What If You Knew There Was A Concert For An Artist You Bought Albums For

Do you listen to whole music albums of one artist or just songs from different artists?

Well it of course depends. When it comes to your taste, no artist, musician or a band can make it in an album or every song they write/play. Coldplay, RHCP are one of my all time favourite, but I can accept there are few songs which I never ever try to listen from even them, instead I listen to 100s of other musicians. Other aspect could be your mood, occasion, situation you probably are in where you may not listen to the most of most favourite song of yours but something you may prefer for that particular point of time.Here are some of my all time favourite..O "Fly On" - Coldplay.Flock of birdsHovering aboveJust a flock of birdsIt's how you think of loveAnd I alwaysLook up to the skyPray before the dawn'Cause they fly alwaysSometimes they arriveSometimes they are goneThey fly onFlock of birdsHovering aboveInto smoke I'm turnedAnd rise following them upStill I alwaysLook up to the skyPray before the dawn'Cause they fly awayOne minute they arrive,Next you know they're goneThey fly onFly onSo fly onRide throughMaybe one day I'll fly next to youFly on, ride throughMaybe one day I can fly with you2. Coldplay - Everglow (Single Version) - Official video(oh they say people come, say people gothis particular diamond was extra specialand though you might be gone, and the world may not knowstill I see you, celestiallike a lion you ran, a goddess you rolledlike an eagle you circled, in perfect purpleso how come things move on, how come cars don’t slowwhen it feels like the end of my worldwhen I should but I can’t let you go?but when I’m cold, coldoh when I’m cold, coldthere’s a light that you give me when I’m in shadowthere’s a feeling you give me, an everglowlike brothers in blood, sisters who rideand we swore on that night we’d be friends til we diebut the changing of winds, and the way waters flowlife as short as the falling of snowand now I’m gonna miss you I know)3. Amélie - Full Soundtrack4. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Snow (Hey Oh)5. David Bowie - Heroes6. Dexys Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen7. Mumford & Sons - I Will Wait8. Coldplay - A Sky Full Of Stars9. Adam Levine - Lost Stars10. Keira Knightley - A Step You Can't Take BackThere are many more that I enjoy listening in fact I can write 100 more, but these are just flawless in my head. I mean look at the lyrics and of course music is incomparable, feels like they are more then just songs from some parallel universe. Enjoy!

Has anyone ever bought an album based on its artwork?

To put it simply, "they" don't know what they're talking about. Think about a big record store in the 1970s, like Tower Records. They had many thousands of different albums - people didn't just buy what they'd already heard or read about. That would have only been half the stock at the most. Some people went to buy what was in the charts, but many just went to explore, and spent sometimes hours browsing.  Album artwork was an important factor in many purchase decisions. If you went to a more alternative independent record store like Rough Trade in London, the charts or the radio (with the exception of the Peel Show) were no help at all. All you could rely on was the music press or the store staff - if they didn't help, the only thing to guide you was the artwork.Even if you knew the artist's reputation, a good cover gave an indication of the genre, character of the music, the quality standards of the label, how risky the purchase might be given you hadn't heard the particular music before. Album artwork worked hard - it had to catch your eye, make a statement and attract sales, as many artists didn't get airplay or written up in the music press. If you were a new artist, not on the radio and hadn't toured a particular town, the only way you could get sales was to have an attractive, or genre appropriate looking, album. Cover designers knew how important this was, and had a real job of work to do. This is Storm Thorgerson (of Hipgnosis) on cover design:I listen to the music, read the lyrics, speak to the musicians as much as possible. I see myself as a kind of translator, translating an audio event - the music - into a visual event - the cover.The prospective purchaser took that graphic interpretation to guide them. The same can be said of Reid Miles' work for Blue Note. I'm certain many Blue Note albums were bought simply because the cover had be owned.Of course cover designs sold albums. Why else would the hard-nosed record industry tolerate the expense?

How do bands like Hillsong do live concert albums without making any mistakes on stage?

So I used to work with a producer who does a very popular worship bands live productions and recordings. Honestly, lots of “live” records aren’t very live.Let me break down how I saw a live worship recording work.There is lots of practice/preparation and making sure that all the players are on the same page.They record the entire set (also do b-roll during soundchecks for backup takes to comp from)After the recording there is lots of overdubs and additions. The live drums will be kept, but if there are a lot of auxiliary percussion that will all be over dubbed. Think tambourines, shakers, ect.Bass guitar is, from my experience, always re-recorded in the studio.Guitar parts will be played again in the studio and comped in and out of the live guitar parts depending on how good the guitar player is. (I have even seen guitar parts recorded later by a different guitar player in studio)Acoustic guitar is always re-recorded in studio because DI guitars don’t sound great.Unless if the vocalist is REALLY good, they will overdub the vocals in studio and comp in some of the really good live takes (if there are any)Keys are usually pre-programmed in the first place, so they just keep the tracks they used live. Sometimes in post production they will add in some more keys and lead lines.Drums are always edited and put to grid, and vocals are always tuned.It’s kind of funny how much goes into a live recording. It’s a common misconception that what you are hearing is all live, but if you actually released these live albums “live” you probably wouldn’t like them as much :)It’s all smoke and mirrors my friend. There is a lot of work that goes into them and there is a reason it can cost 50,000+ to do it right.For more information on songwriting and audio production like this question please check out my Youtube Channel : Bradley JohnsonHope that helps!

Do artists go on tour after they release an album?

Generally speaking, yes. The model has changed over the years, though (if you are interested). It used to be that the labels sent bands out on tour to sell more albums. concert tours lost money, and they were subsidized by the record companies. the record companies make SO much profit off an album (and pay so little. average artists only makes $25 per CD sold) that they gladly take a small loss to further the album sales.Since the collapse of the mainstream record company business model, a lot of that has flipped. Bands who are eager to have more control and more profit from a record will often finance an album themselves, and then use a distributor to press and ship the albums. They then tour to help cover their losses.again… more specifics if you are interestedit used to be the bands made very little off live shows. the venues and promoters would take the bigger cuts. plus, the record company would make the money of merch. These days, bands get almost 100% of the ‘gate’ (ticket sales), so it is more profitable to tour. The venues make their money off those $10 beers you just drank 6 of. Also, artists are now controlling more of their merch sales. Lastly, many bands are selling downloads and CDs of their live shows.