General Music Chat

ok so T-Rez has amazed me once again.....NIN released 9 songs from their 36 song album that is currently available only online....they gave them away on both their website and some torrent websites....illegal sites... you can purchase the whole album for 5$ or could at one point not sure if thats still true.....he plans on releasing a verson in record form and he limmited acollectors edition to 2500 copies...had his autograph and other extras on it...plus a cd and dvd....300$ each...they sold all 2500 copies in one weekend...thats 750k in 48 hours....all net based and not including the 5$ album sales.....freaking amazing! I got a blog about it on myspace if ya wanna check it out....what do you guys thik of this?...oh yeah radio head did almost the same thing recently as well....and fuel found toryn green via the net ...man the web is starting to make a SERIOUS impact in the music industry...i got stories ontop of stories about how bands got signed to a label without ever stepping on a stage....id be interested inhearing how everyone feels about that as well...

Journey hired their new singer off YouTube. This guy was in a local band. They uploaded some of their clips to YouTube and developed some buzz.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=88nfiZ-yy5Q&feature=related

Journey's guitarist Neal Schon, was looking around YouTube cause they hadn't found a replacement for the last singer, who was leaving the band.

He came across a YouTube video of Arnel Pineda singing some Journey songs, and Journey called him up. He didn't believe it at first. But after they flew him to the states to audition, he not only believed it, but he is now the new front man for Journey!

CNN Story:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5nnNji6s3ck


Dreams sometimes do come true fellas!

His "former" band is still playing covers in bars.

Had to throw that in there before you guys come back with "See Craig, cover bands can make it!"

LMAO!!!

I think it's great but it will run it's course and when the WWW isn't free anylonger and congress get their paws deep in the flesh of it's soul then the REVOLUTION will be in full force. Trust me that's the way of our capitalist government (no offense I am truely patriotic and a realist). The Labels will throw money in the pockets of our senators, the senators will create a smoke screen of Terrorsits accessing the heart of our nation via the internet or something like that and the restrictions will start along with online music and then the madness and control will become another circus show.

But until then, I praise the artists who are capitalizing on this. A long overdue smack in the face to the labels who have lived off of, taken advantage of, and taken for granted the value of the artist.

It wont be long term though, when it come to greed the powers that be will stop at nothing to ruin a great idea and keep it for themselves.

PEACE!
Thom

Good for the web, good for NIN. Anything that rams molten rebar up the asses of that bloated record industry is good for me.

Okay, I just spent an hour listening to that dude sing. Amazing, just amazing. Now if some big time band would need a replacement for their REALLY AVERAGE vocalist and come find me on the 'net...

molten rebar...Yowwch! !

You never know. I have my stuff on several sites. No, Journey hasn't called me yet dammit! but I have been contacted by some great bands looking for a guitar player from the other sites. Even though I'm not a paid account holder here and can't be contacted through here I've had people see my stuff here and look me up in the phone book and call me. I do regret passing on one band though. They have a killer sound and I still listen to their music. Ah well, I'll just keep waiting.

Okay, I just spent an hour listening to that dude sing. Amazing, just amazing.

Yeah, that dude's got pipes.


If anyone hasn't seen it yet, here is some video of Arnel Pineda with his new band Journey, performing friggin' sold out venues all over the place!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laMXGoCgp1c


I tell you what. This kid deserves it. He grew up poor in the Philippines. His mother died at 35 putting the family in debt. He raised money collecting garbage. His father sent him to live with relatives, and he recounts watching them eat meals and waiting to see if there would be anything left over, when they were finished eating. Some relatives huh?

Good for him.

He deserves it!

I had not heard about journey doing that....damn there goes my shot at stardom..... j/k...thanks for the tip though.