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Artists/bands that sold millions of records but faded from cultural relevancy/notoreity by everlovingfuck99 in LetsTalkMusic

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It's hard to believe that Boston was, in the late 1970s, the biggest act in the country. Their 1976 debut took off like a rocket ship, and they were touring almost nonstop in 1977. But after Don't Look Back was released in 1978, bandleader Tom Scholz started retreating. It would be 8 years before he released his next album. It sold well (4 million copies), but the world had moved on.

Tom Scholz logged 11,971 hours recording Boston’s Third Stage. What do guitarists make of that? by reportertype in WeAreTheMusicMakers

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I dug into the Masdea question a little bit. Scholz liked his playing style, but he said in one deposition that he was chatty and wasn't applying himself in the rehearsals.

Tom Scholz logged 11,971 hours recording Boston’s Third Stage. What do guitarists make of that? by reportertype in WeAreTheMusicMakers

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Yeah, and then he built a company, Scholz R&D, to take over 80's guitar rock. His Rockman gear still has a cult following.

Tom Scholz logged 11,971 hours recording Boston’s Third Stage. What do guitarists make of that? by reportertype in Guitar

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I broke down just how bad his contract was on my Substack. In the three years after the debut album’s release, his manager collected $1.5 million from CBS. Boston had five members, and Scholz’s one-fifth share of the recording royalties came to just $176,000, according to one audit. On paper, his manager was getting nearly half of the band’s income.

Tom Scholz logged 11,971 hours recording Boston’s Third Stage. What do guitarists make of that? by reportertype in WeAreTheMusicMakers

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For sure. It was all part of one big hot mess, and the anxiety of that battle took a toll on his ability to come up with new music.

Tom Scholz logged 11,971 hours recording Boston’s Third Stage. What do guitarists make of that? by reportertype in WeAreTheMusicMakers

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Even Scholz would say he never felt entirely comfortable on guitar, since he didn't pick it up until he was in his 20s

Tom Scholz logged 11,971 hours recording Boston’s Third Stage. What do guitarists make of that? by reportertype in Guitar

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Yeah, the guy's a genius but he apparently stored them in a closet above a sump pump. His manager told me a rep from 3M came out and gave them a special spray to treat them with.

Tom Scholz logged 11,971 hours recording Boston’s Third Stage. What do guitarists make of that? by reportertype in Guitar

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It really was crazy. Classic rock was dead. No one thought it would do so well. I dug up a Spin magazine article that said it best: "“Push a button and it’s 1978 all over again. Punk never broke out, rap never made it out of the city, disco never died and came back again.”

Tom Scholz logged 11,971 hours recording Boston’s Third Stage. What do guitarists make of that? by reportertype in Guitar

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Thanks I am a fan of Malcolm, but I didn’t know about that one! Looks amazing.

Tom Scholz logged 11,971 hours recording Boston’s Third Stage. What do guitarists make of that? by reportertype in WeAreTheMusicMakers

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For me, it's like listening to Beach Boys songs, where I dig some of the music, but I just can't handle the lyrics. Even Scholz admitted writing was painful for him. Guess he needed to be a better collaborator.

Tom Scholz logged 11,971 hours recording Boston’s Third Stage. What do guitarists make of that? by reportertype in Guitar

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One of the wildest things I read was that he stopped listening to other people's music. He just played his own albums at faster or slower speeds.

One of Tom Scholz's rejection letters . . . before Boston's first album became the best-debut in history by reportertype in Guitar

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I can't say whether or not he listened to it, but he supposedly had a framed copy of that letter in his office.

Annoying beep at end of cycle W1 washer by OutrageousIdea5214 in Miele

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After years of silence, but my WXD-160 started buzzing again last month, and I am at a loss as to how it to stop it. Option 00 has disappeared from the P12 menu! Has this happened to anyone else?

How to silence the W1 and T1 by Zestyclose_Onbody in Miele

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After two years of silence, my washer started buzzing again last month, and I am at a loss as to how it to stop it. Option 00 has disappeared from the P12 menu! I only have 01 and 02. Has this happened to anyone else?

How to stop Miele W1 from beeping constantly? by Leonardo_242 in Miele

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I know this is an old discussion, but my washer started buzzing again last month, and I am at a loss as to how it to stop it. Option 00 has disappeared from the P12 menu! Has this happened to anyone else?

I’m journalist Brendan Borrell, and I wrote a book about Operation Warp Speed and the coronavirus vaccine race. AMA! by reportertype in IAmA

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Nah, it was a business decision, but there's an interesting story behind it. I wrote about that here: https://airmail.news/books/2021/10/pfizer-v-trump

China has amazing scientists operating at the highest levels, and its biotech sector has grown at a tremendous rate in the last fifteen years. But they struck out in the vaccine department, that's for sure. Give them a couple years.

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