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Well, it's true you don't appreciate what you have till it's gone. Still, I hope a musicians strike like the recent writers strike does not happen. I agree with Filmore as well. Didn't Arcade Fire, Spoon, Modest Mouse etc. do pretty well on the Billboard charts or whatever last year? This is a good sign, at least. You'd like to think there will always be enough people who will buy music so that artists can make a living. It's hard to tell what the musical landscape/label situation/distribution will look like in say 10 years. I will observe with interest though.
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Guru
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There's a fascinating (and free) web-book on this topic which you can read here. |
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quote: Originally posted by thefanste:
Well, it's true you don't appreciate what you have till it's gone. Still, I hope a musicians strike like the recent writers strike does not happen. I agree with Filmore as well. Didn't Arcade Fire, Spoon, Modest Mouse etc. do pretty well on the Billboard charts or whatever last year? This is a good sign, at least. You'd like to think there will always be enough people who will buy music so that artists can make a living.
It's hard to tell what the musical landscape/label situation/distribution will look like in say 10 years. I will observe with interest though.
too bad artists like 3 Doors Down, Linkin Park, and Green Day are doing better.
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I think that it will hit rock bottom and then after it will rebound and be greater than ever
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"The only thing that's collapsing is the stranglehold major labels have had on the music industry for decades. Giving Best Buy $100 isn't going to do a thing except give Best Buy another $100 it doesn't need. The artist gets pennies a CD after the big retailers and majors get their share. If you want to save music, support independent artists by going to shows and buying from them directly. The indies will still be indies after the majors have all gone bankrupt. It's not the end; it's a new beginning."
Excellent point Filmore. well said.
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Slacker
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I think they are going to come back. There are so many options.
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quote: I think they are going to come back. There are so many options.
We just can't kill major labels. There will always be labels to sign bad artists because anyway there is a lot more of bad music made than good music.
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