Thread: the Birth of Dissent, and a Brief History of Record Industry Suicide.
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Old 11-01-2007, 06:49 AM
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Re: the Birth of Dissent, and a Brief History of Record Industry Suicide.
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Originally Posted by Michael View Post
Really in a Nut shell after watching what has happened in the late 80's and to today.I watched as record Company's all but black balled Progressive rock"It don't make us money we want them to do what we say ect ect ect......"Now the tables are turned Bands really don't need them IMHO and that makes me feel Wonderful really.I make it a point to support My Dudes Flower Kings,Marillion,Spock's beard the list is long and my money has went to them fairly with fare royalty's.I prefer to pay the Band directly they did the work they should get the money not some scum bag POS record company that will fuck them in a second to get another Nickel.Like i said before the internet IMO saved Prog as we Know it and to me thats wonderful.
Please understand it applies to all music. Prog is still the same percentage of the total, it's just the total has changed.

Record companies don't blackball Prog specifically, they just want to make money. Whoever brings in the cash, doesn't matter.

I don't agree that the internet saved Prog.
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