First of all thank you for all the " Likes " yesterday…I really appreciate every one of them .
So " What's Going on ? "…the greatest album ever made by Marvin ..my hero..my idol…my inspiration……
Also a question I find myself asking more and more when I ponder the state of the music business…a business I love so much that has been reduced to a parody of what it once was … idiotic manufactured "stars " making music by numbers that no-one cares about ….have you seen the sales recently ?
It's easy to blame the internet…I was A&R Director of Columbia - the label not the country ;-) - in the mid-nineties when Napster first appeared and every one was panicking about how to " deal " with this new-fangled internet but to me it was obvious…the customer is always right …..before I joined Virgin in 1981 I worked in record shops so I'm one of the few people in the industry who actually knows what makes someone part with their hard-earned money for …if more people knew then the industry wouldn't be in Intensive Care on life-support .
So what makes someone want to buy an album ?
In my opinion it's a combination…..obviously the music has to be GREAT…but I also think that people want their favourite to be STARS….like Marvin,Stevie,Bowie etc…not boring charisma-free people….Hi Emile Sande and Sam Smith..with no personality just boring boring boring !
I'm 58 and my life has been music…I still love it and BUY loads of it..sadly mostly from i-tunes ….I love electronic music,Soul,Hip-Hop,House,Dance ( NOT that EDM shit ) ….I spend a long time reading about music and checking it out…..then,if I like what I hear I will buy it .
I'm not " anti " the music business , in fact it the exact opposite,I LOVE the music business…..but sadly I think that too many people put the BUSINESS before the MUSIC….hence we find ourselves in the situation we are today
The Soul Guru is not a grumpy old man …..those of you who know me know I'm a cheerful,happy and optimistic Soul…….who loves SOUL music .
My next post will be all about the best 10 albums I've bought this year…..this SO much good music out there if you look hard enough
Love to you all
I AM The Soul Guru x
So " What's Going on ? "…the greatest album ever made by Marvin ..my hero..my idol…my inspiration……
Also a question I find myself asking more and more when I ponder the state of the music business…a business I love so much that has been reduced to a parody of what it once was … idiotic manufactured "stars " making music by numbers that no-one cares about ….have you seen the sales recently ?
It's easy to blame the internet…I was A&R Director of Columbia - the label not the country ;-) - in the mid-nineties when Napster first appeared and every one was panicking about how to " deal " with this new-fangled internet but to me it was obvious…the customer is always right …..before I joined Virgin in 1981 I worked in record shops so I'm one of the few people in the industry who actually knows what makes someone part with their hard-earned money for …if more people knew then the industry wouldn't be in Intensive Care on life-support .
So what makes someone want to buy an album ?
In my opinion it's a combination…..obviously the music has to be GREAT…but I also think that people want their favourite to be STARS….like Marvin,Stevie,Bowie etc…not boring charisma-free people….Hi Emile Sande and Sam Smith..with no personality just boring boring boring !
I'm 58 and my life has been music…I still love it and BUY loads of it..sadly mostly from i-tunes ….I love electronic music,Soul,Hip-Hop,House,Dance ( NOT that EDM shit ) ….I spend a long time reading about music and checking it out…..then,if I like what I hear I will buy it .
I'm not " anti " the music business , in fact it the exact opposite,I LOVE the music business…..but sadly I think that too many people put the BUSINESS before the MUSIC….hence we find ourselves in the situation we are today
The Soul Guru is not a grumpy old man …..those of you who know me know I'm a cheerful,happy and optimistic Soul…….who loves SOUL music .
My next post will be all about the best 10 albums I've bought this year…..this SO much good music out there if you look hard enough
Love to you all
I AM The Soul Guru x
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