Re: [Harp-L] Rocket Number 9

["46long Blake" <46long@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah, I think that Garry would agree as much as anyone that the jam band
scene is a huge untapped resource for Jason. I know that John Popper kinda
has the market cornered there, but Jason's the future. What's it gonna take
to get Warren or Derek or Robert Randolph to catch one of Jason's
shows?.......'cuz apart from Jason's own brilliance, the band just smokes
and can go out on a jazzy/jammy/rockin' limb with the best of 'em.

 - Blake


On 10/23/07, Ben FELTEN [ML] <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I agree with Garry 100%. I'd add that "mainstream" is a very vague term
> that doesn't say much.
>
> Is Jason's aim to be playing behind Britney Spears at the next Grammy
> ceremony (assuming she's still around) ? I don't think so. For that
> matter do we want him to ? Hell, no !
>
> I think the way forward for Jason and his band would be to be booked in
> Bonnaroo and a number of other alternative rock festivals that draw
> thousands of rock fans every year. This is the exposure he needs. If
> Rocket Number 9 achieves that aim, it will be a good result indeed.
>
> Benoit
> > i don't think there is a silver bullet that will/can rocket this (or any
> other)
> > band to mainstream stardom.  but that's not the point.  what JRNB have
> > done with this album is take a big step toward mainstream
> credibility.  there
> > are large parts of the music industry that won't return a phone call if
> you're
> > not signed to a label, or to the "right" label.  what the band has done
> is
> > to produce a first rate album, on a serious label that is willing to
> invest
> > time, effort, and money in promoting it and them.  and that's a huge
> step
> > from kicking ass in bars while selling homemade cd's.  it doesn't hurt
> that
> > it's a great album that really captures their energy and sound, and that
> > producer john porter's name has some mojo attached to it.
> >
> > what all this does is get them more opportunity to be heard by the right
> > people, and move toward the right audience for the kind of music they're
> > making.  it's not an arrival, but a step along the way.
> >
> > ----
> > Garry Hodgson, Senior Software Geek, AT&T CSO
> >
> > nobody can do everything, but everybody can do something.
> > do something.
> >
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