Gordon wrote:
>
> brock said:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > For some reason I feel this way about a lot of artists - i.e. first Air
> > singles were great, "Moon Safari" blew - Chem Bros. "Exit Planet Dust" was
> > amazing, "Dig Your Own Hole" went nowhere - early Basement Jaxx 12"s were
> > dope but "Remedy" didn't do it for me. Dunno why. - Brock
> >
> >
>
> i agree, and i think it's because they start paying attention to what the
> magazines & MTV say about them. they start believing their own hype rather
> than seeking out sincere places to take their music. that's my opinion,
> anyway.
Another explanation is the whole pressures and politics that goes with recording
for a major label. Let's use Basement Jaxx as an example -- in their Atlantic
Jaxx days, they worked at their own pace and released whatever they bloody damn
felt like. Now that they're on a major label, the label gives them deadlines,
then once the tracks are done, the label people tell them, "Well you know, we
don't think this track will sell, so we'll put this track instead..." I think
you get the picture.
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