EXILE ON WALL STREET
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defrogSEGUE: Speaking of wild horses ...
ITEM: As some of you may know, the Rolling Stones will be releasing the remastered edition of Exile On Main Street this week, with a number of previously unreleased tracks from the Exile recording sessions, some with all-new vocals and lyrics.
Sir Mick Jagger talks to the BBC about the bonus tracks and the making of the album here, but I thought the bit at the end was worth highlighting.
The Beeb asked him his thoughts about downloading and its impact on the ability of artists to make money – something the Stones don’t have to worry about, of course, so they can afford to take a lackadaisical view on it. But Jagger makes an interesting point:
His math is probably a little fuzzy, but you get the idea.
FULL DISCLOSURE: For the record, while plenty of people name Exile On Main Street as the greatest Stones album ever, it’s not my personal favorite. That would be this one.
Still, Exile has a lot of good stuff on it, so I’ll probably be getting the re-released version when it comes out.
Shine a light,
This is dF
ITEM: As some of you may know, the Rolling Stones will be releasing the remastered edition of Exile On Main Street this week, with a number of previously unreleased tracks from the Exile recording sessions, some with all-new vocals and lyrics.
Sir Mick Jagger talks to the BBC about the bonus tracks and the making of the album here, but I thought the bit at the end was worth highlighting.
The Beeb asked him his thoughts about downloading and its impact on the ability of artists to make money – something the Stones don’t have to worry about, of course, so they can afford to take a lackadaisical view on it. But Jagger makes an interesting point:
It is a massive change and it does alter the fact that people don't make as much money out of records.
But I have a take on that - people only made money out of records for a very, very small time. When The Rolling Stones started out, we didn't make any money out of records because record companies wouldn't pay you! They didn't pay anyone!
Then, there was a small period from 1970 to 1997, where people did get paid, and they got paid very handsomely and everyone made money. But now that period has gone.
So if you look at the history of recorded music from 1900 to now, there was a 25 year period where artists did very well, but the rest of the time they didn't.
But I have a take on that - people only made money out of records for a very, very small time. When The Rolling Stones started out, we didn't make any money out of records because record companies wouldn't pay you! They didn't pay anyone!
Then, there was a small period from 1970 to 1997, where people did get paid, and they got paid very handsomely and everyone made money. But now that period has gone.
So if you look at the history of recorded music from 1900 to now, there was a 25 year period where artists did very well, but the rest of the time they didn't.
His math is probably a little fuzzy, but you get the idea.
FULL DISCLOSURE: For the record, while plenty of people name Exile On Main Street as the greatest Stones album ever, it’s not my personal favorite. That would be this one.
Still, Exile has a lot of good stuff on it, so I’ll probably be getting the re-released version when it comes out.
Shine a light,
This is dF
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on 2010-05-17 06:46 am (UTC)Jagger was a student at the London School of Economics. He knows what he's talking about where finances are concerned.
-- JF