tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926693341431692612.post3462682279291201961..comments2023-03-30T09:23:06.253-07:00Comments on ROCKETS AND ROBOTS: THE YEAR IN MUSIC (sales) 2010!! or DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB!POWERMAN 5000http://www.blogger.com/profile/05898567762913847640noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926693341431692612.post-77356716408910376452011-02-16T07:02:45.105-08:002011-02-16T07:02:45.105-08:00Oh, here's to being ambiguous :b
In the first...Oh, here's to being ambiguous :b<br /><br />In the first paragraph: They, the customers, found alternative ways to get what they wanted. Once they, the music industry, caught up, ...<br /><br />I should add, that I do purchase the discs of things if I like it, even if I could continually stream it. I like supporting the artists and producers of quality entertainment and prefer to purchase directly from the band.Machtynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970086356341341480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926693341431692612.post-70046533362975624362011-02-16T06:54:40.787-08:002011-02-16T06:54:40.787-08:00Long term speaking, one of the problems is that th...Long term speaking, one of the problems is that the industry didn't respond quickly enough to the demands of its customers, so they found other ways to get what they wanted. Once they caught up, the combination of mafia strong arm tactics combined with providing what the people wanted (iTunes, etc) means that those who are pirating the music are likely not a lost sale as they wouldn't have bought the media in the first place.<br /><br />Another issue at hand is the methods of distribution greatly changed. While I'm typing this post I am listening to Pandora, a music streaming service, one of a dozens of similar services. These services still pay the RIAA even if they only play indie music. Likewise, movie disc sales are hurt by the likes of netflix and redbox.<br /><br />Of course, recently, people just don't have the discretionary spending that they had in years past. I could go on a political news rant here, but I'll hold off.<br />- a fan from KentuckyMachtynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970086356341341480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926693341431692612.post-20749578564428956802011-02-08T15:45:48.404-08:002011-02-08T15:45:48.404-08:00I find the subject depressing, mostly because I do...I find the subject depressing, mostly because I don't see a solution on the horizon. I think music is just on the forefront the digital media apocalypse. Once we figured out how to convert songs, movies, books, etc. into a series one Ones and Zeroes we pretty much screwed ourselves.<br /><br />But maybe I'm just seeing this from a purely financial perspective. Thanks to new technology (such as ProTools, Acid, etc.) it's now easier than ever to make music. Nothing is really impeding the creation/performance of art ... just on our ability to directly profit off of it.Cousin Barnabashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12100748097966533023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926693341431692612.post-63815742993265248822011-01-23T19:54:34.340-08:002011-01-23T19:54:34.340-08:00Shit man, I still buy stuff... How could this be h...Shit man, I still buy stuff... How could this be happening?Azraelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816522937899628840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926693341431692612.post-73495179989403510812011-01-23T08:10:42.594-08:002011-01-23T08:10:42.594-08:00I see there are *0 comments here, wonder how they ...I see there are *0 comments here, wonder how they are getting their music? Bad,bad,bad. lol they refuse to respond, Spider!It's a "shhh" operation but I feel it does pain the artist, did it effect you much?tonya11597https://www.blogger.com/profile/12310029094153122168noreply@blogger.com