The Problem With Music by Steve Albini (drum, bass, pop)

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.