Re: (TV) never will be another or Slow, Slower, and Slowest

[Rex Broome <rexbroome@gmail.com>]

Completely true.

Any money you make is going to come from touring anyway, so as long as you
have someone in place to book and promote the tour, you're fine.  If the
money worries you and you don't think you can break even, put it out as an
online release, for free, even.... that way you don't have to worry about
recouping the manufacturing costs.

Schneider oughtta know most of that since the B-52's are mostly a touring
act with any '80s nostalgia package that comes along... he's just thinking
with an outmoded model because they probably ended up with a lot of unsold
Funplexes.

No, I'm not thrilled with the death of physical media, but I'd rather
artists be able to keep putting out music, so they and we should just come
to terms with it.  Television IV could come out online-only with maybe a
limited-edition vinyl version with manufacturing costs to be covered by
pre-order or something... happen all the time these days.

-Rex

On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 7:20 AM, andy fekete <andy.fekete@gmail.com> wrote:

> I call bs on Mr. Schneider.
>
> One can record, mix, master and cut an album for next to nothing these
> days;  all that is needed is a PC, a set of microphones, and the
> inclination and nerve to DIY rather than rely on some expensive studio
> or producer.
>
> Of course, it helps if you have some decent ideas to record.
>
> -A
>
> On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 12:38 AM, grntg <grntg@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Fred Scneider of the B-52's probably sums up why there will never be
> another Television (or Verlaine album) for that matter...
> >
> > Funplex (the new B52 album) may not be the last B52 studio album, despite
> what has been reported he says, "I didn't say that in public, but who
> knows,"  Schneider says "It's really expensive" (St. Louis Post-Dispatch
> >
> > I think we can all agree the B52's would  out sell a TV album and they
> all probably have a bit more cash to front an album then Verlaine.
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