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OK. Noted. I agree his interview vids are the best. Entertaining and on point, and the musicians respect him. I respect him too, but not only on his interviews, but his take on theory and the industry itself BASED ON HOW IT USED TO BE, which I noted. My day goes a bit further back than Beato's. I've got him by 3 years.My "old man yelling at clouds" comment is more about his distaste for modern music and the idea that the industry is dead - it's not and modern music doesn't suck - it's just different, but he has trouble with change as is common as eras change for those of past eras. I posted the Hammett interview because I think it's insightful and interesting - but he has others. I just posted one. I'm not suggesting his content is terrible. He is ubiquitous in this youtube subgenre - and he is for a reason. He's very good - I just find his comments about the music industry in general to be a bit boring and eye rolling. And his music theory insights are shallow. His best content to me are his interviews. He's a very good interviewer mostly because he's the real deal and musicians respect him and Beato can get his interview subjects to open up pretty easily.
I'll have to say that my music has taken advantage of the new dynamic in the industry. No way do I, back in the day, get a check from ASCAP to the tune of $12k for one track bought in Japan for a radio spot - which I did in 2018. Back then I would be just another guitar player.
I've been in studios since the early 1980's. I recorded in Mitch Easter's Drive In Studio in 1983. Not long after R.E.M. did a recording there. I've seen the industry first hand. I respect Beato more than others because I speak his language. That's my bias.