I have been humming their song all day about town. The guy has a really unique voice and boy can he hit those high notes.

I can't wait to hear some more tracks from them.

A job well done.

I lost my keys the other day.

But I found them agaian.

Who's song? Is there a band called Great Chorus?

I was mowing the lawn Yesterday and the lawnmower cut out. I soon realised it had run out of petrol, so that was OK.

I was talking about a band called Citizen Jaro that had been tipped on here. The song that's on their myspace is brilliant.

www.myspace.com/citizenjaro

Im with you on that Caz... what sort of A&R do you think would go for them?

I have checked it out a couple of times Caz, it`s not one for me sorry.

Martin...

What would be one for you? Are you looking for something in particular/specific?

Cheers in advance.

Very good question Zooloo, I have tipped many acts and tracks, and I allways speak my mind truthfully, I just have not had my ears refreshed for a while.
I do not like to tip stuff that I am involved with, although other kind people have done.
My current tip that I am nothing to do with is still Fast Reaction, who can be found on myspace.
They are in my opinion a couple of pennies waiting to happen.

Thanks for asking.

Thanks Martin, I appreciate that.

Gave them a listen, quite liked it but not really for me.

Did pass it on to a friend who will go for it. Aint this interweb thing wonderful.

Music is for everybody and we all like our own selected types.
Very few people do not have a little theme tune running in the back of their heads at any time.
This site helps you find your own soundtrack to life as well as breaking bands/acts.

Thanks for the tip Martin, not for me though. Feel they may have missed the boat a bit, im sure they would find it hard to compete with the P!ATD, My chemical romances and Fallout Boys of the world?? Not really any hooks in there, and from my point of view, not really great to look at either...surely this emo parade wont last past Christmas?? Loving the tipping tho so thankyou!

....every time I find something, I look at the whole case scernario, and in this climate it can be depressing.
The first thing I ask myself, is do I like it?
If the answer is yes, I then weigh up, what else have they got in their repertoire? What is the frontman/overall band image like, and will it sell?
There are so many wonderful acts out there, and the young bands play so much better than they used to, but so many of them simply do not get heard, particularly of the above genre.
Also a lot of acts, will split when one of them goes to Uni etc.
But it`s not just young bands that I tip. This raises another issue. Most of the quality older acts are known about and have been known about by companies for years, but it does not mean anybody ever has put them "in the frame".
Therefore, lets just listen to people expressing themselves and enjoy their works, and if we find stars, excellent! A lot of people don`t realise that THAT is when the work actually begins.

Very good point about viewing the whole, quite often over-looked I think. Music is about more than songs.

On the older issue, is it still "If you're over 24 forget it"?

If there were a group at average age of say 40, they had great songs, image, performance and all that. Would anyone in the business give them serious condieration?

Secondly, the music business seems to be all or nothing is there a way or are there any who earn a living playing original material.

I know that some people do rather well out of playing covers at weddings and that sort of thing. And I think there may be something on the Jazz/Blues and Country circuits - not certain about that though.

I'm think of original in term outside of niche genre

Is there anything/anyone between the dole and stardom?

Hi Zooloo, i think there is definitely a broad spectrum between the dole and the stardom scenario, i think thats a misconception of the business, many arists on small indie labels can quite happily make a living putting out an album of their niche sound every 3 years or so and selling 20K units ish and make a good living, the low overheads from the label meaning they will make more than the Cash chucking majors, or alternatively putting their music out themselves, one of the benifits of the digital era, especially as ideas like Snocap are evolving where artists can seel their own music for whatever price online.

In terms of age, as Martin said you do have to look at the whole package, which is the songs, the voice, the look, how it will be marketed, who is your market. But overall i believe if you have great songs, you will have a longer career. For me its all about songs. In terms of over 24, i dont think that an issue? James Blunt...what is he really? 30 -31?...Richard Archer from Hard-fi, he is late 20's if not thirties.
You can make money doing covers, but if you write music, i guess this is just a money maker and not going to fulfil you creatively. I think there is more opportunity than people realise, its about great songs and perserverance....in my humble opinion obviously

I am doing ok, as I allways have done, and only ok, my own personal works this year have created more fuss than I would have expected.
But one cute comment that I will leave you with, is last week I had a plumber round, and he said "Oh I see you`re a musician!"
I followed this up with "for my sins I am", and asked him what sort of music he was into.
He said.." you would not understand, I am 44 years old".
I shall leave you with that very strange agesism thought to draw your own conclusions, about the longest "up and coming" career known to mankind:whistle:
The gigs still come in and the downloads dribble through, and I think it is like that for a lot of people my age.

Thank you very much for the well considered replies. I've moved my ramblings to the new thread this one has spawned

You've made more differece than you could know.

Cheers.

No probs Zooloo,

Taking it back to the original thread. That Run track does have a genius chorus..i messaged those guys citizen jaro on myspace, they sound like they'v got it going on in the studio with more tracks photoshoots etc so watch their space!! ill certainly tip them