Label

Is nine days signed with any major label right now? For everyone's sake, i hope not.

no

Brian

For everyone's sake?? What is that supposed to mean...



~Kevin~

Message deleted on 2015-09-05 06:30:16 PDT

Not if you're Mariah Carey.

Who is on the cover of Playboy, apparently.

Sup with that.

-Mike





Go listen to my band. We're awesome.

http://www.myspace.com/rosencrantzny
weallgotwoodandnails

The only difference between major labels and indies is that majors stab you in the back with a more expensive knife. In truth they can both be as bad as each other. As Elliot Smith once said, "...despite the fact that sometimes people look at major labels as simply money-making machines, they're actually composed of individuals who are real people, and there's a part of them that needs to feel that part of their job is to put out good music."

I don't think it would matter for a band like Nine Days.

it's not that they are a new band with young musicians that a major label can take and change their sound and vibe.
they are experienced enough and know how they would like to sound, and a major label will sign them because of their style and not from an intention to change it, at least i belive so.
i think many of us here refer to The Madding Crowd as the most important (or the favorite) of the Nine Days records - don't forget that they recorded it when they were signed with Epic.
personally, my favorite is So Happily Unsatisfied - i really like the sound there and they recorded it also when Epic was in the picture.

So - i don't think a major label would change the Nine Days sound at all, it will just make it easier for them (they will be able to be in the recording studio a lot more time - studio time costs money, and there will be a bigger tour, i guess), and let's not forget that they are very talented people that deserve to earn a lot of money for the music they make.

i know that all of us think that major labels suck, because the whole Sony-Epic drama, and the fact that a lot of them release crap music, but i think that if a label would be smart enough to sign Nine Days it will be good to the band and to the fans as well.

maybe i'm wrong and the band dosen't want it at all (some of the have familys now, and maybe touring around the calender dosen't fit right now), and even if it won't happen it's not a bad thing. i love their music - label or non-label - and i don't care how they release it, i know i will buy a lot of it.
that's it. comments anyone?

Message deleted on 2015-09-05 06:30:16 PDT

Im sorry I read all of your comments and im sad to say that i mostly disagree with all of you. I just saw nine days at BBKings in new york and they are still amazing, but the fact that they have no label just goes to show you that labels do make the difference. The show was practically empty, i felt so bad for them. They are such talented musicians, more talented then many of the groups out there right now making it big. If they had support from a higher level, their music would be everywhere, and their fan base would expand. As much as all of you hate to admit it, in order for a band to survive in this business, they need the public attention, and they need to sell albums. The fact that their music is simply going unnoticed just goes to prove my point.

H

Message deleted on 2015-09-05 06:30:16 PDT

Message deleted on 2015-09-05 06:30:16 PDT

You're glossing over the simple fact that Nine Days did have a major record deal back in the Madding Crowd/ So Happily Unsatisfied days. Having a label and having label support are clearly very different things. They don't just wave a magic wand for you that makes you the biggest band in the world.

Maybe a new record deal would help boost the band's profile, or maybe they'd get shafted again, lose money and an album and call it quits.
For better or for worse the guys have decided that they don't want to go through that **** again, and I can't say I blame them.

edit: btw this wasn't in response to you, Genesis. I just took ages writing it!



Post Edited (02-26-07 13:16)

Message deleted on 2015-09-05 06:30:16 PDT

what did sony exactly do to them..i dont really know the story

you just asked the million dollar question...

in shortness - they sent the guys to record an amazing album called So Happily Unsatisfied (can be downloaded legally and free from http://ninedaysmusic.com/store.html), and when the album was finished and ready to be released they decided to drop the band and they owned the rights to it so the band couldn't release it for a very long time...

but why did sony screw them? what was the arguement? they just didnt like the CD?

i think no one really knows... it's hard to belive they didn't like the CD because that cd is so good and rocky

Message deleted on 2015-09-05 06:30:16 PDT

maybe the band could tell us???

Their a&r man said "I don't hear a single"



And then, you know...




The future was wide open

Absolutely is a fantastic song.

-Mike





Go listen to my band. We're awesome.

http://www.myspace.com/rosencrantzny
weallgotwoodandnails

i think all the first 4 songs in SHU are "Single-Materials" - Favorite Song, Good Friend, Emily & Marvelous.
that dose'nt mean that they are my favorites...

Was SHU made before it's time?

ANY song on SHU is 10X better than anything on the radio now and every song could and should be a single.



-Bryce, Utah