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long ago and far away in land before mp3's there was an industry. it was called the music industry. this little bad boy would sign up all the acts that it deemed commercially viable and then scheduled their release when the time was right. the music industry had a handle on how it worked, when people would hear things and when they would be able to own a copy of the song. then came along the mp3 and of course, the mp3 downloading site. then things got really crazy. people would record their favorite dj's and post thier sets online for all to hear.
as this was happening this band named motorcycle recorded a song called "as the rush comes" in december 2002 and soon after decided to play it on a radio show. little did they know that everyone would tape this radio show and trade it all over the net. they hadn't even shopped the song to any record label and had no idea that so many people would identify with it. so, while the slow process of signing the record to a label was happening, fans of the song decided it was getting tired, while singing it every weekend when they would go out dancing. meanwhile, the record label was gearing to put this record out, but these things take time and planning so that they might be able to conceptualize the band and perhaps give them a future career. meanwhile, the fans grumbled. "no motorcycle released as a cd single." (insert frowny face here)
basically what i'm saying (after having quite a few glasses of wine) is that the music industry has not caught on to the pace that the kids are at. it's nobody's fault that this song is only getting a commercial cd single release this coming monday, jan 5th. i just hope you all understand that we're not trying not let you have the song, it's just that this song caught fire long before the bean counters could take notice and act upon it. hopefully, success of songs like ATRC in the charts will open doors at labels for songs and artists like this earlier and bring the music to the fans faster.
i'm just happy that it has touched so many lives in a positive way : )
- dave
| quote: | Originally posted by Denser
Yeah really cool replies,but I think the guy was only expressing his anguish at delayed releases and wasnt looking to troll or start a flame war.
Have a great new year and give us more songs like the remix of One for the road... |
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