egd;253011 Wrote: > With one very important difference - in the beginning the concept of the > album was just that - albums generally encompassed a theme and were > meant to be enjoyed in their entirety to fully appreciate the artist's > work whereas today's mass-market, one hit wonder crap lends itself to > sale of single tracks - the cd's are exactly that - a collection of > singles with very little common thread (besides frequent lack of > artistic ability). > > To quote from the aricle "But as albums move online, the "album" is > also losing its luster. Download services let consumers pick and > choose, and many buyers seem to do just that, snagging the hits and > leaving the rest behind. While digital distribution enables this, it's > hard to blame digital for the common perception that most top 40 albums > contain their share of filler. > > Padding out discs with mediocre tracks just won't work anymore, but it > might also keep listeners from discovering the deeper cuts on quality > discs. It's not just a sad day for music companies when customers > decide to cherry-pick one Josh Ritter song, for instance; it's a sad > day for the buyers as well, as they miss out on the complete album > experience of a consummate artist. > > Sadly, Ritter and his kind are the exception; so long as they are, > music fans will continue to grab the hits, and they'll do so online. At > least now they can get them DRM-free." > > Three links that put it quite succinctly: > http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070412-drm-lock-ins-and-piracy-all-red-herrings-for-a-music-industry-in-trouble.html > http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070321-accounting-for-the-big-plunge-in-music-sales-the-digital-singles-effect.html > http://www.longtail.com/the_long_tail/2006/07/music_sales_fal.html
So most people really are dumb? -- earthbased ------------------------------------------------------------------------ earthbased's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=334 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41571 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
