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Isn't it funny how back then ads were so cool that we remember them to this day and even gladly share them? But today's ads? Nobody likes them and me and a lot of my friends use Adblockers whenever possible. xD

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Hrychu wrote:

Isn't it funny how back then ads were so cool that we remember them to this day and even gladly share them? But today's ads? Nobody likes them and me and a lot of my friends use Adblockers whenever possible. xD

Hi,

But that is one thing that we do not discuss much, or have a say about ... one of the main thrust of the whole "progressive" thing, were two things ... the American FM radio, and then the various media publications, where so many of these showed up. I mean, if these showed up in Melody Maker or the other huge publication, all of us went at it. Even Rolling Stone, that became a bad show of fame and talent ... but the adds were there, though they made a point of now publishing something that was not "known" ...

For me it goes back to at least 1972, when I saw Babe Ruth and Iggy at the Whiskey ... and seeing all those posters at the windows at Tower ... who carried the most posters of anyone ... always 5 or 6 of them to blast your mind when you saw the store at the Strip. I think the Whiskey was a couple of blocks either up or down ... can't remember that far!

But you got to see a lot of these on various locations, and the really big ones showed up on those monster boards that you could see for blocks.

It was the elevation of advertising, its "heyday" ... and it did anything it could. Nowadays, the "corporate" structure is very different and it does not own the boards and locations for the posters, and they are expansive compared to the quick adverts that they can show on all their websites for free.

But, really ... advertising for a band, is gone off the deep end ... the best you get to see is the stuff that we find here, where someone from the band, or the grouping that includes the band (like the cd/record distributor) makes sure that its name is seen with a new release. It's not as efficient since it does not hit as many websites as it could, and I doubt that many "progressive" websites are good at helping fans get the stuff, as PA seems to be ...

It's a lot less record company, and muchmore the band itself ... which, really, is as should be! The idea that a record company took money from anything to support other bands, was not as real as we thought ... it was more stealing than it was helping ... and let's not forget how much the big balloon's guy owned a lot of folks that never got paid ... and had legalities against him, get thrown in the trash in England ... because it's what rich people do over there ... to buy their fame ... and influence ... not to mention a fake top of the pops of their own that helped them sell their stuff!

It's like chocolate to a kid, no matter how you look at it!

Edited by moshkito - June 16 2024 at 19:22

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Hrychu wrote:

I miss the times when the art of creating ads actually existed. When I was a kid, slogans from commercials such as "Media Markt - Nie dla Idiotów!" (electronics retail outlet chain), "Na Wałbrzych!" (carbonated beverage) or "Kopytko!" (telephone/internet provider) were perceived as genuinely funny or cool and even made their way into our slang. The fact that people like me for example still remember those slogans are an evidence of their success. Modern ads are so bland and generic, nobody remembers 30 seconds later. xD And if something is memorable, it's so cringeworthy, quoting it generally feels painful and embarrassing! xD Check out this old cereal spot:
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Hi,

I don't "do" heroes ... but in reality I only have 2 of them ... Chuck Jones and Spike Milligan ...

One would think I would have a musician in that list, but I don't because any comparison in the area of music, or any of the arts is crazy and impossible since everyone does something different ... but Jones and Milligan? No one can touch them ... though there would be a few others at WB that tried ... but they didn't have the magic of Mel Blanc with Chuck Jones creating insanity. Hipgnosis would be the only third one (that means Po and Stormm) ... for me.

That kind of "insanity" is what is missing in the music of today ... people afraid of doing something that is not recognizable, and they the "fans" won't recognize within a few measures ... and in the end, you have to turn that idea upside down and kill it ... or you'll never become a true artist ... you'll be just another fiddler, just another guitarist, just another high school drummer ... and so on!

Edited by moshkito - June 17 2024 at 08:18

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