[Cowboy Bob]

The rampant success of Apple's iPod indicates that consumers are as interested as ever in acquiring music, but it also suggests they prefer to buy without either entering a store or handling a CD.

I got tired long ago of buying an album/CD that had 1 good song and 12-15 crappy "filler" songs!

[Wolfie]

I got tired long ago of buying an album/CD that had 1 good song and 12-15 crappy "filler" songs!

Bands get a higher royalty rate once they hit a certain number of songs on a CD (I think its 12). Of course, its all about the "art".