[kj] Reason makes perfect sense

Leigh Newton angrytomhanks at yahoo.com
Fri Dec 31 14:51:31 EST 2004


I'm not too sure that playing to a bunch of aging
rockers who've long since lost interest in discovering
new bands is the proper groundwork for a new audience.
Whoever's idea this is must have their head stuck real
deep in the sand. Inside a bubble. On top of a tower.
Far away from reality.

Leigh

--- xxxxxxxxxx <xxxxxxxxxx at whitemail.ie> wrote:

> 
> 
> When the new manager took over killing Joke,He was
> faced with a band in turmoil.Disappointing album
> sales,Tour which just about made it too the last
> date,limited income from merchandise etc.
> To address the situation the New manager had to turn
> this around,That was new managers are there do in
> any business.
> He saw that killing Joke were nt pulling in any new
> punters,It was just the same dwindling hard-core
> fanbase.The last album sold less than 100 000.If KJ
> received $1per album sale,thats US$100 000,say 10
> 000 for Dave grohl,10 000 for the producer.That
> leaves $80 000,divide by four,$20 000 each.An album
> every seven years,thats less than US$3000 income per
> annum.
> What to do?The band had to find a new audience,Had
> too make money from this new audience.Step one.Stop
> other people selling KJ merchandise.Step two,Find a
> new audience.Step Three,Sell this new market KJ
> products.And hey Presto,Killing joke are solvent .
> Thus explaining the recent MD and Motley Crue
> decisions
> The question remains too be seen if they will change
> their music and image to suit the new market or will
> they hope to be accepted as they are
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