the RIP threads more then make up for it.
mainstream media seems occupied with other things these days.
Regarding Greg Lake, I value personal correspondence with him when he was alive more than any media coverage about his death.
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Any time any one speaks to me about any musical project, the one absolute given is "it will not make big money". [tip of the hat to HK]
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
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A few years ago when Les Paul died, he received only brief mentions at the end of the nightly news. When Michael Jackson died not long before, he received wall to wall coverage. Les left a far more indelible mark on how music is played and recorded, but Jackson won more Grammys.
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Emerson's death definitely made the main TV/radio news bulletins in the UK. I think Lake might have as well. Squire, Wetton and Thomas are not household names in the same way...they didn't have big success as solo artists or have their names upfront in their bands. So it's not that surprising.
The big one here was David Bowie a few years ago- pretty much wall-to-wall coverage. I think there was a massive sadness in the UK in that week and beyond.
And the same year Prince and George Michael also got heavy coverage.
David Bowie is a cultural institution in the UK (and in the USA and possibly elsewhere) and his very unexpected death was a big surprise and big news and was treated as such.
'Making the news' has relatively little to no bearing on an artist's musical significance. Very significant artists in all fields die without making any waves beyond their scenes. Very insignificant artists make big news when they die.
Sometimes an artist is culturally very significant AND popular as well as musically significant. But it isn't a given and popularity and cultural significance (which are most often very closely related) are what determine what makes something 'newsworthy' or not.
Steve F.
www.waysidemusic.com
www.cuneiformrecords.com
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“Remember, if it doesn't say "Cuneiform," it's not prog!” - THE Jed Levin
Any time any one speaks to me about any musical project, the one absolute given is "it will not make big money". [tip of the hat to HK]
"Death to false 'support the scene' prog!"
please add 'imo' wherever you like, to avoid offending those easily offended.
[QUOTE=JJ88;837110]Emerson's death definitely made the main TV/radio news bulletins in the UK. I think Lake might have as well. Squire, Wetton and Thomas are not household names in the same way...they didn't have big success as solo artists or have their names upfront in their bands. So it's not that surprising.
Keith Emerson almost got no coverage this side of the pond ( Mind you, i don't watch the news 24/7 ) ELP filled up the Montreal Olympic Stadium with 74,000 people in 1977.
2nd on the all time crowd record for the Montreal " Big O ".. Pink Floyd got 78,000 just a month prior....I bet ELP would have the #1 spot if they would have played first.
That is just Montreal... one show... It's hard to believe that musicians like that are not a little more recognized when they pass.
But i understand and agree with the reasons that were mentioned on the previous posts...That is just the world we live in.
Last edited by 18000HP; 08-31-2018 at 02:45 PM.
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