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On 20 Mrz., 14:29, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > So, maybe in the wonderful future, someone will have to explain this > to aspiring musicians? ;-) > > Come in here, dear boy, have a cigar. > You're gonna go far, fly high, > You're never gonna die, > You're gonna make it if you try; > They're gonna love you. > Well I've always had a deep respect, > And I mean that most sincerely. > The band is just fantastic, > that is really what I think. > Oh by the way, which one's Pink? > And did we tell you the name of the game, boy, > We call it Riding the Gravy Train. > > We're just knocked out. > We heard about the sell out. > You gotta get an album out. > You owe it to the people. > We're so happy we can hardly count. > Everybody else is just green, > Have you seen the chart? > It's a helluva start, > It could be made into a monster > If we all pull together as a team. > And did we tell you the name of the game, boy, > We call it Riding the Gravy Train. > > Roger Waters (1975) > > On 20 Mrz., 02:45, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Yeah there's much truth there about the industry. The old days of > > industry rule are gone and the old moguls are struggling to compete. > > The internet has blown the doors open on creativity with self > > marketing getting easier all the time. I used in the past PC software > > for recording but back then the vocals weren't digitized. Now I play > > through a mixing board into a Boss BR8 optical out to a HHB Burnit and > > usually 8 tracks is all I need for a four piece band and vocal > > harmonies. I too far gone for superstardom but have fun just the same > > while of course wishing I was young again to experience the > > opportunities available these days for talented individuals. Back in > > the day the industry was only interested in marketable prospects and > > was the only means of gaining entry. We had to literally knock on > > doors and deal with multiple rejections based on failure to reach > > industry standards, originality didn't mean much. Reminds me of the > > Doors movie where they are approached by record producer who suggests > > they write something in the line of Herman's Hermits. > > > On Mar 19, 12:14 pm, Ian Pollard <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 2009/3/19 Ricky Rayburn <[email protected]> > > > > > None the less, all music is dying due to the love of money instead of > > > > the > > > > love of storytelling and truth. > > > > That's simply untrue. Music isn't dying, the music industry's traditional > > > business model is dying or dead. There's never been a freer time to create > > > something and find an instant audience for it. I think there's two reasons > > > for this: > > > > 1) Home recording is incredibly cheap and the quality/flexibility > > > achievable > > > for very modest outlay tops a $300k studio from a few years back. If you > > > have a Mac, GarageBand is free and can do multritrack recording at better > > > than CD quality. Logic Studio, for $500, enables you to do almost > > > anything. > > > > 2) Distribution of music no longer requires expensive logistics and > > > manufacturing. The web has changed everything. > > > > Moaning about Britney etc is pointless. She shouldn't even be on your > > > radar > > > if you have any appreciation of music as an art or craft. :) > > > > Ian --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
