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Originally Posted by chicagodoubler  how many famous solo/ intros have you guys played? almost any woman over 25 alive today could sing you that intro from sweet child o' mine. not many bassists alive today can claim the same.
how many times did y'all circle the globe with one of the top selling rock bands of all time? those guys owned the world. for years.
just saying...  |
Nothing personal, Shy-Dub, but I see this argument all the time on TB, and it's misguided to say the least.
Success in the music industry
can be predicated on hard work, relentless touring, innovative talent, imaginative phrasing and musical genius, but much more often is based on
blind luck.
For every success story you care to name, there are dozens of others just like them who have paid the same dues, have the same talent, even genius, and continue to toil in obscurity. For all I know, you could be one of them.
Luck, and to a slightly lesser degree marketing prowess, is much more likely to produce success in the music industry, and there are a legion of talentless zeros I could point to who have made their mark on the music world as a result.
You might as well be saying "I don't see any of you bozos rolling sevens fifty times in a row" as making this argument. There's simply no formula for predicting what the average music fan will take into his or her callow heart at any moment, and if there were, I assure you the music industry would be using it right now, likely to the detriment of all our tastes.
Back on topic, I think Duff could make a good fit with Jane's Addiction, although I expect the band to have a different sound with him aboard. Heck, they have a different sound every album anyway, so if you're a fan (and I am, casually), you'll probably take it in stride.
