[atlantaprog] Re: Cheapness

>Anyway, my response is that since I buy CDs, lots of 'em, and that the 
>people who are into the trendy radio stuff apparently aren't buying CDs 
>then it's my ass that
>the music industry should be trying to kiss.  There are lots of people, 
>like
>me, in their late twenties and early thirties who grew up buying music and 
>are
>perfectly happy to keep on buying music, but the music industry isn't
>marketing to us.
>
>CH

Well, according to the industry charts, there ARE people buying the trendy 
radio stuff.  To use one of your example artists, Justin Timberlake's 2002 
release "Justified" reached #2 on the billboard charts, #3 on top canadian 
albums and #2 on internet downloads.  He also had 3 different songs chart at 
#1 on 5 of the main singles charts.

Yes' 2001 release, "Magnification," peaked at #186 on billboard and I doubt 
it made it to any of the singles charts.  I haven't seen Porcupine Tree's 
"In Absentia" on the charts at all.  The only band that I know of that you 
guys may consider progressive that has actually been selling really well 
lately is Tool.  Their 2001 release, "Lateralus," actually made it to #1 on 
billboard, top canadian albums and internet downloads.  They also charted as 
high as #2 on a couple of the singles charts with their first single off of 
the album (Schism).  All of this done with (I suspect) only a few million 
dollars in promotion!  However, Tool is the exception rather than the rule.  
...And even with Tool, there were a hell of a lot of kids in their teens and 
early 20s at the show.  From what I've seen, the guys in their late twenties 
and early thirties are still listening to the music that they were listening 
to in high school and college, so if they are buying albums, they're buying 
the re-mastered version of "1984" or the new Police DVD.  There are simply 
more people buying "trendy radio stuff" and new releases from bands who have 
been big for years than any new interesting bands.  Otherwise the record 
companies WOULD be pushing the more interesting bands.  It is a business and 
they aren't pushing Justin Timberlake because they like him, they just know 
he'll sell albums (and posters and notebooks and dolls, etc.)

-Wade

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