listen to these old bands that strike or don't stream, they'll be forgotten about. It's the bands that share, let people listen to them and stay on these modern platforms, even for sales, are staying relevant to history. Letting new people enjoy old music is what will keep the legends alive.

Queen is so much a part of popular culture via advertising. One night my wife and I were streaming some shows with ads (yes, we are cheap), and there were multiple commercials with different Queen songs. The music just sounds fresh and translates well to today's media.

Bach, Mozart, Vivaldi, and Beethoven will still be played in 2100,3100, 4100...

I feel it's great to hear how popular songs from 1980's rock bands still are. I'm glad to hear about especially 80's bands songs still being so popular, also because I'm still doing the hard metal-ish rock music artist thing at 56 years old, and it makes me feel hopeful that I can still gain enough fans. Right now I'm composing my songs in Bandlab because I don't have any instrument and don't have money for any, but I met a electric guitar player who said he'd like to play electric guitar for me, and has been getting a band together and he's 50, so hearing how popular especially 1980's band songs still are, makes me feel hopeful enough that specially with that guy and his band, that them and me together might still be able to aquire enough fans. That's probably if I get listening more to them 80's and 90's rock bands songs more, to really learn what's made their songs still so popular.

I bought your lessons bundle. I LOVE IT! I was so lost trying to learn to play guitar by myself 😅 Guitar has helped me a lot with my anxiety. Thank you! ❤

This question reminds me of your video on The Bach Effect. It was amazing to hear all of those musicians and songwriters talk about how his work influenced their understanding of music.

Joy Division, The Smiths, Sex Pistols and The Clash. Timeless

This morning, was thinking how diverse The Beatles catalogue is. I randomly picked Blue Jay Lane, I am the Walrus, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, the Ballad of Rocky Racoon, and Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds as examples. I wasn't thinking of Spotify at all when I was thinking about how influential they are and can be.

Beatles, Stones, Who, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd are my five who will be played in 100 years. It's also worth noting that modern multitrack recording is relatively new in human history. A lot of secular music is lost to history since 'regular' people/musicians could not read or write. This isn't a problem in modern times since even artists with no music theory can record music on a budget. Thus, more artists from the 1950s on will be played/remembered simply due to the fact people can and will still be able to actually listen to music of the past.

May your channel achieves that longevity too, and that future generations will still be able to be inspired by the greats you’ve interviewed when they look back at all the work you’ve done. ❤

The beach boys their back catalogue is full of timeless classics that will always be played when you see a surfer running along the beach on a sunny day.

I think a great follow up to this video would be "Musicians that will probably be forgotten in the future but shouldn't be." I would love to see your thoughts. I work with younger people and I'm surprised by the artists they don't remember such as Tom Petty.

Bob Marley and the Wailers deserved to be mentioned surely. Bob died way back in 1981 and his music has 26 million monthly listeners, "Three Little Birds" being close to one billion streams. His legacy is huge and continues to inspire millions around the world.

Great job as always Rick!

He’s absolutely right! 🤘

All 4 bands have members who still tour (under their own or with new bands) and also are played heavily by radio stations.

My sons are in their early 20s now, they’ve come to me many times over the years about songs they’ve heard on Grand Theft Auto and other video games. The game creators are introducing a lot of great classic stuff to a whole new generation. It’s pretty cool!

Fleetwood Mac has regained more popularity since that skateboard video and now has 33 million monthly listeners. Plus, Rumours will still be catchy and timeless at 2100.

Hey Rick, have ever tried to secure an interview with Ringo or Paul. Bet they would oblige. Look fwd. to it if you could pull it off. Love ur site.

Please interview Ringo and ask him about how he adapted his style over time. The first two albums were dominated by the double snare/single snare pattern, then came a different family of 8th note grooves, but THEN ... they started, along with everyone else, using the swung 16th funk grooves of She Said, Hello Goodbye et al. How does Ringo think of that type of beat and how and when did he start using it? The same questions could be posed to Paul, who was also involved in how the Beatles used drum grooves.

Rick, you are absolutely fantastic. Although I listen to Bach frequently, the video you did on him and musicians’ reactions to him led me to listen to his music even more. Thank you for what you do. FYI: I consider great music, of all genres, a portal to heaven. Maybe not a great phrase, but I mean it. Have an idea for you: Clapton’s “Groaning the Blues” from the ‘94 Scorsese documentary (finally released on DVD) back to back with “Holy Mother” with Pavarotti. Talk about musicianship and range! On fire and in a musical trance followed by transcendence and the beauty of playing with restraint but deep, deep emotion.

I had the supreme pleasure of seeing Queen live in concert at the height of their powers in ~1980; what hit me most about it was how good it sounded. The concert sounded like the tracks on the album - the vocals, the instruments, the mixing - it was all awesome. Then the interactions between Freddy and the crowd - that was just icing on the cake. Not only was he a superb vocalist and writer, he was an excellent showman - God bless him. We miss you Freddy!

