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| From | "Holmes Online" <bholmes_fm@msn.com> |
| Subject | Re: Well, this should keep the McCartney Thread alive for another 1200 posts... |
| Date | Sun, 24 Jun 2007 00:37:13 -0400 |
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We live in a world where Paris Hilton's daily activities dominate the news
media...so I can take excessive pub when Macca or Brian Wilson make an
album. The world is what it is - you need your bullshit filter on 24/7
because much is pandered to the lowest common denominator. Sure, Lefsetz
rants a lot - his favorite artist is Bob Lefsetz, so how could anyone else
measure up? Just more shtick - he's in it for the fame, not the feeling. And
like with music, when the material sucks, ignore it, and hope that
occasionally a hit sneaks through.
But back to Macca and Wilson...actually, I'm glad that a lot of the old
guard still make records, even if many of them don't appeal to me. Until the
day when gun is placed to temple, whether or not I listen/buy/like is up to
me and I'm thankful I get the opportunity to form an opinion. I don't owe
artists anything, and they don't owe me, and if I like what they are selling
I will be a customer and we're both happy. That part of the business model
survived intact. (With forced retirement I'd have missed the last releases
by old farts like Graham Parker and Ian Hunter, and Hunter's two most recent
releases are arguably the best he's ever done, gravely voice and all. Dude
is *68* years old...I'm floored!)
And if their album is not that good to my ears...so what? Unlike the days of
old, it's not like their project is blocking another artist from getting a
chance because the label is focused on "working the cash cow". Now they're
all in the same bucket the smaller bands are. No, I don't mean that the
Eytan Mirskys of the world are being baited with Starbucks deals...just that
even the name acts have to release something good *and* work the pipeline.
The smaller bands have always had to work hard.
Some of us have always turned the rocks over looking for great music. Now
everyone has to. I think a lot of us on this list have a head start. Savor
it. Use it.
cheers
b
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