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True - i agree with you completely, this is what i tried in my norwenglish way to comunicate arne On 2/16/07, RICK WALKER <looppool@cruzio.com> wrote: > talking about the dirth of good musicians on the charts these days: > > I did a record a few years back with David Hidalgo of > Los Lobos. The depth of his musicality was truly astonishing > and humbling. Literally, I saw him pick up almost everyone's > instrument, from djembe drum to stand up bass to guitar to accordian > during the session to demonstrate to the various musicians an idea > he had for a tune. Each time, the person would take the suggestion > and, VOILA!, the piece of music just began to gleam. > > This was a record with some true heavy hitters on it, too, like > Okinawas' Sanchin master, Hiryasu Takashi and American National Steel > phenom, Bob Brozman (who I'm about to record another CD with in a >couple > of weeks). > > There are so many fanastic musicians out there, both older and younger >that > it > seems silly to me to rail about the current state of music. > > The industry itself is changing very quickly and the old paradigms are >not > working. > I heard an industry insider talking about the label who has Green Day the > other day. > They were saying that Green Day was there biggest cash cow for the label > and yet there own profits were only around $400,000 for each member. > > Compared to the music business of 10 and 15 years ago, that is nothing. > > The major labels have gotten so greedy and they've become so usurous that > they are hated > by everyone.....................the whole MP3 phenomenon is really >taking a > huge toll on CD sales. > Unfortunately, it has also had a devastating impact on emerging artists. > > With the high costs of touring (gas, transport, hotels, et. al.), > incredible decling profits by the majors > and the major indepedents it has gotten to the point where NO new young > bands can make any money > anymore (with the possible exception of hip hop artists because there > touring expenses are so low) > > but fantastic music is out >there....................................there is > more diversity and more plentifulness > on online radio stations than ever in the history of the > planet...............it's just no longer centralized as it was > when some of the older musicians on this list were growing up. > > Sting in an interview talked about the fact that, growing up, the only >time > anyone in Britain could see live music > on television was when an act went onto Top of the Pops on Friday >evening. > He said that for the rest of the weekend > that everyone in all the pubs in England would talk about the Stones > perormance on that show. > > There was a commonality to the musical experience of the whole country >that > has completely disappeared. > > I asked a young student today if he had ever heard of a certain album and > the response I got was typical for almost all my students. > "If you ask me if I"ve heard a certain song I might be able to tell you >but > I don't know any albums at all...............I download > everything I listen to, one song at a time". > > Man, it's a new world, but as critically acclaimed singer songwriter Sam > Phillips said once in a brilliant interview, > "The label heads, A&R people and Lawyers for the record companies all >come > and go but the Artists never go away" > "We've always been here and we will always be here." > > So , for you skeptics out there who think nothing good is coming out >these > days.......................you have to go looking for it and > it might not be as convenient as finding it on the top of the charts. > > Remember that the system that brought you Jimi Hendrix also brought you >the > 1910 Fruitgum Company and the Fifth Dimension at > the very same time. > > -- Arne R. Skage jr. 91157204 arne@skage.com www.skage.com