#1 He is looking to bleed a veteran band like JRNY for the summer attendance.
#2 What has he done innovatively to help?
Fuck, concert attendence is the income, I do not doubt that. The band doesn't need this old fuck to book ampitheaters in the summer. They can do that on their own!
Like Bob Ezrin said, "Do not worry about hit CD's or hit singles, there is no such thing any more."
Even Aerosmith - when was their last hit?
The thing to do is work on putting more asses in the seats. Maybe be able to draw without sharing funds on a package tour.
I am convinced Azoff wanted to cash in on the JRNY cash cow with clone Augeri at the helm. Now that Jeff is there, they will pretend to have a vision. Where was the fucking vision previously?
Cultivate the fan base. For sure, make more music. Keep everyone interested. The band should enjoy themselves and be creative. Fuck, charge for exclusive content on the home page and throw the hardcore base some new music. Play a new song or two live at shows. Also continute to play the fucking dirty dozen at ampitheaters and make the bank!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just STOP thinking about top 40 singles. Stupid. You might MAYBE hit the lottery and get lucky but look at the charts....
Name me one of Journey's contemporaries that have hit singles these days? Waiting? Bueller? Bueller? Anyone?
The band should make good music, maximize sales of merchandise, and strive to add to the ticket sales.
Don't fucking worry about hits..... Let the new music be hits in OUR (the fans) eyes. Make new recordings an artistic triumph.
Off soapbox. Sorry all.
How's that for a scud/nuke?
