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Thread started 03/23/06 9:04am

lastdecember

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Great quote from Michael Stipe about Albums.

I was just thinking of an interview with Michael Stipe about 6 months after "Around the SUn" came out and the Journalist asked him "how do u feel that your albums dont sell like they used too", Michael said "We never really sold, we were always an under the radar band with a loyal following, and then we were accepted by Mainstream for a a little bit and then back to our loyal following" . Then the reporter asked Stipe the question that all artists get "what is your best album" stipe said "Around the SUn, its the best we've made right now, until the next one comes out".

I think this should be something that everyone should understand, especially when we look at Prince's releases. An artist of Longevity is really looking to please themselves FIRST as it should be, because if they arent, then they arent artists, they are just puppets. If you dig it, cool, if not, thats your opinion till next time.

"We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F
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Reply #1 posted 03/23/06 9:36am

CinisterCee

I like his answer. It's almost like saying "we ARE selling like we used to" wink
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Reply #2 posted 03/23/06 10:40am

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But actually their very best was their debut Murmur.
"Todo está bien chévere" Stevie
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Reply #3 posted 03/23/06 12:20pm

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lastdecember said:

I was just thinking of an interview with Michael Stipe about 6 months after "Around the SUn" came out and the Journalist asked him "how do u feel that your albums dont sell like they used too", Michael said "We never really sold, we were always an under the radar band with a loyal following, and then we were accepted by Mainstream for a a little bit and then back to our loyal following" . Then the reporter asked Stipe the question that all artists get "what is your best album" stipe said "Around the SUn, its the best we've made right now, until the next one comes out".

I think this should be something that everyone should understand, especially when we look at Prince's releases. An artist of Longevity is really looking to please themselves FIRST as it should be, because if they arent, then they arent artists, they are just puppets. If you dig it, cool, if not, thats your opinion till next time.


I think he is right. Maybe that's why I've never tried to officially release anything. I have literally 100's of songs that no one has heard but me.....and the wife. About 20% of is really good but I just sit on them. I'm a homeless man's Prince. If I EVER finish this damn movie script, I'll use some of them in the film.
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Reply #4 posted 03/23/06 2:22pm

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dammme said:

But actually their very best was their debut Murmur.


But i think what Michael was trying to say with the quote was that Right now what we have out is our best for right now, there is a big difference with all artists 'that last" sure we all have opinions on what album is the best but we have to remember no one records all their albums at the same time, you think different when your 40 than 20, life changes everything, if U dont change then u arent really an artist.

"We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F
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Reply #5 posted 03/23/06 4:11pm

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dammme said:

But actually their very best was their debut Murmur.


THEY HAVE LOT OF BEST ALBUM

BEST ALBUM NOT AROUND SUN

AROUND SUN WORSE THAN DEAD LETTER OFFICE

P o o |/,
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Reply #6 posted 03/23/06 5:57pm

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Starts to bugger pook.
All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #7 posted 03/23/06 6:59pm

Stax

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POOK said:

dammme said:

But actually their very best was their debut Murmur.




AROUND SUN WORSE THAN DEAD LETTER OFFICE


a few of their albums are worse than Dead Letter Office IMO
a psychotic is someone who just figured out what's going on
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Reply #8 posted 03/24/06 2:55am

MikeMatronik

REM were never mainstream...

In fact, they are to good for mainstream imo!
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