Sinister: if everyone is...

[glu]

> 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

http://www.launch.com/music/content/1,5850,170115,00.html
is another interesting story telling another side of napster.

> 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
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??)

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