tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469146280817921714.post4882952855491053234..comments2019-01-08T12:11:36.988+00:00Comments on Kingdom of the Absurd: Songs of dissonance (aka songs in the key of live)PFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01128474334258655374noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469146280817921714.post-12833939976568389962014-10-22T18:12:41.509+01:002014-10-22T18:12:41.509+01:00I think I'm generally in favour of acts buildi...I think I'm generally in favour of acts building up a wealth of material. <br /><br />The argument is whether they have to periodically release it in album format - or even in batches of songs. The Ginger Wildheart model is interesting as it succeeds on many levels, the next blog may reference that.PFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01128474334258655374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469146280817921714.post-50110232183056505732014-10-15T20:48:54.865+01:002014-10-15T20:48:54.865+01:00I think with established acts, they don't need...I think with established acts, they don't need to release new albums, but I think the hardcore fan base of such bands demand it, and will buy it. However, they would equally purchase EP's or singles. I'm inclined to stick with bands that continue to outpour their creativity in any form as long as its new music. Band's who don't continue to write run the risk of being merely a nostalgia act. Cinderella and Poison are 2 such acts that I adore, but nothing develops from them musically. KISS argued the point that fans wanna hear the classics, but I am more stoked to hear what the band can produce now than I am about hearing endless live renditions of the same tracks tour after tour and live release after live release.<br /><br />I may be rambling, but id much rather go out buy a CD or vinyl of a new album of a band that has been around the block, than I am to buy gig tickets for another "greatest hits tour" or in the case of KISS another bloody Farewell Tour!<br /><br />Newer bands that are emerging as potential staples in the industry are working tirelessly to produce a catalogue of material that their growing fanbase can get to know and enjoy so that this material can then be translated to the live environment where it blossoms.<br /><br />Maybe im the last of a dying breed in the case of my generation of music enthusiasts but Id like to think that when the band is long gone, that we can pass their bodies of work down to future generations who can enjoy the material that was written and enjoyed by generations that preceded them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10260696111896162664noreply@blogger.com