Jarp2600 wrote:But, people get particular expectations, so he takes a risk. If it isn't what people expect, he will sell much less albums!
I doubt that, risk or not if the album is good it will sell regardless of public perception or expectation,but then again a real great album can also be a flop without the correct marketing /Promotion......Ok lets say Jarre's next album is a euro trance style would you not buy it on principle of it being not his usual style!!!Not really most fans will have it in the collection regardless.
many true listeners will shift or change with the Artists direction or change in style,Everything Jarre produced after Oxygene 7-13 is totally removed from anything he has done in the past yet he still has a hardcore of listeners both old and new,I would regard GOL as one of his finest albums even if its nothing parallel with Oxygene or Equinoxe....
Any artist takes a risk with a new album,and any artist who just creates something on the Premise of pleasing the fans is not a true artist,and is merely a commercial engine for financial gain,Jarre will have to promote it like its his best work ever and if he doesnt beleive that himself then its not an artistical view.
Many people like Jarre who have no financial incentive to make music will do things for themselves not an audience,if people like it then thats a blessing...thats why he's still around after 30+years of making music..
..it will be worth the wait...
