Comments on: the telephones go major with DANCE FLOOR MONSTERS http://sparkplugged.net/2009/05/the-telephones-go-major-with-dance-floor-monsters/ Plugging the best of Japanese indie, rock and alternative music Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:02:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dadyabode http://sparkplugged.net/2009/05/the-telephones-go-major-with-dance-floor-monsters/comment-page-1/#comment-91603 Dadyabode Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:25:59 +0000 http://sparkplugged.net/?p=5152#comment-91603 Thank you looking for details. It helped me in my assignment Thank you looking for details. It helped me in my assignment

]]> By: July releases to be excited about - SparkPlugged - Japanese Music Culturetainment & More http://sparkplugged.net/2009/05/the-telephones-go-major-with-dance-floor-monsters/comment-page-1/#comment-78501 July releases to be excited about - SparkPlugged - Japanese Music Culturetainment & More Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:58:14 +0000 http://sparkplugged.net/?p=5152#comment-78501 [...] from our release calendar, July looks to be a great month for music, as well. The Telephones’ major debut is slated for release as well as ACIDMAN’s 7th album, A beautiful greed. If those were the [...] [...] from our release calendar, July looks to be a great month for music, as well. The Telephones’ major debut is slated for release as well as ACIDMAN’s 7th album, A beautiful greed. If those were the [...]

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]]> By: Random J-Rock Updates #9 « J-rock Explosion http://sparkplugged.net/2009/05/the-telephones-go-major-with-dance-floor-monsters/comment-page-1/#comment-78470 Random J-Rock Updates #9 « J-rock Explosion Mon, 11 May 2009 05:05:54 +0000 http://sparkplugged.net/?p=5152#comment-78470 [...] -the telephones have signed to a major label [...] [...] -the telephones have signed to a major label [...]

]]> By: Shay http://sparkplugged.net/2009/05/the-telephones-go-major-with-dance-floor-monsters/comment-page-1/#comment-78461 Shay Sun, 03 May 2009 19:52:07 +0000 http://sparkplugged.net/?p=5152#comment-78461 Hi pengie! While I'm definitely not a snob who always responds with “oh they’re major now, they’re such sellouts”, I am often apprehensive about the "going major" move. I love a ton of bands signed with major labels and I applaud them for achieving their professional goals. But, along with the success and the deal itself, there are a lot more people involved in what was once just the artist's creation. Bands must be sure to hold on to their work and be smart about the contracts they sign. Sure, artists who are unhappy with their deal can wait it out but being held hostage by a bad contract can be detremental to a band by causing unnecessary stress and more. Decisions like this can lead to disagreements that can tear a band apart. I think the more "out there" and unique a band (like the telephones) is, the better chance they have, in theory, at staying true to themselves. Considering that the contract can be a sign that the label already somewhat trusts in a band's creative direction, that is encouraging. Yet a counterargument can be made by saying that if a band is too unique, they won't be as successful overall and will need some watering down. Looking at EMI MUSIC JAPAN's repertoire of artists, I'd say they have a pretty good track record when it comes to rock =) thankgod Hi pengie! While I’m definitely not a snob who always responds with “oh they’re major now, they’re such sellouts”, I am often apprehensive about the “going major” move.

I love a ton of bands signed with major labels and I applaud them for achieving their professional goals. But, along with the success and the deal itself, there are a lot more people involved in what was once just the artist’s creation.

Bands must be sure to hold on to their work and be smart about the contracts they sign. Sure, artists who are unhappy with their deal can wait it out but being held hostage by a bad contract can be detremental to a band by causing unnecessary stress and more. Decisions like this can lead to disagreements that can tear a band apart.

I think the more “out there” and unique a band (like the telephones) is, the better chance they have, in theory, at staying true to themselves. Considering that the contract can be a sign that the label already somewhat trusts in a band’s creative direction, that is encouraging. Yet a counterargument can be made by saying that if a band is too unique, they won’t be as successful overall and will need some watering down.

Looking at EMI MUSIC JAPAN’s repertoire of artists, I’d say they have a pretty good track record when it comes to rock =) thankgod

]]> By: pengie http://sparkplugged.net/2009/05/the-telephones-go-major-with-dance-floor-monsters/comment-page-1/#comment-78460 pengie Sun, 03 May 2009 01:10:17 +0000 http://sparkplugged.net/?p=5152#comment-78460 More often than not I think a band going major is a good thing--more money from a record company means more promotion, which means more sales, etc etc etc. And a band doesn't HAVE to go major to have a lot of sales--just look at HY--but it certainly helps get the really talented indie startups some more attention. (Personally I think a major record label would tear their hair out trying to market HY, though, because their albums are just so completely ... all over the place.) Unfortunately there will always be the "oh they're major now, they're such sellouts" crowd and more often than not they confuse me. I saw someone instantly say that school food punishment's latest was bad because they had gone major. Personally I think the song is fine, it's just like all of their other material. I'm actually really hard pressed to think of a Japanese band that didn't IMPROVE after going major. I mean muramasa, one of my favorite bands of all time, showed a ton of growth and expansion after signing to a bigger record company. But that doesn't necessarily mean that the signing CAUSED that. And really, if a band signs to a label and then feels pressure to conform... they can let their contract run out and go back to doing their own thing. RURUTIA did it and she's better off. It did take her a while to get her footing again but she did it, and her music is still great. I think the people who jump to call groups sellouts by signing to bigger labels are usually not even paying attention to the music. Their loss. More often than not I think a band going major is a good thing–more money from a record company means more promotion, which means more sales, etc etc etc. And a band doesn’t HAVE to go major to have a lot of sales–just look at HY–but it certainly helps get the really talented indie startups some more attention. (Personally I think a major record label would tear their hair out trying to market HY, though, because their albums are just so completely … all over the place.)

Unfortunately there will always be the “oh they’re major now, they’re such sellouts” crowd and more often than not they confuse me. I saw someone instantly say that school food punishment’s latest was bad because they had gone major. Personally I think the song is fine, it’s just like all of their other material. I’m actually really hard pressed to think of a Japanese band that didn’t IMPROVE after going major. I mean muramasa, one of my favorite bands of all time, showed a ton of growth and expansion after signing to a bigger record company. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that the signing CAUSED that.

And really, if a band signs to a label and then feels pressure to conform… they can let their contract run out and go back to doing their own thing. RURUTIA did it and she’s better off. It did take her a while to get her footing again but she did it, and her music is still great.

I think the people who jump to call groups sellouts by signing to bigger labels are usually not even paying attention to the music. Their loss.

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