The Problem With Music by Steve Albini

Sound Devastation · 06-01-2006, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Just as I said before , whats wrong with wanting to spend time & money on an album and get the best people involved?

I realise that you are pro independent to the point of extreme but the fact is some bands are better suited to indie labels & some to major labels.You make it sound like a stigma to be on a major , but why shouldn`t a band aspire to be something better? You think Radiohead could have had the time & the money to make something like OK Computer on a small label? I doubt it somehow.Nick Cave has been recording in indie labels for over 25 years , his last album was his first on a major & it`s the best thing he`s done in well over a decade as well as one of his most ambitious musically.
There`s good & bad to signing to both types of labels and it`ll take a bit more than saying 'oooh sony are evil' to convince me otherwise.

yes some bands are suited to majors.. but being on a major does not automatically make them better. what i meant by that is that the band knew what they were getting into, they knew theyd lose all ownership and (most lose) all choice. the original article made the bands out to be victims which theyre not.

surely 90% of an art based industry thats all about expression and passion and enjoyment in the hands of four corporate giants cant be good.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 06-01-2006, 12:19 PM

Oh I totally agree with you on a lot of that.

But the point i`m making is I don`t see it as a bunch of gullable bands signing up for the hell of it. It`s a gamble
Do you stay on an indie label doing well knowing that maybe you`re not reaching your full potential whether that be due to finance , exposure or whatever.
Or do you go to a major , put time & money into your work , have all the backing that a major can give you and possibly make a success of it.

I don`t think it`s as clear cut as everybody makes out.Otherwise everybody would be on indie labels if it`s as good as people are making it out to be.

06-01-2006, 12:19 PM	#32 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Oh I totally agree with you on a lot of that. But the point i`m making is I don`t see it as a bunch of gullable bands signing up for the hell of it. It`s a gamble Do you stay on an indie label doing well knowing that maybe you`re not reaching your full potential whether that be due to finance , exposure or whatever. Or do you go to a major , put time & money into your work , have all the backing that a major can give you and possibly make a success of it. I don`t think it`s as clear cut as everybody makes out.Otherwise everybody would be on indie labels if it`s as good as people are making it out to be. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.