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That's how Metallica and other artists actually make their living...playing live.
1 posted on 06/18/2008 11:58:46 PM PDT by max americana
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To: max americana

Yep. It used to be that live shows were to promote records, where the real money was. Now with tickets over starting at $55 and going up to 500 or more, a band can make over a million playing a medium sized indoor arena. The records exist to generate ticket sales.


2 posted on 06/19/2008 12:04:08 AM PDT by Hugin (Mecca delenda est!)
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To: max americana

Too bad Kid Rock sucks. $0 is still a rip-off.


3 posted on 06/19/2008 12:07:45 AM PDT by TheWasteLand
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To: max americana

I ripoff software, news articles, manuals and movies by the score; music deserves no more respect than the other intellectual properties.


4 posted on 06/19/2008 12:08:31 AM PDT by stravinskyrules (Why is it that whenever I hear a piece of music I don't like, it's always by Villa-Lobos?)
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To: max americana

Except for the fact that if the artist deals with iTunes directly, the ARTIST gets the money.

LOTS of indie acts have discovered that about iTunes.

Sounds like Kid Rock is a moron.


5 posted on 06/19/2008 12:13:33 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: max americana

Kid Rap bites the big one. His noise is trash.


8 posted on 06/19/2008 3:31:13 AM PDT by Vaquero (" an armed society is a polite society" Heinlein "MOLON LABE!" Leonidas of Sparta)
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To: max americana

I suppose one can stretch generatlities far enough such that Kid Rock and the Beatles might fit into the same sentence.


10 posted on 06/19/2008 4:44:39 AM PDT by the invisib1e hand (The Divine Comedy is not very funny.)
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To: max americana

Almost all artists make the real money from touring... difference is Metallica catches you illegally downloading their songs they’ll sue you for it.


14 posted on 06/19/2008 7:16:44 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: max americana

Despite his abomnable taste in women, Kid Rock is/was very popular with the military, Especially the Marines, and and I say good for him!

17 posted on 06/19/2008 8:34:54 AM PDT by LongElegantLegs (Kill them with kindness, then taser them for fun.)
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