Craig Anderton on YouTube

good stuff:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzz-cEvmkno

Yes, that was good. Wisdom and good advice.
Thanks for posting it.
 
J

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Sorry, this should probably belong in the Coffee House, but since it started here...

One thing that surprised me was how he said you couldn't be successful sounding like someone else, etc.  Isn't that one of the "success formulas" for making it big?  Taxi.com has industry listings all the time that ask for "groups that sound similar to (flavor of the month here)".  

Thoughts?

Lead the parade, follow the parade or watch the parade!
 
I agree following is "one" of the ways to be successful, and usually much easier than leading but to do that you generally have to sell your soul (sell out). I think the industry pulls those strings a little too much. Many artists (solo & group) have likely had their "true voice/sound" removed because the label told them they had to sound more like "put big name leaders here"!
 
Ultimately it's the public that loses! They only get to hear one or two sounds for anywhere from 3 years to an entire decade! Just how many different versions of "Pearl Jam" did we have to put up with in the 90's and 2000's. I have nothing against Pearl Jam, but I really did not want to here yet "another" band (dozens) with that same formula.
 
IMO - Artists want to lead, but the business likes to capitalize by following/copying. In fairness most big business works like this. Company A adds lime to their beer and within a few months Company B, C, D, etc... follow.
 
Your right, this would be a great coffee house topic! I would love to hear other opinions on this one!

Ultimately it's the public that loses! They only get to hear one or two sounds for anywhere from 3 years to an entire decade! Just how many different versions of "Pearl Jam" did we have to put up with in the 90's and 2000's.

I couldn't agree more!  Pearl Jam was exactly what I was thinking about, too.  I actually like that band, but I like variety!