Posted on 03/21/2007 2:58:50 AM PDT by HAL9000
"And virtually all of those were small label companies.
I'm with you - and I try to buy them directly from the artist where possible."
Kudos to both you guys.
a fool and their money are soon parted. I sincerely hope you ain't counting ME in that group who think it's OK to pay 1.5K for a pair of shoes.
My friends call me Mr. Cheap-o. I go to Payless.;-)
Is it the CDs, or the fact that there are no good albums being released this year?
When one of the top hits playing is a parody song by Weird Al Yankovich, you have to wonder.
Tell it like it is!!!! Doesn't take much to hear a boom, boom, boom, boom. ipods work by doing away with quality.
Walmart was under a dollar a song last time I looked.
A guy I work with runs a side business with his wife doing artwork and reprinting of CDs for regional bands. It's hundreds and two hundreds. I guess if the band "makes it" they would sign up with a label.
I would have bought Norah Jones' new CD but it was filled with her unpalatable political opinions.</p>
I would have bought Norah Jones' new CD but it was filled with her unpalatable political opinions.</p>
There's really no reason for the record companies to continue to exist. Artists could pay private recording studios to produce their songs and negotiated or stipulated prices. The artists could then sell the downloads directly on their own websites and keep the whole dollar. I would hazzard that most folks wouldn't mind paying the buck, especially if they knew it was going to support their favored artist.
a fool and their money are soon parted.
There are a lot of different types of fools out there. Is any pair of shoes worth $1,500? Who knows? But it's a global market and there are a lot of people with a lot of money out there. If you spend $2,500 for a bottle of wine or $600 for a "nice dinner," then why not $1,500 for a pair of shoes?
Well, good! This is a positive development. The music industry has been pushing garbage for 15 years and is now paying the price.
I know a band that turned down a label because they were making more on their own.
Music's New Gatekeeper (WSJ)
From their Silicon Valley cubicles, Apple staffers have become music's unlikely power brokers. Our reporters on the horse-trading that can turn unknowns into stars.
When The Shins' third album, "Wincing the Night Away," made its debut in January at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 album-sales chart, nearly 30% of the first-week sales were made online -- most on iTunes.For consumers, Apple's growing influence means exposure to a wider range of music. Apple has told some recording companies that music from independent labels accounts for about 15% of iTunes sales, compared with about 5% for physical retailers.
I'm not sure that I want the kind of mooney that would entitle me to spend $600 on a feed. I can go to that scottish place for four bucks. you know macdougals or something like that:-)
Expensive meals are just another thing that exists in the world. Neither good nor bad. It only becomes bad when folks place too much importance on such things.
As for myself, I prefer diner food (though when out West, I prefer cafe food).
I prefer dead animals.;-)
Most of the CDs I have bought recently are from small labels. The biggest label I buy from is ECM.
Or $20,000 for a handbag..
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