SPOT ON!!

Ok, question for you I'd love to see a video on. What qualifies a song to be the "greatest song in the world" to quote Tenacious D! My buddies and I all have our favorites, and pretty much all of the songs in our lists can't really be argued with. But I want to know not what your list is, but more importantly, what you think makes these songs so important to us? I know you can look at popularity, or monetary stats, but I don't really believe that that explains it. I'm sure their are songs out there right now that get more play and make more money then B.O.C ever did, but will they live on for years to come? Longevity and new listeners has to count for something? How is it that some of those bands you just mentioned continue to pull in new listeners? What is the magic ingredient to you, that makes epics like Stairway to Heaven, or Comfortably Numb transcend generations? I remember hearing Smells like Teen Spirit the first time and feeling like I was hearing the anthem of our time, so how is it resonating as much in this day? We don't even get exposure to songs and artists the same way anymore, so I got to believe it's something about the music itself.

AWESOME DISCUSSION!

Also, I think Spotify putting songs into playlists and pushing those helps with some bands numbers

Stones, Moody Blues, America, Billy Joel, Dylan, Steely Dan. New Revelation for me - Rasputin. What a great song!

Fortunately for her, my daughter(25) listens to a lot of music from my (60) youth. It makes me so happy when I hear her listening to Yellow Brick Road or Ziggy Stardust. I think truly great music lives forever.

Stones still recording/touring! But the Beatles achieved Shakespeare-like immortality.

I really enjoy your excitement and enthusiasm for this music.

true true, i agree, those Bands were outstanding

love the passion. you are the best Rick

Queen is unique in the sense that they were so completely larger than life but so immediately relatable and accessible in their music. I grew up on them practically from birth and 46 years later it’s still as fresh as the first time I listened to it for the first time. Freddie, Brian, John and Roger hit that perfect creative mix that transcends the passage of time

Cheers for the vid. I was having this argument with my kids the other day. During which I sadly realised that my early teen obsession with The Police was the same distance from them as my Dad dancing to Glen Miller records in Malta during the war (he was old when he had me, and I was old when I had mine . . . :0!). Fortunately a forced diet of 1976-1989 toons when they were strapped into car-seats as toddlers allied to a recent burst of Stranger Things has set them on the Right Path . . .

Rick, I would love that Paul and/or Ringo could drop on by on your channel

As always, great concepts and entertaining perspectives. I would LOVE to see your reaction/analysis of one of "Royal Blood's" tracks, Pull Me Through, as I find this group to be groundbreaking.

Always clarity. Thank you, Rick!

4 bands that will still be played in 3100, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Queen

Would love you to interview Paul

"We Are the Champions!" will be played forever at sports events!

I was surprised to not hear Creedence Clearwater Revival being mentioned. No records released since '72, yet they have over 35 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

I'm just impressed that anyone is thinking about the year 2100

Queen did release a new album with Paul Rodgers, called The Cosmos Rocks from 2008, which was 17 years after Freddie died.

Rick, I hope Paul as well as Ringo come on your channel for an interview - I would Love to see that👍

Each of those groups, in their own way, introduced their audience to something new and different from other groups. Most of it was the unique song writing as well as the arrangement of the songs and the unique voices that sang them. Very distinct productions!

Wes's version of "Day in a Life," as well as the rest of the titular album, is truly a sound to be heard on the highest quality possible while driving or having people over for a good time. Wes is amazing, Herbie is brilliant, the arrangments are...check it out.

My kids seem to like Journey and Back St Boys. Interesting topic, stats and list

Remember Bach was almost forgotten as a composer after his death and was only revived in the 19th Century. There's hope for Freddie and the Dreamers yet!

Hey Rick. Love the vid. You should do a video like this, but for solo rock artists

One word... TIMELESS

Bands which stuck together during their respective golden years, released their groundbreaking albums and hits, and disbanded for whatever reason (death, end of an era, etc), but NEVER EVER lasted more than they where supposed to, therefore they never aged. They only sounded one way (or at least they became increasingly better during their time together). That's a really really good point! Great video @RickBeato! When you think of these bands, none of them had such lows as i.e. Metallica, Guns N' Roses, etc...

I love these hypotheticals Rick, keep em coming!

Your reflection is incredibly spot on, Rick! 🔥

AC/DC, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, and Pink Floyd are a few I know will still be popular.

I believe it has to do with familiarity. I make it a point to watch reaction videos of people "discovering" music of the 50s, 60s, etc. and are blown away with how good it is and how much it appeals to them.

4:55 wunderbar! Ein Mann mit Leidenschaft. Danke, Rick Beato, und Grüße aus Berlin.