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1. Brian Martin

   i think it’s a lot easier to have a political message get radio/publicity if you’re already in the spotlight, as opposed to trying to start

   Aug 12th, 2008

2. Brian Martin

   sorry, i accidentally submitted prior to completing my thoughts!!!

   I was going to say, more or less, that it still seems that these artists all wait until later in their career to bring out the political songs…whether it is the choice of the record label or the artist is undetermined, but it can really go either way when an artist puts their social ideas into the limelight as to whether a fan base will support it or not (like when the dixie chicks stated that they were ashamed of the president…fortunately, that turned out well for them in the end). I would think that a record label looking to make money will not take a chance on a new band that is alienating potential buyers, but may allow more established bands (with established fan bases) more creative control over their music.

   As a new artist with a political song (check out “if you” on my page), I know that i was very careful in choosing words that didn’t single out a particular group or cause. Though my song is more of a social call-to-action, I made sure that my message could be absorbed in several different contexts when writing the song.

   Brian Martin
   http://www.myspace.com/bmartinsounds

   Aug 12th, 2008

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