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Posted by Tim McNamara on 02/09/07 14:59
In article
<paul.sture.nospam-32DB7E.07513709022007@mac.sture.homeip.net>,
Paul Sture <paul.sture.nospam@hispeed.ch> wrote:
> In article <timmcn-83FAD2.21424508022007@news.iphouse.com>,
> Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> wrote:
>
> > In article <eqgi7n$2u0$2@reader2.panix.com>, abuse@MIX.COM wrote:
> >
> > > CD sales continue to decline, however, and file downloads of
> > > copy- protected music have not made up the difference. In
> > > desperation, the music companies are rethinking the positions.
> >
> > Too bad, so sad for the recording industry. The reason that CD
> > sales are falling is that the music sucks. If they put out decent
> > music, they'd sell more CDs. But instead they put out crap and
> > nobody buys it. "It must be the pirates' fault! That's it! The
> > public is too stoopid to know that the music we sell is just
> > recycled ABBA over and over again. So if it's not selling, it has
> > to be the pirates!"
> >
>
> Don't forget the part that dumbing down radio stations with
> recommended playlists has in this. The last CD I bought as a result
> of hearing a new (to me) artist on mainstream radio was in 2001.
Excellent point. Even better, the music industry produces canned radio
shows so that local radio stations don't have to hire, like, people to
be on the air, choose music and be responsive to the local community.
Satellite radio is the music industry's wet dream come true.
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