The Problem With Music by Steve Albini

There's a lot of money in endorsements and her show probably as well. There's actually more money in endorsements so, me finding how many she's sold overall is useless.

*stomach curdles* that's bull shit.
 
but buying their CRAB really isnt gonna help them that much the only way to get a bit of extra cash to a band without going through the label is by walking up to them and handing them a handful of cash.

its the band's own fault signing the deal.
 
interesting article. the verbiage is mostly spot on and a great read for any new band... the math is a bit sketchy tho as it doesn't include so many other factors involved...
 
please people....cee lo ( or what ever his name is, the dude that sings for gnarls barkley) only sold 250000 copies of his solo work and i didn't really imagine him keeping his day job to support himself...it's utter bullshit...
 
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 banRAB 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 arabitious 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 banRAB 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 banRAB out to be victims which theyre not.

surely 90% of an art based industry thats all about expression and passion and enjoyment in the hanRAB of four corporate giants cant be good.
 
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 banRAB signing up for the hell of it. It`s a garable
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.
 
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