================================================ Subject: Re: Creed on MTV From: "Marc Levitt" To: Date: Mon 5 Nov 2001 18:18:15 -0500 ================================================ i haven't got my head anywhere near my legs. i only wish i were that flexible. but that's still not the point... many bands have developed their fanbase and renown the good-old-fashioned way...touring. Phish, for example, toured for 12 years before being acknowledged on any radio station. Soundgarden and Nirvana existed for four years each before they cut a record deal. I once saw a video of a concert of Led Zeppelin performing Led Zeppelin I to a stone-faced, emotionless crowd of 40. None of the audience had ever heard the album before. It took another two years of playing their music before anyone gave a shit. Sonic Youth celebrated their 21st anniversary this year. They have never marketted an album, and have only had one single ever play on radio. yet, no one would doubt that they are among the best, most influential artists of their generation. Same deal with the Sex Pistols, and with Fugazi. Nowadays, a band just needs to be playing in the right bar at the right time and they'll be stars by midday. Pearl Jam, who I love, was by no means deserving of a national following as quickly as they received it. NOR WAS CREED!!!!! There are TONS of amazing groups that have intentionally avoided the pressures of marketing and corporate culture. You've probably never heard of them, but you could just as easily fall in love with them...IF you were pummelled over the head with their songs every waking moment. Marketing does NOT play a role in everything...just the things people are customarily exposed to. > Well, unless you have your head jammed firmly between your legs, > marketing plays a role in everything. To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp