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"Heat of the Moment"
Kevin,
Thanks for your message about commercialism and
music. It really added some insight into the
whole issue for me. And you know, I still crank
up the volume on "Heat of the Moment" when I hear
it on the radio.
Jeff McCloud
teamccloud at yahoo_com
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One good reason some people knee jerk (myself
among this lot) is that an
artist needs to put his/her personal vision
first. When they become
concerned about whether this or that song is
radio friendly, appeals to a
large amount of people, is liked by the critics,
industry, etc., then they
often blur or even lose that vision.
Not that it doesn't happen -- there are bands
that became huge that didn't
compromise their vision but they seem to be more
the exception than the rule.
The two bands you mention won't have lasting
value simply because they are
industry constructs put together for the sole
purpose of making a buck.
That's a totally different thing. They never did
follow a vision as artists.
A better example of *going commercial* would be
a band like say...Asia.
Here is a group of people who came from once
cutting edge bands like Yes,
Roxy Music, King Crimson, and ELP that got
together for the sole purpose of
making *hit* music. What they ended up creating
was some neo-progressive pop
fluff that the fans hated but did get a bit of
radio airplay. Historically
they weren't even a blip on the map as far as
creating something lasting.
You can say the same of Yes and ELP for that
matter when they tried to create
something more commercial. The music suffered
greatly. It was only when
they regained their vision that they again made
something of lasting value.
But, like I said, it does happen occasionally
that an artists vision
happens to fall in line with the *masses*. If OTR
are still putting
themselves first then I think it's great if the
new one have some radio
friendly tunes. They certainly deserve the
success. But whether or not they
get that they have already created (and I'm sure
they're not finished!) some
music that has more lasting value than a zillion
+ Britney Spears!
peace,
kevin
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