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I think I would need to pay to get anyone to listen to me play live.

As others have said though an entire line up of unpaid bands and an alcohol free bar. Throw in a vegan BBQ and you have the worst event ever. 
I think free support acts to a pro headline isn’t a bad way of getting exposure and experience but can’t see all the bands being unpaid as being good for musicians or audience.

Lay lady lay - Dylan 

8 hours ago, Ricky Rioli said:

I bought the Tranvision Vamp album and after one listen was so horrified with myself that I sold it to a friend for £1.50

I saw them live at Brixton Academy I think. A school friend was obsessed with Wendy James and persuaded me to go in return for him going to a gig of my choice. They weren’t great but it was worth the fun of watching his face as soon as Loop (my choice) started their set a few weeks later.

Going Up To The Country, Paint My Mailbox Blue - Taj Mahal 

The Queen is dead - The Smiths 

3 minutes ago, MacDaddy said:

Are you suggesting rich and successful bands can only write about being rich and successful?

Nope I’m saying what motivates and inspires you at 50 will be a bit different than what motivates and inspires you at 20. Record companies and fans to an extent may also make demands that an artist should not change or try new ideas.

3 hours ago, Dad3353 said:

No. 

Not sure if your being sarcastic or not. Of course it doesn’t matter what I like. I was only trying to illustrate that good music finds an audience. I feel for artists that get pigeon holed and are expected to conform to type throughout their career.
Hard to have any musical integrity if your expected to churn out stuff year after year that may no longer be reflective of your current life experience.

Teenage kicks - undertones

I’m glad you live way up North. Could someone please buy this before I get silly ideas for a road trip. Lovely bass and a bit of a bargain IMO.

1 hour ago, Bassassin said:

Top Twenty was the Woolies brand

I think The Cure’s first couple of albums were recorded with a pickup from a Top Twenty guitar. The record company apparently refused to let him use the guitar so he bought a Fender and swapped the pickups out.

Too Much Too Young - Specials 

As an example of why labels are only really good for marketing. If I was asked if I liked heavy metal I would answer no. Yet if anyone were to browse my music collection they would find: Sabbath, Motörhead, AC/DC, Metallica, Deep Purple, Guns and Roses, Ramstein, Down, Kyuss, Tool, Machinehead et al. Am I a closet heavy metal, heavy rock or stoner rock fan and does it really matter?

Pretend we’re dead - L7

9 hours ago, bode said:

The Cure were being commercial though. Labelled as Goth because they looked Goth.

I once heard a presenter on some silly Saturday morning TV show announce the new single from Goth band The Cure. They proceeded to show the video for “Why can’t I be you.” Pure pop with the band dressed up as furry multicoloured animals. Very Goth.

I’m not keen on pigeon holing music. Even being commercial is seen as a sin. A good record is still good even if it appeals to more people.

The Prince - Madness

Ring my bell- Anita Ward

Just like honey - JAMC

Frizzle Fry - Primus 

Heaven knows I’m miserable now- Smiths 

6 minutes ago, Doctor J said:

Genres belong in the bin with Peter Criss' cat makeup. 

Absolutely agree with this. The Cure were stuck with the Goth label for years even when playing very poppy songs. Americana seems to be the latest catch all label to apply to artists that can’t be pigeonholed with an existing label.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Part 1 - Flaming Lips 

House of fun - Madness 

Oceans and Streams - black keys

Imagine- lennon

Circlesquare - wonderstuff