well the problem is that music listeners have had their senses dulled by decades of an industry that didn\'t require the product to be any good. but it appears that the masses are beginning to wise up because they ain\'t buyin\' it anymore. the majors are going under HARD.
gordo, every momentum gaining band wouldn\'t be thrown out in front of the world all at once, it\'d be a process. example: say you track x amount of sales in a certain period of time. perhaps that\'d sorta "unlock" access to connecting with a better booking agent or manager or better distrobution, etc. the booking agents/managers etc. like this because they no longer have to sift through all the crap to find the bands that are working hard and seeing results. the bands love it because they can see tangible rewards directly proportionate to how much work/results they\'re seeing.
of course, this is the path for a new band first starting out. they\'ll also have their roster of marquee acts that\'d be able to avail themselves to all the services the label can provide.