Steely Dan is touring Europe this summer. And really touring has always been the primary source of income for musicians, most of the money for recording sales stays within the system (the store and the record company), that’s one of the reasons 70s bands toured pretty much non-stop.
I saw Steely Dan in Phoenix recently. It was a jazz concert. No “Do it again.” No “Reeling in the years.” No “Rikki.” No “Deacon blues.” Very pc, aside from whispering the “f” word during “Show biz kids.”
The thing I liked about the Steely Dan albums was the quality of the recording. Just the sound of the all the different musicians like Larry Carlton and voices like McDonald's... It's just hard to imagine a venue that can reproduce the clarity of the vocals and the really tight instrumentals.
I'm an analog kinda guy stuck in a digital world.
I like Chet Atkins, Tommy Emmanuel and Stevie Ray... the whole gamut. ZZ Top's Rio Grande Mud album is sitting in the bookcase next to me as is Nights in White Satin and Gino Vanelli (hahahaha).
I think that some groups are great at touring and some just have magic in the studio.
I just never thought that Steely Dan would sound that great in a big venue and I'd never be able to afford a ticket to a small venue if they played.
I think most people don't realize that a "record company" is just a bank making the artist a loan and the company is using the music sales as collateral for the return on " their investment".
Same as a "movie studio".. just a bank for movies to be made.
Once everyone realizes that, then we can see why the RIAA and all the lawyers are involved with royalties, copyrights and money.
The thing I liked about the Steely Dan albums was the quality of the recording. Just the sound of the all the different musicians like Larry Carlton and voices like McDonald's... It's just hard to imagine a venue that can reproduce the clarity of the vocals and the really tight instrumentals.
I'm an analog kinda guy stuck in a digital world.
I like Chet Atkins, Tommy Emmanuel and Stevie Ray... the whole gamut. ZZ Top's Rio Grande Mud album is sitting in the bookcase next to me as is Nights in White Satin and Gino Vanelli (hahahaha).
I think that some groups are great at touring and some just have magic in the studio.
I just never thought that Steely Dan would sound that great in a big venue and I'd never be able to afford a ticket to a small venue if they played.
I think most people don't realize that a "record company" is just a bank making the artist a loan and the company is using the music sales as collateral for the return on " their investment".
Same as a "movie studio".. just a bank for movies to be made.
Once everyone realizes that, then we can see why the RIAA and all the lawyers are involved with royalties, copyrights and money.