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Posted by MORTIMER --Previous Message--
on 1/17/2003, 7:28 pm, in reply to "Re: PRIMAL RELEASE"
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: >The problem lies (for me at any rate) in
: >that Holocaust has always sat on its
: hands
: >and waited for record companies and the
: >like to get it together.
: I will leave it to John to address this if he
: chooses; he may or may not agree. As a
: recently-joined member, I'll make no
: comment.
But I will...because I have been there all the wat through...what you are describing there is Steve Cowen...I love Steve as a friend and I am awe-struck by his musicianship; however, HE has a sense of justice...he believes things in this world SHOULD be done on an equitable basis. I know that is not how the world is. You, Alan, are a journalist and you should know better!
: >"They did once make it big,"
: you tell us.
: >On which definition of this word are you
: >basing that statement? In 1989 the band
: >released the best album it has ever
: >recorded - and one of the best albums in
: >the metal genre yet - and saw a lot of
: >good press. Is that the 'big' you're
: >talking about?
: I never said any of this. You'll have to ask
: the person who did. I agree that The
: Sound of Souls was a monstrous release,
: although I don't recall seeing any press
: at the time. I disagree with the
: statement that Holocaust has ever
: "made it big."
: >The internet will certainly be the band's
: >saviour, reaching so many people without
: >the usual channels that don't give a damn
: >about rock and/or metal.
: It is certainly a helpful tool; at the same
: time, however, it is just as helpful for
: thousands of other bands, making it as
: difficult as it ever was to get ahead of
: the pack.
: With today's technology, any schmuck in his
: mother's basement can put out a
: professional quality CD release and a
: press kit to match. To quote the owner of
: a relatively major local indie label,
: "everyone and his grandmother is a
: record label now." The glut of
: musical product (for lack of a better
: word) is at epic proportions right now.
: Given the state of the economy (which is
: now being compared to Depression-era
: levels), the prospects for professional
: musicians are grim indeed. And that's
: just for the younger bands; we, on the
: other hand, have families to think of and
: great distances between us.
: By the way, do you have any idea how much I
: spent (just money-wise, forget the time)
: on Internet-based advertising and
: promotion in the last year? Do you? I
: don't. I just know that I had to stop at
: the end of last summer because I ran out.
: What I have to show for it so far, among
: other things, is someone posting on our
: message board that we're "hiding
: under our beds." You can say
: whatever the hell you want on this board,
: Alan; I'm not going to censor you. Please
: do not think, however, that comments such
: as these are any more true than they are
: appreciated.
: >Call the record company. Ho-hum!
: You seem strangely certain that this has not
: been done. If you truly believe that a
: phone call to a nice big record company is
: sufficient for getting what is needed,
: then I'm beginning to understand the
: source of your earlier "bloody
: nose" statements.
: You seem to think that a quick call to Sony
: Records and putting a couple of songs out
: on the Napster-of-the-month clone is the
: key to success in the music business. I
: assure you, it is not.
: Ron
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