One of the best songs ever recorded. Literally, no exaggeration. Classical through the techno psych stylings of MGMT.... nothing beats the first 3 Wipers albums. They are the band that I could listen to daily forever. Greg Sage is the only rock idol. Halleluja, Jesus!
@wipers86 It's just a timeline. MGMT is the newest "thing" I'm familiar with, and honestly they aren't that bad. This is coming from a person who's listened to Electric Wizard and even heavier more dissonant bands for years. So commercial or not commercial, in the end where Greg Sage went wrong was he assumed that there wouldn't be demand for a product he purposely produced. It would be a small-minded lie to think that Greg Sage never wanted anyone to hear his music.
@wipers86 Ehh there's plenty of good stuff out there if you look. I get surprised whenever I go out to open mics and stuff just how much talent there really is out there. I get humbled by that fact. The artists we know of from before the internet age were lucky, same as now. They get lucky, and then people worship them as the pinnacles of their art. The wipers were amazing, no doubt. Out of those who got lucky, I'm glad the Wipers did get lucky... but don't become deluded by appearances.
So to follow up on my previous comment, he didn't go "wrong". He did exactly what he wanted to do. He made a product which people liked and he shared it. That's commerce right there. The only thing which makes commerce a bad thing is the system by which it is controlled. Greg Sage still made profit off his music. He made profit off other things he did. He was still a man of the system, and therefore as a man of the system, you are subject to commerce in all its corrupt and bloody glory.
One of the best songs ever recorded. Literally, no exaggeration. Classical through the techno psych stylings of MGMT.... nothing beats the first 3 Wipers albums. They are the band that I could listen to daily forever. Greg Sage is the only rock idol. Halleluja, Jesus!
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wipers86 4 months ago
@wipers86 It's just a timeline. MGMT is the newest "thing" I'm familiar with, and honestly they aren't that bad. This is coming from a person who's listened to Electric Wizard and even heavier more dissonant bands for years. So commercial or not commercial, in the end where Greg Sage went wrong was he assumed that there wouldn't be demand for a product he purposely produced. It would be a small-minded lie to think that Greg Sage never wanted anyone to hear his music.
SmutJunction 4 months ago
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wipers86 4 months ago
@wipers86 Ehh there's plenty of good stuff out there if you look. I get surprised whenever I go out to open mics and stuff just how much talent there really is out there. I get humbled by that fact. The artists we know of from before the internet age were lucky, same as now. They get lucky, and then people worship them as the pinnacles of their art. The wipers were amazing, no doubt. Out of those who got lucky, I'm glad the Wipers did get lucky... but don't become deluded by appearances.
SmutJunction 4 months ago
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wipers86 4 months ago
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wipers86 4 months ago
So to follow up on my previous comment, he didn't go "wrong". He did exactly what he wanted to do. He made a product which people liked and he shared it. That's commerce right there. The only thing which makes commerce a bad thing is the system by which it is controlled. Greg Sage still made profit off his music. He made profit off other things he did. He was still a man of the system, and therefore as a man of the system, you are subject to commerce in all its corrupt and bloody glory.
SmutJunction 4 months ago