Popularizing Heavy Rock-Tull VS the Acoustic-Tull
May 10, 2018 21:21:16 GMT
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Post by futureshock on May 10, 2018 21:21:16 GMT
From the band's side and from the fan's side, what suggestions would you have for how the full variety in Tull's music could be more fully distributed and discovered by people?
What I'm considering: For years, we've heard how North American concert audiences aren't very tolerant of the more acoustic songs and buy concert tickets for the loud rock-Tull. European and other regional audiences seem to prefer more of a mix. But Tull, and many other artists of all genres, have a mix of the acoustic/quieter songs as well as the rockers that are louder and faster.
Considering this as the starting point, but with the shutting down of most music stores, few radio stations playing a diversity of music (compared to what's available!), and concerts so focused on the more high-sparkle compulsive party-music content........I wonder how a creative artist can look at this "popular music" prospect and see how popularizing music that isn't loud, fast and pre-formatted for the 3 minute pop hit, can find the environment where the audience and artist are exploring possibilities? Where's the world of exploration? Where the seas of discontent AND contentment find their expression, their bliss of engagement for all to enjoy? I think this is NOT currently answered in much of the music business outside of the smaller genre's, and there's a serious obstacle to creativity happening. I hope to see the obstruction smashed by new creativity.
Is Internet radio the answer? Indie channels? Stations like CKUA.com that are 100% listener funded and non-corporate? (there are so FEW of those!)
What are your suggestions for how fans can find the diversity of music out there, from all artists, and where/how artists and fans can find their mutually helpful environments of creative expression? How can concerts involve both popularity AND diversity of music without always having to cater to the hard rock fans to sell enough tickets, or missing out on them altogether (that isn't the aim either!)?
What I'm considering: For years, we've heard how North American concert audiences aren't very tolerant of the more acoustic songs and buy concert tickets for the loud rock-Tull. European and other regional audiences seem to prefer more of a mix. But Tull, and many other artists of all genres, have a mix of the acoustic/quieter songs as well as the rockers that are louder and faster.
Considering this as the starting point, but with the shutting down of most music stores, few radio stations playing a diversity of music (compared to what's available!), and concerts so focused on the more high-sparkle compulsive party-music content........I wonder how a creative artist can look at this "popular music" prospect and see how popularizing music that isn't loud, fast and pre-formatted for the 3 minute pop hit, can find the environment where the audience and artist are exploring possibilities? Where's the world of exploration? Where the seas of discontent AND contentment find their expression, their bliss of engagement for all to enjoy? I think this is NOT currently answered in much of the music business outside of the smaller genre's, and there's a serious obstacle to creativity happening. I hope to see the obstruction smashed by new creativity.
Is Internet radio the answer? Indie channels? Stations like CKUA.com that are 100% listener funded and non-corporate? (there are so FEW of those!)
What are your suggestions for how fans can find the diversity of music out there, from all artists, and where/how artists and fans can find their mutually helpful environments of creative expression? How can concerts involve both popularity AND diversity of music without always having to cater to the hard rock fans to sell enough tickets, or missing out on them altogether (that isn't the aim either!)?