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From www.mike.be/phpbb:
Posted by Yazper
| quote: | Today I incidentally met Mike, and he asked me if I could post the whole story around this vocal version of the new Plastic Boy, since he felt a bit uncomfortable about it...
First of all, the - crappy - version you heard on that radioshow is NOT a genuine version! Rosalla made vocals to fit the tune, but the people at Inferno Records messed with it without Mike and BMG agreeing. So you're allowed to say that that vocal version sucks, Mike agrees with that, and most important, he had nothing to do with creating it!
However, Mike did use the vocals Rosalla made for Live Another Life, but he made sure they fit into the track, not at all like Inferno's child's play! The reason for that is acceptable: Rosalla is still a big icon, so Mike considered it an honour that she wrote lyrics for a tune of his. And, maybe the most important part, Vocal Trance sells nowadays, and even an artist like Mike has to grab every possible opportunity to make money. So the vocal version has a commercial side, but Mike felt it was worth a try, and putting excellent vocals on an excellent tune, who could disagree with him?
So basically, we shouldn't worry about that crappy vocal version, Mike and BMG will make sure it never gets played again! And yes, there will be a Vocal version of Live Another Life, but according to Mike it's gonna be much much better, and who are we to doubt that? That version does not mean he's selling out or trying to gain easy money. It's just a new domain of the market he's trying to target, and he felt that this tune combined with those vocals could do the job...
And last but not least, he also said this: "If you don't like this new vocal version, just listen to the original version. There's no point in calling me names or losing faith in me. I will continue making awesome music for you real Mike-fans, don't worry about that. Just don't let this incident change your view on me as an artist!"
So, I hoped I cleared things up a bit, my advice is: let's not judge Mike untill we heard the actual official Vocal version, and let's not look at him diferentely now, he's still our #1 producer |
that should clear things up
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