quoted 1 line For "KEEP MUSIC UNDERGROUND" read "keep musicians on the bread line" .> > For "KEEP MUSIC UNDERGROUND" read "keep musicians on the bread line" ....quoted 2 lines Maybe, but when artists achieve commercial success their music very> Maybe, but when artists achieve commercial success their music very
> often starts resembling fecal matter.
2 possibilities here:
a) Artist does not develop, output becomes stale
b) Artist tries to figure out what it is that caught the public's ear,
makes adjustments and/or becomes self-conscious about that aspect, and
spoils the original appeal.
On the other hand, we can name plenty of artists who went to major labels
without making artistic compromises. You can say what you want about _I
Care..._ or _SAWII_ by Aphex Twin (I like the stuff on Rephlex and R&S
much more), but I certainly don't hear any concession to the marketplace.
Orbital, as an example, always struck me as being on the pop tip anyway.
--Mark