Re: Sinister: if everyone is...
In a message dated 1/30/01 3:47:02 AM, AWillia@bordersgroupinc.com writes: << People have been saying that "X" will destroy the music industry for time immemorial, and guess what, it ain't happening. I'm not saying we should be complacent, or take for granted the beautiful music that's being made at the moment, but Napster isn't hurting anybody other than bands who rip off their fans by charging too much for their products or releasing shoddy material which isn't worth paying for.
here i am from lurkerdom. i am sort of in the middle of both sides of the napster argument. i mean, while i can see how people would want to hear rarities and all, there are only sooooo many versions of one song you can here without it getting redundant. and as for napster ruining music. well, this is actually the first time the music industry was in any type of jeapordy. and that isnt to say that it is soley the fault of napster and similar mp3 sites, it is just the reality of our world. in the past 3 or 4 ye ars some of the biggest record companies have been bought, sold, forced into monopolistic mergers and just plain run out of business. people dont spend money on music the way they used to. and unfortunately, record companies are a sort of neccessary evil. they allow the musicians we love to do what they do. as for bands ripping off their fans for music which isnt worth paying for. i suppose that would be relative to how you felt about said band. for example, a band that i would pay 50 quid for a rare cd by, many of you would not even consider worthy of downloading on napster. so even though you may feel brittney spears is ripping off her fans by charging £20 for a pillow with her lovely face on the front, those who are buying the merchandise dont look at it that way. does that make sense. oh well. i shall shut up now as i could go on about this subject for days. :o) talk to y'all soon. ~stine +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
here without it getting redundant. and as for napster ruining music. well, this is actually the first time the music industry was in any type of jeapordy. NOOOO The music industry has adjusted to and corrupted many new innovations, most significantly tapes, MTV and the internet. And it was the same thing where they began scoffing at it, then figured out they'd better get involved or they will get left behind. The ironic thing is that it seems to be the hardcore fans that push for and make these innovations materialize. Then, the corporate influence comes down, mass markets, and reduces it to mostly crap. And Frank Zappa was the first to release a double album - going against his label and paying the extra expenses himself. Now they are everywhere, and once again, usually crap. monopolistic mergers and just plain run out of business. people dont spend money on music the way they used to. YES they do. Even more money than they used to. I don't forsee the music industry going down anytime soon. At least not for lack of willing customers - more likely for lack of labels willing to sign anyone not guaranteed to go triple platimun. http://www.sonicnet.com/news/story.jhtml?genreNameForDisplay=Rock
do. as for bands ripping off their fans for music which isnt worth paying for. i suppose that would be relative to how you felt about said band. for example, a band that i would pay 50 quid for a rare cd by, many of you would not even consider worthy of downloading on napster. so even though you may feel brittney spears is ripping off her fans by charging �20 for a pillow with her lovely face on the front, those who are buying the merchandise dont look at it that way. does that make sense. oh well. i shall shut up now as I don't really know the point of this. But suffice to say, most of my napster material is from artists where I own everything released, or
http://www.launch.com/music/content/1,5850,170115,00.html is another interesting story telling another side of napster. pretty damn close. Some are classic songs I could get on any compilation album(and how much money does the artist get from those?) And some, I can't even figure out where the guy is FROM, much less anything he may have released (Mike Fiore - anyone know ANYTHING about this guy??) +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
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