| sleepy jack |
09-22-2006 06:59 PM |
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Originally Posted by Ace
(Post 289475)
My points are, you could probably earn more money working at Burger King until you get help from a label, unless you are constantly touring. Secondly if you'd read instead of assume, I'm saying it is vital to purchase albums when you can. I download music. Shocker, eh? I also go back and buy it if I like it, and if I don't it goes straight to the little folder called "The Recycling Bin".
I host mp3's on my own website. I'm not here to make an agenda of abolishing downloading, I'm just proving my point that record labels need record sales. It's not the hardest thing to understand.
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I enjoy making money of doing something I like.
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Originally Posted by cfhpantera
(Post 289474)
Crowquill, I understand what you're saying, and that's fine if thats what you choose to do with your music. No problem there. You just dont understand what WE'RE saying. So maybe you just love knowing that people are actually paying attention to your music, that's fine. And maybe you don't care if you make any money off of it as long as people are listening, that's fine too. But you have to understand that not all bands are like you. Bands that are already getting exposure depend on sales, period. If you're going to college, then a career in music is most likely not what you're pursuing. But there are bands that want to do what they love to make a living. Not just to work at some ****ty job and play at local clubs whenever they have the spare time. If you truly love music, then you should be able to understand why some bands only want to play it. And if they can make a living just from their music, then why not? That's their ultimate goal. Plus, if they do have a career in music. They have more time to focus on the music that they produce. Thus, making it that much better. But they need the money to support all the time they're spending trying to make the best product possible. Look at it this way, do you think Wal Mart would still be around and be such a big franchise if they just invested money into everything in the store and just gave it away for free without making any profit? of course not. You have to spend money to make money. So if bands invest alot of time and money into making music, and they get nothing back....then just like any other business, IT WILL DIE.
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See one huge flaw in your analogy. Record companies aren't just going to start giving everything away, and if Wal Mart did do that they would've gotten a hell of alot of exposure.
Also, I do plan to make music my career but im not so stupid as to think that its going to work out and boom off automatically. I need a back up plan and i'd prefer to get a good one.
Also I realize bands do that for a living and all, it doesn't make me feel bad especially when you have a ssholes like Trophy Scars who are pricks to their fans, i'd download from then anyday.
Once again, i'm not going to make myself suffer just to look like I have morals. Especailly not for something as materialistic as music. |
