One of the best stories about (the band) Rush was their label's pressure to write an album that was more 'accessible' and their response was 'no', even though that could have ended their run right there. The irony was that 2112 was a huge success. But they took control of their own destiny - pros and cons. I don't know if anyone could do that today.
I love that story! There is a more recent version of that, circa 2001/2002 (?) ... I don’t remember the details all that well, but Wilco was dropped from their label for recording and delivering “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot”; their label refused to release it, convinced it was commercial suicide. The band was demoralized but eventually got their album released by some minor indie record label, and of course it became their biggest selling album by far.
One of the best stories about (the band) Rush was their label's pressure to write an album that was more 'accessible' and their response was 'no', even though that could have ended their run right there. The irony was that 2112 was a huge success. But they took control of their own destiny - pros and cons. I don't know if anyone could do that today.
I love that story! There is a more recent version of that, circa 2001/2002 (?) ... I don’t remember the details all that well, but Wilco was dropped from their label for recording and delivering “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot”; their label refused to release it, convinced it was commercial suicide. The band was demoralized but eventually got their album released by some minor indie record label, and of course it became their biggest selling album by far.