CD's!

0h n0 5.0 · 09-08-2002, 07:16 PM

i gottta go with most of the younger stangers in sayin I haven't bought a cd in 4 years! gotten them as gifts, presents but haven't spent my money on em..(take that ya blood suckin labels)

PROBLEM:
the industry got too top heavy, relyin on too many 1 hit single artists to generate there revenue. it eventually got too tall an fell with the mass intro of filesharing, they got the shaft for a while (for a pleasent change), but it is slowly regrouping.

as an artist(guitar/vocalist) i see it as bad for royalties to leave my pockets if i write a song.. an people are downloading it rather than buying it.(I got bills to pay also). The true fans Will BUY the product to support their artist... an thats a beautiful thing, You can have strict rigorous control over distribution of the cd, before the set street date release.

(But as a consumer/struggling artist..I also see that most of the industry HAS NO GENUINE LOVE FOR THE ARTIST, or that it is there but you have to search for genuine people who care about putting out a great product rather than a quick buck. for what Jive records spends on NSYNC in one year, they could fund 30 new upcoming artists for at least 2 years.

the only CD I have bought lately was in july. I bought Butch Walker's Left of Self Centered on Arista. (great musician, showman, hell of a nice guy).

you like your Rock loud, dirty an fast?
http://www.butchwalker.com

09-08-2002, 07:16 PM	#21
0h n0 5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Birmingham, Alabama Posts: 371	i gottta go with most of the younger stangers in sayin I haven't bought a cd in 4 years! gotten them as gifts, presents but haven't spent my money on em..(take that ya blood suckin labels) PROBLEM: the industry got too top heavy, relyin on too many 1 hit single artists to generate there revenue. it eventually got too tall an fell with the mass intro of filesharing, they got the shaft for a while (for a pleasent change), but it is slowly regrouping. as an artist(guitar/vocalist) i see it as bad for royalties to leave my pockets if i write a song.. an people are downloading it rather than buying it.(I got bills to pay also). The true fans Will BUY the product to support their artist... an thats a beautiful thing, You can have strict rigorous control over distribution of the cd, before the set street date release. (But as a consumer/struggling artist..I also see that most of the industry HAS NO GENUINE LOVE FOR THE ARTIST, or that it is there but you have to search for genuine people who care about putting out a great product rather than a quick buck. for what Jive records spends on NSYNC in one year, they could fund 30 new upcoming artists for at least 2 years. the only CD I have bought lately was in july. I bought Butch Walker's Left of Self Centered on Arista. (great musician, showman, hell of a nice guy). you like your Rock loud, dirty an fast? http://www.butchwalker.com __________________ 0h n0 5.0 Alias:94five0, Vr00m, Black Shuck 1994 GT 5.0l