Re: Back Door Slam....
I got some reliable info on the BDS situation. Davy will continue as BDS with some new faces in the line up and the split with Adam & Ross was very amicable. It is of everybodies opinion involved that it's all gonna work out fine. As fans of Joe's we should be painfully aware that you can't keep a smokin' guitar player down. How many personnel changes has Joe made in his career thus far? Sometimes it is necessary to shake things up to keep the creative juices flowing, for chrissakes how many sidemen have say Clapton and Beck worked with? As far as BDS not playing Europe, as of yet, one must keep in mind that the band has been on a helluva roll here in the past 2 years growing a fan base and playing to ever increasing crowds which equates to selling more product. Which brings me to the fact that is first and foremost, THE BOTTOM LINE, this is a business venture. BDS' label is based here and they see results in the states and obviously want to nurture that growth. There will be those who turn their back on Davy for trying to grow, IMO that's their choice, but also their loss too.
I'm not turning my back as I don't want Davy to grow, I've always supported their US campaign as shown by my posts here and I think they have been an inspiration to other British musicians that they can make progress in the US. However I think he could be growing his fan base further by playing some dates in the UK and Europe, had he been prepared to do so, I guess the band would still be together. A month or so of touring this side of the Atlantic would not have had an adverse effect on their career in the US. You know if it was not for Joe's forum, I'd never have heard about BDS. They are not in our British magazines, their songs are not heard on the radio, they don't feature on internet forums and their albums are not in the shops. That's not because they were not good enough, but because they have never had a profile over here in Europe. The worrying development for Davy would be that if in the future things to not turn out how he and his label hope, then he has no fall back option, other than touring small bars.
So for me its not actually the split that matters, there are plenty of good bass players and drummers around, its the reasons behind it that have caused me to be disillusioned. So for an American it could look like good decision making, when you look at the whole picture I'm not so sure.
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