and drummer jim eno, spoon's story almost stopped as itas stararng; the band was famously droppeby elektra19. t rather than calling it quits, they kept going, recording on their own withoua label. >> once a week, i would call my manager and lawyer and say,"a body want to put out that record?" and they're like, "no. why... why don't you thi about anging the band name or, you know, starting a new band?" and so, it really probably made more sense for us to start over. >> reportete but, in hindsight, it didn't. merge records, an independent label based in durham, north carolina, released "girls can tell" in 2001. it sold more copies than both their previous records combined. ♪ what followed has been a near 20-year run of commercial success and critical acclaim.' but spooth was markedlyar different than that of those who have come before. 1999, the year after the band was dropped, was the high-water mark of the music industry of d. adjusted for inflation, it made nearly $22 billionn retail revenue. last year, it was just under $10 billorn. the is familiar by now. the advent of digital technolog