Are artists given time enough to develop when they sign?
In relation to this:
http://www.clashmusic.com/news/alphabeat-dropped-emi%3F
Young bands are hardly ever the finished article. Imagine Radiohead signing now and releasing Pablo Honey... would they get the chance to make The Bends for the same album?
Do labels (like Premier League chairmen!) need to allow their employees more time?
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True- look at Elbow, grafted
True- look at Elbow, grafted for years without getting massages from the Mercury panel. Most new bands are lucky to even get a debut out these days, even if they're ace. Then there's bands who make headlines if they sneeze coming out of the Met Bar..'Klaxons make cup of tea' etc..(no offense to them, of course)
it may sound old school but
it may sound old school but i think there is definitely something to be said for paying your dues over thrust into the spotlight, overnight success.
look at the stone roses. they appeared fully realised with a debut album that still tops the critics charts. of course they'd been slogging away for years but imagine the 'Garage Flower' material (the cash-in album of early work that appeared years after their heyday) was your first exposure to them. you'd never have given them a second glance/listen.
so, in short, any band with a spark of talent should be locked in their rehearsal room for a few years and not let out until they give up or produce a classic.
sound fair?
Pretty much! But look at the
Pretty much! But look at the incendiary artists who arrive fully formed... Sex Pistols, Smiths, Suede etc. Maybe bands just need to put a little bit more thought and originality into it!
If i find the studio where
If i find the studio where Puddle Of Mud rehearse, i'll be more than happy to lock them in - perhaps misplacing the key in a sea on the way home
Being a Newcastle United
Being a Newcastle United fan, I have been on the wrong end of much corporate impatience. I reckon new patterns are going to develop. The Futureheads insisted their short stint on a label was the best thing that ever happened to them. They got a massive label to make sure everyone knew their name. Now everybody knows them, they are reaping the benefits as a musical autarky!
DIY music is coming. (This may never happen)
All too often we read about
All too often we read about artists who are really successful nowadays but it took them at least a couple of albums to realize their full potential. Music is an art form and it takes a while to develop.
Bill and Dan