Geez Les, thanks for the URL! I can't believe how much good stuff
is there...
--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Les Mizzell" <lesmizz@s...> wrote:
>
> ::Folks now in their own home can have a 32 channel digital
recording
> ::studio at a very affordable price. With all that power, why is
> ::modern music in general, synth and otherwise not memorable???
>
> <BIG RANT>
>
> The ∗IS∗ a lot of amazing and adventurous music being done! You
just don't
> get to hear much of it. Blame it on the Sorry State of the
Mainstream Music
> Industry.
>
> These completely inartistic suit wearing geeks are:
>
> 1. Totally profit driven
> 2. Only sign artists that they think has sure-fire hit power
> 3. All artists are ripped off anyway, the suits get most of the
money
> 4. No imagination. Just listen to the damn radio
> 5. Aren't going to take a chance on anything really inventive and
> "different" (See #4)
> 6. Don't give a crap about music anyway. Only money matters.
>
> To find what you're looking for, you've got to look at the indie
labels and
> indie radio stations. You'll have to wade through the schlock to
find it.
> Maybe a "bad" artist is working harder to promote his material!
Maybe that's
> why he's "bad" - not enough time being spent developing his
talents (or lack
> thereof). There's some amazing stuff being sold by
http://www.soleilmoon.com
> for example. There's other labels like this that would rather keep
their
> artistic integrity than let the "Bottom Line is all that Matters"
mentality
> of the corporate giants!
>
> Revolt is needed! Down with the Corporate Giants!
>
> </BIG RANT>