Life on Mars was never really "rock".

I thought Hannibal was supposed to by Sly Stone, but the words to his song sounded like nothing Sly would have sung. (that and about half this band were women)

I thought so too, except I would have thought they would have shown the women in the Family Stone more, instead we got his GF and backup singers.

Napster did screw them more. Everyone glosses over the actual amounts in Albini's screed. A) There was an advance (yes which needs to be recouped before you are paid anything else on the recording royalties , but it is handed over before recording even starts)
B) Touring doesn't pay anything (it is a minus which also…