 pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
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Mount Airy, MD | Misoverestimating Bono and other musicians need to get used to the fact that the general public has simply adjusted the market value of music.
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| said by pnh102:Bono and other musicians need to get used to the fact that the general public has simply adjusted the market value of music. Yep, "I'm not paying $16.99 for a CD with one frickin' good song on it"
Used CD stores are great. $5 each. U2 included.
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said by pnh102:Bono and other musicians need to get used to the fact that the general public has simply adjusted the market value of music. I love U2, have since the early 1980s, but he's a little off-base here. The last CD I purchased was ironically U2's How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb---in 2004. I have purchased the works of two other artists - The Black Crowes and REM - but those were on iTunes for $9.99
At any rate, I have adjusted my purchasing of music. Not becuase I want to or because I don't have $15. What's out there sucks, and even with music I enjoy - like U2 - I did not love their most recent album. I should have gone on iTunes and spent #4 x $0.99 and called it a day.
Even in the peak days of Napster, I would download music to hear it, to see if I liked it, and I would still then go out and buy the CD. May be a lot of others aren't like that, but to blame the transport mechanism and the ISPs instead of the music industry itself?
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pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
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Mount Airy, MD | reply to supergirl
said by supergirl:Yep, "I'm not paying $16.99 for a CD with one frickin' good song on it" Used CD stores are great. $5 each. U2 included. Funny you mention that. Last Christmas I was giving out CDs for stocking stuffers. I was actually able to buy compilation disks from lesser-known acts for around $5 or so at Best Buy.
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said by supergirl: Used CD stores are great. $5 each. U2 included. Even the used stores are starting to have limited selection. I went through the selection at Bookmans about a week ago and didn't see any CDs worth the $6 they charge. They had a so-so collection of vinyl but I haven't used my turntable in years. The last few CDs I have bought are acoustic compilations where the proceeds go to charity. |
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said by supergirl:said by pnh102:Bono and other musicians need to get used to the fact that the general public has simply adjusted the market value of music. Yep, "I'm not paying $16.99 for a CD with one frickin' good song on it" Used CD stores are great. $5 each. U2 included. Last time I looked in a used shop, I don't think I saw a single U2 CD priced at over $2... |
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