Re: music industry slump

From: Dafydd Jones (daf909jones@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Nov 29 2001 - 21:24:23 CET

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    Totally agree.

    Sometimes I wonder why people buy an artist album from, say Hear'Say, Steps,
    Ronan Keating etc. (sorry, all UK "pop" acts), when they've got maybe 3 or
    4 hits on them.
    No wonder the DJ compilation market has taken off here in the past year.
    At least the DJ involved has some idea of what he think is good music.

    Daf

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: chris widman <chriswidman@hotmail.com>
    To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
    Cc: <RE:>
    Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 6:57 PM

    > I think that the mainstream music industry has gotten itself into
    > this mess. By concentrating on one hit wonders and manufacturing
    > celebrity, they're blowing out whatever percieved worth their music
    > has. Why do you need to buy a crap album for the one good song on it
    > when you can hear it on the radio several times a day, watch the
    > video and then download the mp3. Who needs the album?
    >
    > Kids have such a short attention span because there is nothing worth
    > turning their attention to for more than a few moments.
    >
    > np
    >
    > Ian O'brian LP-peacefrog
    > SIFutures-The Mission Statement
    > Sabres of Paradise -Haunted Dancehall (Just picked this up!!! Been
    > lookin' for it)
    >
    > peace chris widman
    > abstract science wluw-chicago 88.7fm



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