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For you and Elph to act like The Smiths were some sort of underground band seriously cracks me up. |
they were not an underground band but they sure were an indie band
EMI turned them down because the execs didn't see the $$$ imagine how much music we'd be missing out on if major labels still had the final say |
you've made a great argument here fuzzy, I'm sure you're really proud of yourself.
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"There have always been underground scenes, and a lot of what this community considers the "standards" or canonical or whatever, that music enjoyed only cult status until the age of the internet suddenly made it so everyone knew who the Pixies and the Smiths are"
Every single Smiths album reached number 2 or higher in the U.K. They were absolute mainstream superstars. RBG, please open your eyes beyond the United States. |
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While they were signed to an independent label, they had major label distribution... But that's not saying a lot. Major labels would've been stupid not to get a piece of the pie. |
thanks for the history lesson fuzz
read my posts back to me as your own |
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seriously how does anyone want negative attention this badly
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lol dude, no need to be insulting.
It's okay to be wrong about things. Lord knows I've been wrong about many things on this particular platform. |
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Yes, and you also posted a bunch of other verbal diarrhea
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I have come to the realization that there really is no difference between evil and pure misguided stupidity
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I should also remind RBG about The Pixies touring around in football stadiums on the Zoo TV tour.
Pixies were obviously a lot more underground than the Smiths were, but they weren't without a TON of positive press coverage and the big push of major label distribution. |
fuzzy roes you are just purposely missing the point because you're a dumb dick
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I wish I could give this thread less than one starz
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You don't have to be defensive. Just be happy that you learned something that you weren't aware of before. ;) |
I've literally never seen you learn from being corrected
ever. not once. no matter how much evidence is supplied. so you might want to go fuck yourself |
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there are amazing musicians out there with great skill and craftsmanship today as well, for sure. i think it's clear that's not what's up for debate here. but, what i'm saying is that they are somehow more esoteric and hard to find now, in an endless pool of free stuff for the average music listener who doesn't have the energy to explore. and on top of that, even though i agree the music business was ugly, abusive and ultra-capitalist, again - i would argue that it pushed artists to put out better finalized work. because the process was so difficult, they had to make sure a thousand times over that the statement they were going to hand in was correct, and accurate. it's one of those micro-change things that completely changes everything on a larger scale; it's just like having the option of time-correcting a drum hit on the grid in Pro Tools, and not having it. just by virtue of having it, the door was opened for 90% of modern recordings to get 'tidied up', glossy, time/pitch corrected and perfect. when you're in the eye of the storm you think you're only nudging something slightly and improving it, but in reality there's a destructive effect to it when EVERYBODY does it. it's kind of the same thing with that freedom artists have now; theoretically it should help produce better music, but in practice, it just causes many to become lazy and less accomplished at what they do. |
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if you're lame/lazy enough to listen to the radio or watch tv in 2018 then you deserve shit art
i have spoken |
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yes i am a most wondrous hobbit
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Honestly though, I'm surprised Elph didn't get there first.
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hashtag whocares
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hashtag hookers (sounds like who cares)
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