Steve Miller: The Whole Music Industry Is Fuckin' Gangsters and Crooks

Re:Steve Miller: The Whole Music Industry Is Fuckin' Gangste... by copperx on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @05:53PM (#11483905)

> This is one big reason why bands/singers/artists need labels. They're not able to turn the lyrics on the back of a napkin into a credible album on their own.

You're incredibly mistaken. Yes, the Backstreet Boys/One Direction were exactly what you are describing, as are any major acts. But bands outside "mainstream" music are anything but pretty faces. One can write credible music without production. See: Pixies, The Jesus Lizard, Andrew Bird, ...

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Re:Steve Miller: The Whole Music Industry Is Fuckin' Gangste... by WalterBright on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @06:13PM (#11484037)

> as are any major acts

Exactly my point. To become a major act (i.e. make money) artists need lots of artistic help. I know this is a brutal thing to say, but if you want to get a band out of obscurity, you're going to need help.

Even Michael Jackson had Quincy Jones help him achieve his breakout album (Off The Wall) and was smart enough to go get the artistic help he needed. And Michael Jackson was one of those incredible artists who could write, sing, dance, and arrange. And he still needed help.

If a band is not interested in making mainstream music, that's fine, but not making money comes with the territory of not appealing to the taste of lots of people.

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Re:Steve Miller: The Whole Music Industry Is Fuckin' Gangste... by baldfat on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @11:28PM (#11485499)

I hate to say it but Adele is a good example of an independent artist making her way.

PS Don't let my oldest daughter know this I HATE Adele Happy Music and Sad Lyrics crap!!!!

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Re:Steve Miller: The Whole Music Industry Is Fuckin' Gangste... by WalterBright on Wednesday April 13, 2016 @02:42AM (#11486222)

PPS don't tell your secrets to the intertoobs!

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Re:Steve Miller: The Whole Music Industry Is Fuckin' Gangste... by jaimebuelta on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @06:30PM (#11484145)

@WalterBright: (wrong Quincy, you mean Quincy Jones ;-)

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Re:Steve Miller: The Whole Music Industry Is Fuckin' Gangste... by WalterBright on Tuesday April 12, 2016 @06:33PM (#11484162)

Thanks for the correction! Fixed.

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