(TV) Some Eagles humor / Richard's note

[serovner@mindspring.com]

Hi,

First the Eagles humor - I found the attached news story at "The Onion", the on-line satirical newspaper, and thought it was funny:
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Dubious Inclusions Damage Credibility Of Entire Record Collection

HAMMOND, IN-- The credibility of 26-year-old Jeff Gaskill's record collection is badly damaged by the inclusion of several albums of dubious artistic merit, friend Rob Appel reported Monday. "He's got tons of awesome stuff, everything from [X-Ray Spex's] Germ Free Adolescents to [Al Green's] Call Me," Appel said of the 750-plus CD library. "But then, smack-dab in between The Pogues' Rum, Sodomy & The Lash and Portishead's Dummy is Poison's Greatest Hits." Continued Appel: "Before I could ask him what the hell it was doing there, I spot Hell Freezes Over by The Eagles. That record alone negates the coolness of Brian Eno's Here Come The Warm Jets and The Flying Burrito Brothers' The Gilded Palace Of Sin."
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So, what dubious records might we have in our collections?  I'll admit to having The Fifth Dimension's "Greatest Hits" CD.


Secondly, re: Richard's note.  I understand his position.  However, just to play devil's advocate, what about us folks who can't make it to the shows due to time/money/whatever.  I'd still like to hear them.  I love the fact that I can hear all the 1970's Television live sets, even though I was never there. 

I think the Pearl Jam approach is best - artists tape the shows, and sell them to the die-hard fans.  Artists gets the money, fans get the music, and the music is not seen as part of the the "offical" releases so the artist doesn't have to worry about bad reviews, damaging career, etc.  I also like the Dead / Allman's approach, which is encouraging taping and trading (but not selling of boots).  I think this simply increases a band's fan base, and in the long run the artist ends up all the better economically.

Back to work.....

Steve




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