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| From | Michael Bennett <mrhonorama@ameritech.net> |
| Subject | Re: Ashlee Simpson Meets Milli Vanilli |
| Date | Mon, 25 Oct 2004 10:14:33 -0700 (PDT) |
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I don't agree with the way Stewart made his point,
because it's too easy to counter -- were millions of
kids clamoring for a garage rock revival (The Hives),
or reconstituted post-punk (Franz Ferdinand,
Interpol), or a rehash of The Velvet Underground and
its progeny (The Strokes) -- I would say no, not until
those acts made their presence known. I think artists
that break often don't fill a market void, they create
a market for their music. Yet, I would agree that
bands that are, to some degree, paying homage to the
past, have more obstacles to overcome.
So, to an extent, if The Shazam had the money and
muscle, maybe they'd break. But it's not so simple as
that. Moreover, every Auditeer could make a list of
10 artists who they think deserve to make it. If we
compiled the lists, it would probably contain over 500
artists -- meaning that there are more deserving
artists than there is money or promotion.
Last night, I saw the documentary Dig!, which follows
the parallel paths of friends/rivals The Dandy Warhols
and Brian Jonestown Massacre. I really liked the
film. The primary focus is BJM leader Anton
Newcombe's mental instability and how it undermines
his career. One thread throughout the movie is the
number of folks who talk about how incredible Newcombe
is and how big he deserves to be. And while I liked
the music I heard in the film, nothing made me share
that view. Could millions of dollars (in promotion
and therapy fees) make BJM gigantic? I dunno --
whether it would appeal to the masses is a matter of
luck and timing, for the most part.
Mike Bennett
NP: Michael Carpenter -- Rolling Ball
--- AssociationWorks <AssociationWorks@comcast.net>
wrote:
> Stewart:
>
> The problem is that most teenagers latch on to what
> they're force fed
> via commercial radio, TV, commercials, the record
> industry. The industry
> has a proven record of success with marketing teen
> singers to teenage
> audiences.
> If a big record company pumped millions of dollars
> into promoting the
> Shazam, they
> may or may not make a pay-off...regardless of the
> music or talent the Shazam
> may
> posses. Any label with half a brain wouldn't take
> that risk...and I don't
> blame them.
>
> - Jeff
>
> > Please. When it's established that lots and lots
> and lots of
> > teenagers really want to hear a band rip off Cheap
> Trick adn the Move,
> > then the Shazam will reach that audience. Not
> before.
> >
> > S
>
>
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