RF Scott

I don't believe for one second that if you had the opportunity to travel the world, make a very good living, and see thousands upon thousands of people get something out of hearing songs you wrote when you were fourteen, you wouldn't do it, or would 'get a grip'. You're only really a bad drummer (in a band context) if your playing is proving detrimental to the songs. If you're playing a rudimentary beat but the song works, then you're doing your job (in a band context) ...

I'm sure you could easily fill a small section every month by actively looking for things rather than waiting for people to come to you.

Sorry for not replying - have been in Glasgow/Edinburgh/busy so forgot to check back. Bought a synth this week so not sure if I can justify spending that on a pedal right now!

Hi, did you manage to find the guy you were trying to locate?

What would the right price be? I'm absolutely terrible at bartering.

How much are you selling your Shredmaster for?

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I'd imagine with those releases that the production was the best that they could afford. Like I said, not heard the album but I'd imagine it doesn't sound bad, or at least sounds how they intend their band to sound. I've not really heard much Dinosaur Pile-Up, though the band I play in seems to get lumped in with them in a few reviews so maybe I should.

I've not heard the album, but it's certainly not a question of how much they've spent on it.

Finished 'Berg' by Ann Quin a few days ago, it was incredible.

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Yeah no idea how that came to be on the last.fm listing. Looks like a fun show though, will be heading along!

Oh no, I was typing the message too short bit because typing in a quote doesn't contribute to the word count apparently. I just contacted the sellers directly and asked them politely to take it down. They all did apart from one chump who then got a less polite reply. It came down very soon after that.

Sorry I should have been clearer - what I mean is that when iTunes started offering downloads, the quality was below that of a CD, whereas these days not only are most (all?) providers offering DRM-free downloads, but in a range of formats - 320kb MP3, FLAC et al - so the argument that paying for downloads is a rip off based on the quality is no longer valid!

If you're selling 200,000 copies of your album you'll certainly be able to spend five figures on the recording process.

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I guess you've heard the kinda stuff that's informed the album whereas others may not have? Either way, I think it's an awesome album and I'm disappointed that I was in too bad a mood yesterday to consider going to see them.

Some of my favourite artists/acts are in the same boat, but a lot aren't too. If it becomes a cottage industry, it's not just a lack of touring, but; - the threat of pressing plants closing (nowhere to press vinyl, hooray!) - quality of recording decreasing VASTLY - recording/practice studios closing - definitely the nail on the coffin for record stores, and a threat to online music stores too. - (further) closure of music venues - bit of a guess this one, but the musical instrument industry would suffer. Lesser quality goods as a result? So many aspects of 'music' that people would surely miss when severely limited or eradicated. It comes down to - if you don't support something, it doesn't continue. Worth noting when considering this that the recorded music industry and live music industry are fairly separate. Downloading a band's output instead of paying for it and then buying a ticket to a gig doesn't mean (in most cases) that you're putting money back into the same place that you've taken out of. Your point about mediocre musicians is completely subjective, so doesn't really apply. Where do you live? I'm sure the vast majority of places can be reached by post these days?

Don't know anything about that case, but should point out that the people at 4AD/Beggars are some of the nicest/most-caring-about-music people I've encountered, so I'm sure that if that was the case, it was an isolated incident!

Also, small footnote, but I think it's important to make a distinction between those who download and those who actively upload music to the Internet. The latter are the scummiest part of the equation, but I guess that's obvious. Especially with albums ahead of their release date. To take the release and presentation to the public of an artist's work out of their hands because they or their representatives were kind enough to give you an advance copy* which in theory would benefit YOU as well as them, is deplorable. *all cases of friend's bands/releases I've heard about leaking, bar a few, have been traced to "journalists"

Basically, it's a bit of a crossroads right now. Either people's attitudes are going to have to change or new business models are going to have to be sought. Spotify etc have been mentioned here, but the revenue they and other similar avenues generate is miniscule. Either people pay for what they listen to or music becomes a cottage industry, where the quality of recordings will suffer, and the amount of time that artists can devote to touring will be drastically cut for all but the minority of acts. It's fair to say that the majority of people will say that music is an important part of their life. So let's hope people who don't pay for music reassess the issue of 'worth' before it's too late...

I think a lot of people would be surprised by the actual processes/costs of putting together an album and it's release. Too many misconceptions about bands and record companies as a whole; thinking that bands and labels are 'rich', 'greedy' or 'the man', for example. I'm also perplexed by this weird inherent right that people think they have to recorded music.

It's an awesome album, the last one, 'Orange You Glad', is great too.

It's not a joke, it's a humourous piece of writing. A piece of writing which was asked by the author to be commented on. What was the feedback meant to be, exactly? Either 'I think it's funny' or 'I don't think it's funny' ? Presuming that people don't 'get' your work just because they don't like it is pretty lame. I'd also hedge a bet that if the feedback was positive, the replies about people reading too much into it wouldn't have been as forthcoming!