Posted by Brian Ridley on July 20, 2001 at 18:55:36:
In Reply to: TUBA Journal posted by Interesting on July 19, 2001 at 16:15:16:
We live in an age where anyone can make an album, and why not? Is not music for everyone? I'm no professional player but I'd love to make an album of my own playing. I could probably sell a few hundred units to my family, friends and students. I wouldn't make any money off of it and I would hate to think what would be said if a reviewer ever heard it, but it would be a lot of fun to make and a wonderful keepsake for me when I'm old and locked in a rubber room. Rock and jazz musicians make basement albums all the time. This is where new styles emerge and what keeps the genre fresh and inovative. I don't care if the boy can play or not, if someone will tell me where I can get it, I'll buy this CD right now. It's pretty cold to slam an undergrad like this, you could give hime a complex. I for one, am willing to support our art. If we don't, do you really think the flute community will?
Brian "practicing for the Ridley Zepplin I sessions as we speak" Ridley
P.S.- In reality I would probably only sell about 5 copies, everyone else would just burn their own.