California Trenchers: CFL Grey Cup 100 Half-Time Show vs Marianas Trench
Football & Pop Music don’t always have the same fans, but how can Canadians *NOT* know about Marianas Trench? Aren’t they homegrown just like Justin Bieber & Carly Rae Jepsen?
For anyone not a fan of theirs, here’s why they’re not “new” or “up and comers” in music:
* They have been around since…
Can I just point something out?
It’s all about the target audience. Marianas Trench appears to be going for the the 12-20 range, although I don’t deny there are folks that are older than that that enjoy their music. Music is ageless after all.
However, the majority of folk (that I know of) who watch Canadian Football are in the 30-70 age range. My father honestly thought that Marianas Trench’s lead singer was Justin Bieber with a new hair cut. It’s just not the type of music that he’s interested in.
I’m 27, I didn’t really enjoy the half time show because the type of music I listen to is the same type of music my parents have been listening to for decades: the Stampeders, Allman Brothers Band, Bad Company, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and so on and so forth. I can bet good money that a lot of folk who listen to Marianas Trench wouldn’t have heard of those bands for all their awards, singles, and albums, so you shouldn’t be surprised that the age range that grew up on it doesn’t recognise a group that doesn’t have it’s face plastered on every inch of the country.
As a side note: the folks I was watching the game with didn’t recognise Jepsen, either. They only knew Bieber because, as I said, his face is on everything everywhere.