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Screen13 · 06-10-2013, 02:10 PM

As usual, in the start of every business, there's a lot of changes and tightening up. After thinking things over with a little inspiration from Pink Floyd's "Welcome to the Machine" I introduce a new "Genre" or category - Rejected by the Machine.

Through The 80's and Early 90's, The major record companies tried to make the shoe fit by any means possible, but some bands were too unique to fit in with their plans for World Domination that they were rejected after some attempts. "Reject By the Machine" is the story.

...but then again there were some real fails of The 80's!

There were some who outright failed. Right now, I'm looking at my copy of Modern English's first post-4AD album and only Sire (US)/Beggars Banquet (UK) non-compilation release Stop/Start which should have stopped before it hit the pressing plants...I'm dreading the day I revisit this album, but I'm doing it for the readers. These were the bands who went for it by ditching most of their sound, no matter how Pop or Post-Punk it was and just creating a Commercial album for the sake of being Commercial, which usually wind up being the album that hardly gets a mention or gets slammed by the band themselves. Maybe fate had it that the only seriously harshly criticized album by the Comsat Angels by both listeners and band that hardly had any of their unique sound would be instead (by force) by "Dream Command" (I have been hearing it on You Tube...the only thing I can think why it even escaped was "It's either that or face the consequences of breaking the contract") - at least the CS Angels album had some of their great sound in overproduced Jive Records form, Dream Command was so anonymous until you heard the vocals. I wonder who actually bought Dream command's album on release, as I feel that the only copies around are the Promos sent to the stores and College Rock stations.

For the many who were not a right fit for "The Machine", they soldiered on in an attempt to get their music heard with the usual compromise but with their sound intact although with many jeers from the fans who were there at the start. Sometimes you will read the musicians slam these attempts, and understandably so, but in time the good in those recordings occasionally stand out that serious listeners defend them with honest opinions that are sometimes blunt but out of love and the knowledge of how the industry was at the time and the fact that some were too special or unique for the growing Machine of The 80's.

Aaaah, Ch-ch-ch-CHANGES!

Still in development, but already with a good ground floor in progress. The Ghost Mall Music Building's progress is doing fine!

06-10-2013, 02:10 PM	#14 (permalink)
Screen13 Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,388	As usual, in the start of every business, there's a lot of changes and tightening up. After thinking things over with a little inspiration from Pink Floyd's "Welcome to the Machine" I introduce a new "Genre" or category - Rejected by the Machine. Through The 80's and Early 90's, The major record companies tried to make the shoe fit by any means possible, but some bands were too unique to fit in with their plans for World Domination that they were rejected after some attempts. "Reject By the Machine" is the story. ...but then again there were some real fails of The 80's! There were some who outright failed. Right now, I'm looking at my copy of Modern English's first post-4AD album and only Sire (US)/Beggars Banquet (UK) non-compilation release Stop/Start which should have stopped before it hit the pressing plants...I'm dreading the day I revisit this album, but I'm doing it for the readers. These were the bands who went for it by ditching most of their sound, no matter how Pop or Post-Punk it was and just creating a Commercial album for the sake of being Commercial, which usually wind up being the album that hardly gets a mention or gets slammed by the band themselves. Maybe fate had it that the only seriously harshly criticized album by the Comsat Angels by both listeners and band that hardly had any of their unique sound would be instead (by force) by "Dream Command" (I have been hearing it on You Tube...the only thing I can think why it even escaped was "It's either that or face the consequences of breaking the contract") - at least the CS Angels album had some of their great sound in overproduced Jive Records form, Dream Command was so anonymous until you heard the vocals. I wonder who actually bought Dream command's album on release, as I feel that the only copies around are the Promos sent to the stores and College Rock stations. For the many who were not a right fit for "The Machine", they soldiered on in an attempt to get their music heard with the usual compromise but with their sound intact although with many jeers from the fans who were there at the start. Sometimes you will read the musicians slam these attempts, and understandably so, but in time the good in those recordings occasionally stand out that serious listeners defend them with honest opinions that are sometimes blunt but out of love and the knowledge of how the industry was at the time and the fact that some were too special or unique for the growing Machine of The 80's. Aaaah, Ch-ch-ch-CHANGES! Still in development, but already with a good ground floor in progress. The Ghost Mall Music Building's progress is doing fine! Last edited by Screen13; 06-10-2013 at 09:49 PM.