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Originally posted by CarneVaca
Just putting two and two together, Nancy. It may have had something to do with the gleeful, expectant look she gave the label guy after playing the Say You Will demo and saying, "It's commercial, right?"
It's not contrived at all.
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I agree - they, including, by his own comments that he has to consider the financial aspect, LB, want commerical success and none of them have had it in abundance with new material (over one million records sold) since the 80's. Most assuredly, The Dance was highly commercially successful (four million + sold and that's just the CD), but that was a reunion thing with a few "new" (not counting SS - but many already knew of it) songs that went nowhere commercially. I think the biggest "hit" from The Dance was the 25 year old Landslide. I have absolutely no problem with them wanting commerical success and alot of it - who would not want that for a variety of reasons. They are in this for a business and they LOVE the benefits the commercial success provides them such as multiple houses, fancy cars, 727's, royal suites, etc. That they, unlike many others, make great (and I mean GREAT
) art in the process is ancillary to the commercial aspect to them IMO no matter how much any of them publicly protest
I base that on them always (and I inlcude Tusk here because it could have been a single record with solid commerical songs) releasing a commerical record to the tempering of all their individual quirkiness. Again, if LB really wanted to be the maverick he clearly wants to be and often whines (bless his heart I love him but he sure can whine
) about, he would have been one. But something in him won't let him. Personally, I think he learned his lesson with the brilliant but commerical flop OOTC - he has said that record and tour lost him a personal fortune. I think he finally gets that if he wants to live in his lifestyle, he has to be commerical or be in his world "broke." So, I think he tries to include a little brilliant quirkiness with the mainstream stuff to satisfy this urge. I think on SYW - it worked out great.
But, others may disagree.