Re: Top Five Faves

[mfgr@bart.nl (Marcel Rijs)]

>--- Marcel Rijs wrote:
>6. Happy Rhodes (She's been mentioned a few times on this list recently.
>Upon hearing "Feed the fire" two years ago, I immediately was convinced. She
>should be ultra famous!! Why isn't she?!?!?)
>--- end of quoted material ---
>Why Isn't she "ultra-famous" ?
>
>  1.   Small record label (independent).    Limited distribution
>  2.   Probably the record company execs. think that she sounds a little
>       too much like Kate....and massive exposure would only receive bad
>       critics  "she's a Kate-wanna-be".  And that would be bad for business...
>  3.   very little airplay
>
>peace
>
>ron 
>
>

Yeah, I know, I know, but...
_Why_ isn't she??? In this net-connected world there should at least be some
people smart enough to realise that Happy is "good material"? As for ltd.
distribution.... I can buy her CD's here in Holland. Admittedly it _is_ only
one shop but they get it from a wholesaler in Amsterdam, so I think the
distribution couldn't be too much of a problem. (Although I hear her US
distribution is a bit more problematic.)

O well I guess I'm a little naive in these things.... :)

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