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Originally Posted by paf77  I'm curious to see if anyone's band has been signed with a major label and I'd like to hear about your experiences with that. My bass teachers band was signed with Capitol records and a local band just got signed with Mercury records not too long ago. The singer of my band is good friends with them, so maybe they'll hook us up... jk  |
Yeah. It was a mixed bag. Had a top 30 song, songs in some big movies etc, did a ton of tours, but ultimately the record company messed a lot of things up (and surprisingly, admitted to it). Too much record company stress caused stress on the tour bus between bandmates, and when it came time to do a second album, it was either "make an album" or "be friends"... it wasn't gonna work both ways. We had all been friends for so long - we chose that over money and another couple frustrating years. We're all still great friends, and I have a lifetime of memories. All in all, I wouldn't trade the experience for the world, but there was a LOT of frustration while it was happening.
