“I had a little indie label called No Core and Dave Grohl's first band was called, Dain Bramage so I out an album for them and for whatever reason, he's never forgot it and has always been super nice to me since.” FirstsLittlesReasonNiceBandAlbumsCoreLabelsDave Author:Reed Mullin
“Karl Agell sang for our Blind album which was our second best selling record. He's a great guy and as a matter of fact, before Mike, Woody and I really got going on touring on the old Animosity stuff, Karl & I did about a dozen shows performing the Blind album from start to finish. He's still a good friend of mine and is now in a band called Lead Foot that's more Rock and Roll but they're fantastic, kind of Thin Lizzy or MC5 sounding.” KindStillsMatterFactsShowsGuyStuffRecordsFeetRocksMinesBandBlindAlbumsSellingFantasticPerformingDozenGood FriendRock And RollMikeTouringMatter Of FactWoodyAnimositySecond BestGreat GuyLizzy Author:Reed Mullin
“And the next album I do is going to be different because I'm going to change. I already did that thing where I had a band - and I had a great time with a band - but it was almost like pandering to get a record label deal.” DifferentNextDealsRecordsBandAlbumsLabelsGreat TimesRecord LabelsHad A Great Time Author:Laura Bell Bundy
“One of the great things about the Internet is that people are excited about music and wanna hear a random album from a band somewhere in Romania or something, and to listen to all sorts of stuff from around the world.” PeopleWorldStuffInternetBandAlbumsExcitedGreat ThingsAround The WorldRomania Author:Ed Droste
“The nice thing about working for a label like Domino is that there's no pressure: They've got a roster of 40 active bands, and they can bang out an album or single in a week, so it's not the end of the world to not have a Max Tundra album in 2005.” WorldEndsNiceWeekBandPressureAlbumsActiveLabelsEnd Of The WorldBangsMaxNice ThingsNo PressureRosters Author:Max Tundra
“Some kid can say, "Hey, I really want you to play my town in Switzerland, or Sweden, or Latvia," and they could have a fun night at the show. On the other hand, all those kids could have a record that means something to them in a more personal way a couple months down the road. The live band is a really important thing for us, but my focus is on the album now.” WayWantMeanImportantPlayShowsHandsKidsNightFunRecordsFocusMonthsCoupleBandTownsImportant ThingsAlbumsHeyDown The RoadSwedenSwitzerlandLatviaFun Night Author:Zachary Cole Smith
“So by the time the 60s rolled in that became a huge art form in its own right with bands like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and Hendrix doing total concept albums, same thing with Pink Floyd.” ArtFormHugeBandConceptsStonesAlbumsRollingRolling StonesHendrix Author:DJ Spooky
“One of the main things that differentiates them [artists of 70s] from artists before is that they made albums based on the fact that they didn't care about the band as a thing in its own right. They cared about manipulating the recording and that became the album.” MadeFactsCareArtistBandAlbumsDifferentiate Author:DJ Spooky
“Usually bands would make a song to record for an album, but what happens with the deejays you say "Well the album is everything we need. Thanks band. You can go away now."” NeedsWellsHappensSongRecordsBandAlbumsThanksGoing AwayDeejays Author:DJ Spooky
“We're not the kind of band who writes an order abundance of songs and picks from them, we usually write for the album.” WritingKindSongOrderBandPicksAlbumsAbundance Author:John Petrucci
“I play music as much as I can. I have a band called The Abiders. We've put out a couple of albums you can find on iTunes. We tour and all that stuff, so music is very much a part of my life.” I CanPlayStuffCoupleBandMusic IsAlbumsItunes Author:Jeff Bridges
“We know what we are doing by now.We seem to make an album every 18 months or so and I think every band should do that. We're not writing "Sgt. Pepper" every time; we are writing straight ahead rock n' roll.” ThinkingKnowsShouldWritingSeemsRocksMonthsBandAlbumsRock N RollPeppersSgt Pepper Author:Lemmy Kilmister
“It's not always possible to play a song exactly as it is on the album. That's also something that I really don't want to do because I like to have versions that also adapt to the band, so that is always a big challenge to see how we can transform those songs so it feels natural.” WantFeelsPlayBigsSongNaturalChallengesBandAlbumsVersionsBig Challenges Author:Trentemøller
“I work with this wonderful five-piece band, The Tony Guerrero Quintet, along with Kate Flannery, who was Meredith the Drunk in The Office, and Tim Davis, who was the vocal arranger on Glee. The three of us sing, and the band is amazing. We've been working together for about two years. So, we decided to do a Christmas album in July.” YearsTwoTogetherThreeFivePiecesWonderfulBandOfficeDecidedAlbumsDrunkWorking TogetherTwo YearsVocalJulyKateGlee Author:Jane Lynch
“In 2008 it's easy to get huge before you have an album out with the Internet. I think that's great and you see a lot of artists like that. It seems like it's becoming rarer to find a band that has been touring for six years, doing small shows and then breaking out.” ThinkingYearsHas BeensShowsSeemsArtistEasyHugeBecomingInternetBandSixAlbumsTouringEasy To Get Author:Girl Talk
“[Music From the Edge of Heaven] wasn't really an album at all. The band had made the decision to release an LP and then split up. We wanted to go out with a bang in Britain and the rest of the world by having a single that was four songs, not just one song. But we couldn't do that over here because we couldn't release a single without an album.” WorldMadeWantedSongHeavenDecisionFourBandEdgesAlbumsReleaseJust OneBritainSplitsBangs Author:George Michael
“There's very notable dynamics in all of the collaborations I've done. It's hard to say if one is more important than the other, but if I had to think of all situations and point to one band that I enjoyed most it would be when I was eight years old. I had a band with my little sister and the kid across the street. We sat around all day playing music and it was bliss. I didn't have any expectations or do it for anyone or worry about selling an album. That was really my favorite band. We were called Hot Chocolate.” IfsThinkingYearsLittlesImportantHardDoneWould BeKidsSituationWorryStreetsBandExpectationsHotMy FavoriteAlbumsEightSellingEnjoyedBlissSatChocolateCollaborationNotablePlaying MusicDynamicsLittle SisterFavorite BandsHot Chocolate Author:Steve Vai
“I think, when all bands start, when you're on your first album you have the benefit of hoovering up people who genuinely come across the music and really like it, but also those sort of 'floating voters' who just like pop music when they're young. And I think that when you get to your fourth album, those floating voters have dissipated and you're left with a core audience, and at that point you've really got to get your act together and move on to something else to keep afloat, or you'll just shrink with your core audience.” PeopleThinkingFirstsTogetherMovingYoungLeftAudienceBandBenefitsAlbumsPopsCoreVotersFourthFloatingShrinksPop Music Author:Ben Watt
“When you start out as a band, you stake your claim and you go for it. And there's a part of you that dreams it and imagines it and does everything to get there, but you can't ever expect to sell 8, 10, 12, 20 million albums. It becomes this thing that you really have to figure out as you go.” DoeDreamMillionsImagineFiguresBandClaimsSellsAlbumsStakes Author:Edward Kowalczyk