tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post8378406318490771123..comments2024-03-28T04:23:53.022-07:00Comments on Burning Wood: "Look at all the big records coming out, including Sarah McLachlan, Drake, Miley Cyrus, Eminem and Jack Johnson."Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-56877371568816886642010-06-06T20:37:51.926-07:002010-06-06T20:37:51.926-07:00This can go in a million directions. First, by hav...This can go in a million directions. First, by having a distinct accounting for digital sales, how can there be a comparison. Then, even if it can be assumed that music purchases are down, (by dollar, by song, by album, by download, by illegal copy???), the number of reasons is more than the number of conspiracy scenarios for JFK.<br /><br />My top ten reasons on why overall distribution is down (not a comedic list), and it does not include illegal copying:<br /><br />10. MTV Cribs. If they are all so poor, they shouldn't show their bazillion dollar houses on TV.<br />9. Crime. Very similar to 10 with respect to the artists image. We can't keep seeing images of these musicians getting arrested, shot at, killed, etc., without censoring our children's choice of music. (I'd also add tattoos to this one.) Hate to see it, but image is everything.<br />8. Record company executives. They need to stop looking for the next one-hit wonder, and let musicians write music they like to play.<br />7. Radio stations. The lack of real diversity is getting ridiculous. My daughter listens to Z-100, and their playlist consists of 10 songs. Every new edgy station will eventually move to the middle garbage for better ratings. (I'm waiting for RXP to follow that road).<br />6. Distribution. I am computer literate, but that doesn't mean I want my music digitally. There are no more real record stores where I can go in and browse for real music. (I know Sal, this one hurts). As Rainman said K-Mart sucks (and now Wal-Mart), but in suburbia, they are the only places that actually have a reasonable selection (That really sucks!!).<br />5. Cost. I can be a little cheap, but to walk into FYE (when I find one), and see CD's for $20, I just can't fork it over.<br />4. Volume of available portable media. You cannot go anywhere and not be able to have some form of entertainment presented to you constantly. Days of needing a record player or tape deck are over. You can even get DirecTV on airplanes. Who needs to buy their own entertainment anymore.<br />3. Ear-buds. This sounds silly, but with the lowering standard of acceptable sound quality comes the acceptance of a lower quality of music, which leads to 7 & 8.<br />2. Cross-generational talent. Since Elvis, the Beatles, Disco (that hurts), Michael Jackson and others, their has not been any true music or musician with mass appeal to draw from various age groups.<br />1. Saturation??? With the availability of boxed sets of every artist in existence, is it necessary to buy any new music? This blog alone has had me open up some of my own old stuff, and catch up on previously purchased music that I haven't heard in years. I'm in no rush to start a collection of a new artist, when I haven't finished listening to my old music.<br /><br /><br />I can also add:<br />12. Talent. This one speaks for itself.<br />and<br />11. Politics, politics, politics. I have no problem listening to a musician whose political opinion is different than mine. Actually, most have a different opinion than mine. But, when musicians use their popularity to get their political voice heard, they risk losing their popularity with what they say. Back in the day, I think the record companies knew how to keep their artists image a little more mainstream.<br /><br />There are many more reasons. I'm sure Sal has a few good ones.itsok2berighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328535596081756997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357001616333664522.post-14728075875583281362010-06-05T12:35:06.107-07:002010-06-05T12:35:06.107-07:00Wait, wait, wait...didn't Miley promise us all...Wait, wait, wait...didn't Miley promise us all she'd never make another album?Leslienoreply@blogger.com