Not to get political, but a lot of that kind of stuff has been happening, especially in the last few years. I don't remember the exact story, but one of the members of Mumford & Sons got booted because he expressed a contrary opinion about something or whatever. It's getting a little too fucking 1984-ish lately, imo... but I'll leave it at that.

I'm a little familiar with Freese. I know he played on Chris Cornell's first solo album. That was a great album.



Well, it's Spotify but they're really just doing the bidding of the music business I suspect. Piracy just moved from the control of The Pirate Bay and unwashed goobers in their basements into the corporate offices of Sony and Warner Music Group. Spotify is basically the 2022 version of Napster, but it's OK since the big mega labels have approved them and because they have an actual economic model.

People who tout blockchain technology say that artists could finally get the kind of transparency they've always been lacking in the industry, not to mention getting proper and real-time value (royalties, etc) for their work. I hope they're right, but there's a lot of scammy shit going on in that realm right now.



That's a hell of a playlist. I will have to steal it. You need a little Witchita Lineman or Gentle On My Mind to go with Rhinestone Cowboy though...

This post has been edited by JonSnow: Dec 20 2022, 12:07 am

That has to be the best interview with BC I've ever seen.

Rick Beato's YouTube channel is a fucking treasure trove.

Not to get off topic for too long, but Winston Marshall wasn't kicked out of the band and he didn't leave because of one opinion. He left the band because his personal views, which were the extreme opposite of the other members, were becoming the focus of the coverage of the band. Instead of talking about the music, people were talking about his political views. He himself wrote:



So it was a choice he made while taking into consideration how his personal advocacy reflected on his band and his bandmates. He wanted to be able to speak freely and he didn't want his POV to be the focus on everything that was written about the band.

Anyway, just wanted to clarify that a bit because everyone was in a tough situation and I think he did the right thing for himself and for the band he loved.

Seconded. I guess on some Reddit guitar subreddits it's cool to hate on the guy, but I love his channel.