All the song writers I know would love for George strait to sing one of their songs. That's their job and it's a better job than being the artist. Don't have to put up with all the fame BS but you still make great money once you get a few songs cut and go #1. First year pub deals give you a livable wage then all you have to do is wake up at 10am go to your write, then go to the bar at 4pm. Do a writers round a couple times a month and put in the work. The session musicians are the real deal. They create stuff out of thin air and it's good. The guys that play it live are also really good musicians but the guys in the studio are wired differently. Bluegrass is more fun to see live but Josh Williams playing Cherokee shuffle is a good version, Ronnie bowman is good, IIIrd Tyme Out for some great bluegrass then you realize it's gospel music. One of my friends is a decent artist on signed to Arista in BNA but I think he still makes more money for the songs Luke, Tim, Blake cut
Excellent! Blew my mind first time I saw it. You might like the documentary Buena Vista Social Club too. It's about the Cuban music scene pre-Castro. Producer Ry Cooder finds the old hit makers and they make a record. Great record too.
So if you listen to this pop country stuff on the radio, it seems like 90% of it is super nasal, about 1/2 a beat behind the tempo, and about 1/4 or 1/2 tone flat. About drives me nuts, it’s all the same sound, and for me, it gets tedious after awhile. Somebody needs to come along and not sound so danged whiny.
I came here to say exactly this! You want legitimate music, singers and for the most part roots that follow/lead to it....Bluegrass is where it's at! Did I mention that I play the banjo?!
Respect don't pay da billz!!!! Hey that's better than racing, at least it isn't costing them anything!!!! There are probably less than 20 road racers in America that can say that. I don't believe it is cheaper to own your own jet, based off of talking with a friend that sells them and also pilots them. Having said that, if you have plenty of money, like Iron Maiden, it is definitely more convenient. I'd just rather not listen to it, but surprisingly my kids like it and it seems most people do. I would rather listen to Rap or Disco over country.
2008, we landed at Gatwick and pulled up right next to the Iron Maiden jet. It was pretty cool. The End
Podcasts and death metal are pretty much all that grace my phone. No clue about the business end of death. Metal but the market is pretty small so I don't think anyone is getting rich or getting songs written for them.
There are still some really good musicians out there in metal land. The music isn't my taste, but I do appreciate the talent it takes to make some of that. Of course, like any genre, there is crap with guys that can't sing of play well too.
Just posted a youtube piece in the youtube thread that talks about the operations of a larger scale tour and what goes into the day and night grind of a touring operation. This popped up in one of the stage hand / events groups on FB. Not sure who made the video, but they did a pretty good job of boiling it down for civilians.
