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Cooper said he had clearly said in the interview rock stars doing concerts for presidential candidates were guilty of "treason against rock and roll."
The status quo doesn't like it when you say that someone is co-opting rock and roll to push an agenda. Then again there is great symbolism in the fact that the "Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame" inductions are more a tribute to album sales than genuine rockers (look who is there, who has been skipped, and the fact that the "band's existence" is clocked by when they finally got a major label album out).
Then again there is great symbolism in the fact that the "Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame" inductions are more a tribute to album sales than genuine rockers (look who is there, who has been skipped, and the fact that the "band's existence" is clocked by when they finally got a major label album out).Your describing the music industry in general. If somebody makes a big album, come out with a clone band/performer with a clone album. Originality is not rewarded, just record sales.
What is pathetic and hilarious at the same time, is when what the industry thinks sells and what they think people want to hear on the radio, conflicts with what is actually selling and what people are listening to. The soundtrack to 'O' Brother Where Art Thou' is a great example. It was snubbed many times, yet continued to sell, the tour did incredibly well, and many people were introduced to Bluegrass, and what country used to be (not the garbage that they target towards the under 30 audience).
This is why many execs are against devices like Apple's iPod - the labels/radio conglomerates are scared to death that people can load all the music they want up on a little device and listen to it where and when they want, without ads, and they aren't limited to the current chart toppers that Wal-Mart is pushing. They can't ingore such devices though, because it's an opportunity to make more money through online sales. It's funny how they are slowly signing the death sentence of an industry (radio) that they control/rely upon.
sorry for the rant, but I just find the industry pretty pathetic.