On Mon, 15 Jul 1996, Martin Ayrton wrote:
quoted 15 lines I only hope this AMP show doesn't become 120 mins. then every little
> >I only hope this AMP show doesn't become 120 mins. then every little
> >computer whiz kid will have analogue gear and the market will be saturated
> >with useless talent.
>
> >KEEP MUSIC UNDERGROUND!!!
>
> I'm sorry but this is a completely shit attitude.
>
> Nice one Eric, I too am fed up with the "it's OUR music, and THEY can't
> have it" mentality. Maybe this guy would be happy if his favourite
> artists were chained up at the bottom of his garden producing music
> solely for his personal use.
>
> Artists would like to make a living you know, if you didn't realise it
> costs rather a lot of cash to set up a decent studio and create music.
But wouldnt the reason for art be corrupted by greed? Bottom line is that
money doesnt make the artist, it only helps the artist get new toys, and
mass exposure does create the artist ego, the artist multinational
conglomorant, and can eventually "mello" the artist. Who was it that
stated that an artist could never create behind golden gates... the big T
maybe...It is fact that mass exposure and financial payoffs can sour the
intensity of an artists/musicians work. Mass exposure also creates fans
and interest in the music genre, and what's so wrong about that?
Its a catch 22.
On a side note, that PAC-MAN "Powerpill" track on the v/a, done by Richard
James, well... I think it sucks. Just because its a Richard James
track doesnt make it worth the feather nearest to any bird's ass. Thats
just my taste.
Daniel Smith
robi@tiger.coe.missouri.edu
http://tiger.coe.missouri.edu/~robi