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Post by Lawrie on Apr 10, 2008 17:48:00 GMT
A mate of mine sent me the following article. They're not a band I've even heard of, let alone familiar with, but the interview section of the article makes for very interesting reading about the difficulties in being in a small band and doing well enough to just about keep your head above water. Take a look: www.drownedinsound.com/articles/3127668I wonder how similar PRR's experience on Sony was, and how much better things are and will be for them (touch wood!) on Superball? Being a musician in 99% of bands out there (i.e. the ones who aren't big acts on major labels) must be one of the ****ing toughest jobs in the world, and I don't envy it them one bit as much as I love the result of their work. Keep slogging, PRR and all the other unsung hero bands, and you'll get your just rewards.
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Post by blondeambassador on Apr 10, 2008 18:03:49 GMT
Yeah I read that, particularly harsh on them because everyone thinks they're a bit of a sell-out now (lets face it, they got voted in by T4 viewers on a Sunday morning) but they're getting nothing like the support they were promised- its a no win situation. Incidentally, I saw them about 2 years ago supporting someone and quite liked them, couldn't believe it when I saw them on there!
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Post by ryan on Apr 10, 2008 18:06:38 GMT
They actually had some alright stuff on that show.
Sucks this happened to them, sadly it's typical of these kind of things.
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Post by Lawrie on Apr 10, 2008 18:11:47 GMT
Wasn't so much Envy & Other Sins themselves that I was particularly interested in, and off the back of hearing those samples I won't be chasing anything else they do (as you say, music for your average T4 viewer), but I just found that a fascinating (and somewhat depressing) read about what it's like to go through the cogs of today's music industry. I know that even if I had the talent (which I don't) to be a professional musician, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have the tenacity to make even the most modest career out of it. Fair play to those that do. Except the ones I don't like... the many, MANY ones I don't like...
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Post by smudgercameback on Apr 10, 2008 20:46:34 GMT
I wonder how similar PRR's experience on Sony was, and how much better things are and will be for them (touch wood!) on Superball? .
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Post by Lawrie on Apr 10, 2008 20:52:11 GMT
What did they do?
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Post by ryan on Apr 10, 2008 22:11:48 GMT
Aye, did what? They seemed to be doing ok. Even got them a fancy tour bus, which they went and made an utter mess of, rather than the van they were expecting. Certainly been better than beggars were.
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Post by Nikos on Apr 11, 2008 13:41:01 GMT
Envy and Other Sins aren't a band that are going to sell alot of records, they're too poncey and nichey, so maybe entering channel 4's equivelent of pop idol wasn't the best idea.
basically that interview is just saving face because they sold NO copies of that single, and are now trying to look like they have artistic integrity.
now, Mancini - they could've sold some records.
we were in the studio the other week with The Mentalists. nice ladies!
I think PRR's issue with sony was that the guy that signed them, left shortly after signing them, so the label were left with this band they did not know what to do with, so they basically brushed them under the carpet, and did nothing with them until they realised the dark third didn't go top 10, and abruptly dropped them, even though poor sales of The Dark Third may have had something to do with the fact Sony didn't promote it at all, and sony basically left them to it.
I'm pretty anti major label and have been for some time. I just see them as only being good for pop groups, or bands that have proven track records with smaller labels.
I think PRR will be better suited to Superball. definately.
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