[atlantaprog] Re: Radiohead once again changing the rules...

I worked for CBS Records from 1978-1983 and what my friends who are still in the business tell me, the late '80s and '90s saw the rise of lawyers and accountants running labels. That move away from people with ears to people with spreadsheets is blamed for the current malaise that permeates the industry today. The music business was much more a balance of music and business back then, and unfortunately music took the brunt of the reform just before the turn of the century.
So major labels decided it was not financially viable to support the development of new music or any music outside of what was saleable.
And for independent artists or developing artists, it means the labels are there to capitalize on your hard work and investment.
Which is not necessarily a "bad thing" but it is definitely a commercial thing. 
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On Oct 2, 2007, at 5:37 PM, Wade S wrote:
I think it's pretty cool that Radiohead is doing this. It gets them in the news, it gets the music out to people, It's got all of us talking about their new album and before this thread, I didn't know there was one. Good job!
However, there's been a bit of talk about how it's good because it's anti major label in some ways. "Major Label = Bad" is an idea that I hear a lot about. It seems like there's been a lot of negativity towards the major labels since around 1991 / Nirvana. Why is that? What do you guys think is wrong with the major labels? Just curious. 

-Wade

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