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Old 02-07-2008, 07:09 AM
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Great links thank you for them, weren't we spoilt in the 60's! I feel sorry for my daughter's generation it's very rare that something innovative and good comes along.
Yes, we are so lucky to have experienced the music of the sixtees.
The major part of the music business now is about marketing. Before the artists would create the music and make a record and then the record company would make a marketing campaign around it. It's the other way around now, so that the music is the last element to be considered. In those days musicians were allowed to make records that weren't instant hits, so they could develop their music. Now they have to have a hit right away, or else...It is all very calculating and strategic.
There is a great book written about this development in the british music industry by Simon Napier-Bell, called: Black Vinyl - White Powder. No mention of Fleetwood or Peter green though, but still a very well-written book.

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