>Damn, this math-rock thing has gone on too long. This IS a SLOAN discussion
>group is it not? So let's get down to some discussion!
well, actually, it's a discussion not only of sloan, but also
of the "east coast scene" in general. always has been.
just to be nitpicky. :-)
>My topic is ...Did the fact that sloan signed so early (after playing
>only 3 gigs outside of Halifax I believe) contribute to the fact that
>they didn't sell more records? and to the fact that they have broken up
>at this point? If they would have built themselves an indie base would
>they be way bigger now? Would they have signed to Matador instead of
>Geffen? Would this have been a better way to go?
i don't know how directly anyone can answer these "what if" type questions,
but i could raise a few points...
- if the question is, were sloan good enough already to put out a
major label record, well, listen to _smeared_ and you tell me.
if you ask me it's better than most of the records that dgc has
put out.
- is "build indie base first, get major label deal later" the best
route for every band to travel?
- as someone else said (sorry, i forget who) the buzz that that
signing created is largely responsible for all the media attention
and reputation of the "halifax scene" as we now know it. so it's
a little late to go back and analyze.
- one ironic thing about this situation is that it seems like the
sloan signing has helped many many bands while ultimately turning
into a bad deal for *them*.
- the way DGC US treated _twice removed_ still reeks. when you
sign with a label, you're putting your career in their hands.
for them to arbitrarily decide that the album didn't skronk
enough, without even putting up the money for *one* video to
see how it would fly, shows really bad faith. now that teenage
fanclub have put out _grand prix_, which is also a stripped-down,
classic-sounding pop record like 2R, and they've put real promotion
money behind it (it seems), it's like another twist of the knife.
i want you all to put your fist in the air, and shout with me now,
"*FUCK* david geffen!!"
thank you, that was very gratifying. :-)
james
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