: Mick. �My intent of the question was to inquire what people's thoughts were about which song the label should promote to radio stations. �Putting aside any condemning thoughts you might have about radio, other than word-of-mouth and touring how BESIDES the radio do you think people can be exposed to David's music?
Excellent point Dan.
We all get that "not-so-fresh" feeling when we switch on a radio. Too much fluff and repitition. It all goes back to that wanting meat from a candystore mentality. Radio is first and foremost a business which advertises stuff. Music is secondary. It ain't right, but it's the way it is. Radio is for the masses and gosh darnit, the masses don't want to think when they're listening to a song. They want 3 minutes and 20 seconds of audio candy.
To me, a good album is one where the single is the least provocative, least thought provoking and the least musically challenging. But most radio stations that are not run by college students with a grant have to play this stuff so that they can make ADVERTISING DOLLARS.
Entertainment is just that, entertainment. We pay to be entertained.
I have a band and we play twangy rock songs about ghosts and broken hearts and mean mistreatin' women and cars and ghosts-who-drive-cars-mistreating-broken-hearted-women. (Imagine Social Distortion meets The Rainmakers meets Jerry Garcia and Johnny Cash) It is NOT ART! It's supposed to be fun. It has about as much literary value as a fireside ghost story. It is my right to write this poot, it is everyone elses right to listen and like it or not like it and ignore it. It's ok for there to be fun music. I find Mr. Baerwald's material to be the best of both worlds as it is thought provoking AND fun.
You want to rid the world of Pop? Teach your children to listen to Jazz, classical or anything that doesn't rely on lyrics to get it's point across. They will learn to eschew easy emotional attachments for songs for material that takes more thought. (I'm pissin' people off now, I can just feel it!) Instrumental music is a different experience (not better or worse) but makes the human mind approach the music in a different way...creating it's own emotional responses.
Well, I'm rambling. Better stop.
PRH
Re: Single but who cares...singles are for (sad) single people
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: Mick. �My intent of the question was to inquire what people's thoughts were about which song the label should promote to radio stations. �Putting aside any condemning thoughts you might have about radio, other than word-of-mouth and touring how BESIDES the radio do you think people can be exposed to David's music?
Excellent point Dan.
We all get that "not-so-fresh" feeling when we switch on a radio. Too much fluff and repitition. It all goes back to that wanting meat from a candystore mentality. Radio is first and foremost a business which advertises stuff. Music is secondary. It ain't right, but it's the way it is. Radio is for the masses and gosh darnit, the masses don't want to think when they're listening to a song. They want 3 minutes and 20 seconds of audio candy.
To me, a good album is one where the single is the least provocative, least thought provoking and the least musically challenging. But most radio stations that are not run by college students with a grant have to play this stuff so that they can make ADVERTISING DOLLARS.
Entertainment is just that, entertainment. We pay to be entertained.
I have a band and we play twangy rock songs about ghosts and broken hearts and mean mistreatin' women and cars and ghosts-who-drive-cars-mistreating-broken-hearted-women. (Imagine Social Distortion meets The Rainmakers meets Jerry Garcia and Johnny Cash) It is NOT ART! It's supposed to be fun. It has about as much literary value as a fireside ghost story. It is my right to write this poot, it is everyone elses right to listen and like it or not like it and ignore it. It's ok for there to be fun music. I find Mr. Baerwald's material to be the best of both worlds as it is thought provoking AND fun.
You want to rid the world of Pop? Teach your children to listen to Jazz, classical or anything that doesn't rely on lyrics to get it's point across. They will learn to eschew easy emotional attachments for songs for material that takes more thought. (I'm pissin' people off now, I can just feel it!) Instrumental music is a different experience (not better or worse) but makes the human mind approach the music in a different way...creating it's own emotional responses.
Well, I'm rambling. Better stop.
PRH
Excellent point Dan.
We all get that "not-so-fresh" feeling when we switch on a radio. Too much fluff and repitition. It all goes back to that wanting meat from a candystore mentality. Radio is first and foremost a business which advertises stuff. Music is secondary. It ain't right, but it's the way it is. Radio is for the masses and gosh darnit, the masses don't want to think when they're listening to a song. They want 3 minutes and 20 seconds of audio candy.
To me, a good album is one where the single is the least provocative, least thought provoking and the least musically challenging. But most radio stations that are not run by college students with a grant have to play this stuff so that they can make ADVERTISING DOLLARS.
Entertainment is just that, entertainment. We pay to be entertained.
I have a band and we play twangy rock songs about ghosts and broken hearts and mean mistreatin' women and cars and ghosts-who-drive-cars-mistreating-broken-hearted-women. (Imagine Social Distortion meets The Rainmakers meets Jerry Garcia and Johnny Cash) It is NOT ART! It's supposed to be fun. It has about as much literary value as a fireside ghost story. It is my right to write this poot, it is everyone elses right to listen and like it or not like it and ignore it. It's ok for there to be fun music. I find Mr. Baerwald's material to be the best of both worlds as it is thought provoking AND fun.
You want to rid the world of Pop? Teach your children to listen to Jazz, classical or anything that doesn't rely on lyrics to get it's point across. They will learn to eschew easy emotional attachments for songs for material that takes more thought. (I'm pissin' people off now, I can just feel it!) Instrumental music is a different experience (not better or worse) but makes the human mind approach the music in a different way...creating it's own emotional responses.
Well, I'm rambling. Better stop.
PRH
