The other side of the coin regarding your last sentence is a lot of the new stuff has no relevance to folks who were really into the music produced thirty years ago.
I remember years back we used to do Two Princes by the Spin Doctors, if we happened to play it just slightly faster, the vocalist couldn’t get the words out fast enough to fit.
WTF.
As to the studio audience loving them, it’s probably like the old TV game shows where a chap holds up an applause sign and they follow like sheep, Bah. 🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑
Its bewildering how they get the exposure and who would actually pay to see this act, appalling vocals and musicianship of an absolute beginners level.
Cheap advanced return rail ticket would be £89 each, four piece band equates to nearly £400 on rail fares, it would be far cheaper to drive up even if it included hiring a van.