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In Reply to: Well....... posted by Sordidman on December 26, 2005 at 08:07:26:
I don't get you. To me, 'indie' is 'independent.' I think that my view makes sense since it's based on the definition of the word. If a band signs a recording contract with a major label, then I don't care what they sound like, they're no longer 'indie.' But 'indie' was never about a sound to me. It had to do with people who didn't want to be involved with major labels. So musicians stuck with outfits like SST, Bar/None, Twin/Tone, Rounder, Touch And Go, Alternative Tentacles, Sub Pop, et al.Then--I know you're well aware of this--the majors decided to try to get in on all this 'indie' stuff that was never popular, but garnered underground buzz. That didn't succeed, so they worked out distribution deals with labels like Slash & Sub Pop. I'd say that you couldn't consider Nirvana 'indie' after they went with Geffen, except I think Sub Pop was still in the pipeline somehow, even if it wasn't a case of what became known as a 'majorindie.' It's along the lines of Beck's deal with Geffen vis-a-vis Bong Load. Then there's Universal picking up the distribution for Rounder's labels. A few months ago Madeleine Peyroux was all of a sudden expected to do promo in the UK as Universal's distro had insured that her record had become hugely popular there. It seems she was at the end of a touring cycle & either she didn't want to be bothered, or perhaps she's a bit eccentric. In any case, here were major label people unaccustomed to having artists behave in this manner, unable to get a hold of her for several days as they were losing what they considered to be valuable time to get her music exposed over there.
Perhaps this is just semantics we're discussing, but, as repulsive as the term became, I find that it's easier to talk about a genre's 'sound' by using something like 'alternative,' or, what I knew it as 20 years ago, 'college rock'. How many of these bands are on major labels? If you're on Thrill Jockey, you're indie. If you're on Kill Rock Stars, you're indie. If you're on a WEA label, I don't care how much you sound like a Paul Westerberg solo album. How could you be considered 'indie?' And why would you give Lou Reed sole credit for something that Sterling Morrison & John Cale deserve just as much credit for? That is, if you want to discount how much like the Beatles or the Kinks some of these bands tend to sound like, that is...
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Follow Ups
- Re: Well....... - J 08:45:02 12/26/05 (2)
- Hi J, HNY man - Sordidman 08:31:24 12/27/05 (0)
- Good comments - Frihed89 14:22:36 12/26/05 (0)
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