That Burger King guy? He looks OK to me! What do you think, Dorie?
Um, OK I guess! What was the question?
Posted on 06/29/2006 2:46:29 AM PDT by Caipirabob
I've simply copied over some interesting comments that occured at the included link. I thought it was some very well thought out commentary.
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Some things on this thread I want to remark on.
The Dixie Chicks only got a “new” label when they settled their lawsuit with Sony in the sense that they were given their own label name. Open Wide Records is their own label name.
As part of their settlement with Sony (which has since tranferred their promotion to Columbia) they agreed to 20% royalty of album sales but before they receive any royalties from the album, they first have to pay for all the promotional costs of their album. So all of this advertising your seeing to sell the CD definitely comes at a cost to them. Not to Sony/Columbia – it comes out of the Dixie Chicks own pockets.
At one point I read calculations that pointed to “Home” beginning to pay royalties to the Dixie Chicks at roughly 6 million in sales. On this new album, I haven’t seen figures of promotional costs but my guess is, despite the “free advertising” of the mainstream media, they have high costs associated with promoting and producing this album.
This album is promoted as being written by the DC but there are at least 13 other professional writers who worked with them closely to pull it together. Plus Rick Rubin and while I don’ t know what he’s paid, I don’t imagine it’s “economical”.
Which brings us to the DC’s tour. Over half of the US concerts have been cancelled or postponed (most without new dates) due to poor ticket sales.
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That Burger King guy? He looks OK to me! What do you think, Dorie?
Um, OK I guess! What was the question?
Natalie might as well admit she doesnt wear panties, I am sure if you are within 20 feet of her your nose would let you in on the secret anyway.
Imus? not a dime.
The "Imus Ranch for a few hundred kids a year, with cancer and other horrible stuff" probably got a large anonymous donation.
Don't forget, there is a real cost to all the 'free' media they've gotten. The 'free' media doesn't spring forth from a vacuum, there are paid publicity hacks that get all the buzz going.
I find the diminutive, spunky gal very appealing. IF she has a level of maturity above a petulant, obnoxious, spiteful adolescent.
Natalie could be an attractive lady if she wasn't oozing such bitterness all of the time.
Oh...and another thing. My dear Granpap used to say; "When you think you need to share an opinion, you should speak up half as much as you think you need to and listen to other people make fools of themselves."
If Natalie and the other gals had only known my Grandpa.
Economics 101: Don't piss off your fans.
You're right - Shows me the chicks must have a manager dumber than a bed post...
So, was your conversion from COBOL to Java pleasant or painful? (gotta love those ol' AS400s!)
it was me. :D
Once the anesthesia wore off, things seemed pretty normal :0)
LOL
Yeh that's right. One thing about him is he does know the ropes.
The Dixie CHicks have changed the name of their tour to THE CRASH AND BURN TOUR.
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