http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Thu, 3 Jun 2004 23:42:17 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/06/03/123822.php#comment-67262 Exactly! On the business level of the game an artists career is at some catagorized level of viability. Funny how things end up working. Or not for those working and not fairly compenstated, etc... So true, the concept of 'losing sight'. Good post because it opens up alot of angles of relating experiences. plgDM 67262@blogcritics.org Thu, 3 Jun 2004 23:42:17 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/06/03/123822.php#comment-67207 Thanks Douglas, I think his point was that efficiency and scale are fine but that in the process it is very easy to lose sight of the nature of the business and just who is doing what for whom. It's just entertainment and the concert biz (and the music biz in general) can no longer take it for granted that they have a captive audience. 67207@blogcritics.org Thu, 3 Jun 2004 19:10:17 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/06/03/123822.php#comment-67204 I agree. Good post. At least there is no replacement for a well done live experience. The audience is seeing something no one else will see. Each show is a bit different no matter how calculated it is. But damn, those ticket agencies. When promoting, I have to wait till the Wednesday after the show to get the ticket money from that major (TM). Makes it tricky to pay the remaining balance to the band after the show sometimes (walk up vs. advanced sales) even if it is a sell out. anyway, blah blah... peaceloveguidance 67204@blogcritics.org Thu, 3 Jun 2004 18:24:49 EDT