Damien Duet w/ Maria Doyle kennedy

[ElephantMan]

I believe their was a thread on this before , but here is a link to the new song...I dontknow what to say about it....just time wasting IMO but only listened once

http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/mariadk

[davidcotyalex]

rings of this ****e...........

http://www.amandapalmer.net/

the fact that she has raised $1m for her new album makes her a great marketer.........nothing to do with if she is anything of an artist

sad state of affairs

[SisterMidnight]

Not really the point.. but why a sad state of affairs? She is trying to independently mix, package, promote and sell her music without the financial backing of a major label. Some people believe in her as an artist enough to invest in the project. What's your problem with that?


Back to the point though.. I was interested in hearing this when I heard about their collaboration awhile back, thanks for posting ElephantMan! It's a pretty song, it was nice to hear.

[borneoman]

I also think Pledge is an amazing thing, so that little artists can make a record without depending on a record label. There's lots of super talented artists out there that don't fit a record label cos they're not glamourous enough or don't fit in the box, and then Pledge is a nice alternative... I see many artists that are dropped from their record labels doing it... for instance, Rachael Yamagata did it... she's the most talented artist in the world but still her label dropped her cos she doesn't sell...

don't see a problem with fans paying in advance what they're gonna get later

[borneoman]

She's also presenting the record live in Dublin in September, that was in the news a while ago...

[eva_arg]

it's an ok song. the chorus is a bit repetitive, though. I can't help but think about Shirley's part:

[verenita]

Originally Posted by SisterMidnight

Back to the point though.. I was interested in hearing this when I heard about their collaboration awhile back, thanks for posting ElephantMan! It's a pretty song, it was nice to hear.

same here! i think she has a beautiful voice.

[davidcotyalex]

Originally Posted by SisterMidnight

Not really the point.. but why a sad state of affairs? She is trying to independently mix, package, promote and sell her music without the financial backing of a major label. Some people believe in her as an artist enough to invest in the project. What's your problem with that?

Originally Posted by borneoman

I also think Pledge is an amazing thing, so that little artists can make a record without depending on a record label. There's lots of super talented artists out there that don't fit a record label cos they're not glamourous enough or don't fit in the box, and then Pledge is a nice alternative... I see many artists that are dropped from their record labels doing it... for instance, Rachael Yamagata did it... she's the most talented artist in the world but still her label dropped her cos she doesn't sell...

don't see a problem with fans paying in advance what they're gonna get later

that is exactly the point...............the sad state of affairs is that unless you are some bs pop artist du jour you don't make it in this stupid business...............which forces artists to do things like this pledge stuff

what that in turn does however is it puts the whole emphasis of the artist to be a clever marketer - not simply performing her art.................so those that rise to the top are not again necessarily artists that are getting rewarded for their true art but those that have figured out a way to cleverly market themselves

while sure it gives some the opportunity to not ahve to suck up to the man or the system it still is an odd manifestation of where the business exists today..........something that for me simply smells bad

[ElephantMan]

Originally Posted by davidcotyalex

that is exactly the point...............the sad state of affairs is that unless you are some bs pop artist du jour you don't make it in this stupid business...............which forces artists to do things like this pledge stuff

what that in turn does however is it puts the whole emphasis of the artist to be a clever marketer - not simply performing her art.................so those that rise to the top are not again necessarily artists that are getting rewarded for their true art but those that have figured out a way to cleverly market themselves

while sure it gives some the opportunity to not ahve to suck up to the man or the system it still is an odd manifestation of where the business exists today..........something that for me simply smells bad

^agree

[borneoman]

MARIA SINGS SING THE ALBUM WITH SPECIAL GUESTS AT VICAR STREET DUBLIN IRELAND SEPT 29TH (from her FB)