Talk:Two Can Dream Alone

The Music Biz In This Era
It is amazing to note that S & G were "struggling musicians" for pretty much a decade before their breakout hit album, "Wednesday Morning 3 AM."

The pop music business as that time was very uptight, very much controlled by a handful of label barons who were at least a generation older than the artists they were recording, and they missed a LOT of talent. As well, the genres were rigidly defined - and this was to be true for at least another generation; witness the refusal of his label to classify the "Astral Weeks Live" album by Van Morrison as other than "classic rock" - so an eclectic act like S&G were likely confusing to record execs of that day.

I really liked the film "That Thing You Do," in the way it depicted the pop music recording industry of the time. Okay, I wasn't there, but it did seem to jibe with things I've read repeatedly over the years. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:2C1:8701:5F8B:8D54:CD72:3BD9:1D24 (talk) 20:00, 6 May 2017 (UTC)