Comments on: Will all music one day be free?

By: materialbrain

materialbrain — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:53:23 +0000

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By: mike

mike — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:51:09 +0000

Prince benefited the most from the giveaway. If he had just given away the cds and done nothing else then how do u measure success. Instead he soldout 21 shows in the largest arena in london cashin in with close to $25 mil from just one city

By: xvomega

xvomega — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:14:50 +0000

Funny, the article mentions Radiohead, Prince, Coldplay and these kids in the UK, but does not mention Nine Inch Nails, when they had the biggest give away of all: a FULL album, in lossless FLAC files-free. Period.

No “pay what you like”, no money from a newspaper, no nothing. Just a “thanks” for supporting the band.

Why?

By: coco classic

coco classic — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:48:07 +0000

I think it was a good idea for Coldplay to release a song for free. They had been underground for so long it was a good way to get back into the music world without giving their entire album away. It was a good preview for what was to come.

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Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:43:49 +0000

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By: bjkiwi

bjkiwi — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:39:28 +0000

“Industry executives, perhaps unsurprisingly, argue that the more music is given away for free, the less money music labels make, and the less money labels make, the less money they spend on discovering new talent”….

if the overall gross goes up, from touring and merch, then SOMEONE will spend the money to uncover new potential goldmines…..just not the fat old bastards with the gold records on their walls….probably a young, hip financial punter who can smell the money

By: ...

... — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:30:12 +0000

the comment above reflects the state of the music industry - plagued by theft and piracy. would you also have your trainers, food, rent & bills for free? we’re not living in a utopian society unfortunately, the music industry is a business, like every other business it needs to generate income to survive, that income is used to help create new music and bring new artists to attention.

By: Matthew Kimel

Matthew Kimel — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:58:15 +0000

All music should be free, cd’s would still sell.

By: j

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:53:50 +0000

Music from a main stream musician free? Never. If a musician has a way to supplement his or her income then maybe the music could be free. However, this is America and if you don’t have money chances are you’ll starve.

By: elipicayo

elipicayo — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:05:32 +0000

There’s a rivalry between making money and making music. It is sad that the music scene is controlled by a few Czars. They determine what is going to be heard. They charge radio stations for playing music that they control. They don’t allow stations to play independent artists.

So, it’s either dealing with the big shots of the music world, or starving. Or at least, not making it. It is a sad fact of the music world that commercialism took over artistry. In the old days, there were many promoters and agents looking for new talent. They represented recording companies and their work found so many of the great giants of music we know today. If you think about it, there are not many giants being created today.

Definition of a giant in music: An artist that survives through the years and doesn’t fade away (becomes unheard) when new artists are discovered. Examples: JS Bach, L. Beethoven, L. Bernstein, G. Gershwin, Art Tatum, C. Parker, L. Armstrong, F. Sinatra, T. Bennett, and many, many others. These artists are still heard today, and they’re still selling recordings of their music.