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Moby Says Techie Fans = Fewer Sales
jalefkowit writes: "Launch is reporting that Moby explains the recent slide in sales for his newest album, "18", by describing what he calls the 'Pearl Jam Effect': bands and artists with more tech-savvy fans sell fewer albums than those with less tech-savvy fans, as the techies will disproportionately get their copies of the album from friends with CD burners or P2P services rather than from record stores. What do you think, are we putting our favorite bands in a bind?"
If the editors weren't such lazy worthless fatasses they would have put in a link to the actual journal entry. Nowhere in there does Moby complain about his record sales or people copying his stuff. This whole story is a gigantic troll and all of you losers are biting on it big time.
I bought one Moby album and listened to it twice. Forced myself the second time. You buy one Moby album you won't buy a second, therefore, Moby sales go down.
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WHO THE FUCK IS MOBY?
My answer: Hell if I know. Ah, duh, maybe that's the problem. I buy a shitload of CDs, the latest being Disturbed (even though it was $20). My iPod has 5 1/2 days of stuff, all that I bought. So, how do I learn who you are to buy your product? That's not my problem, it's YOUR problem.
As for Disturbed, I first heard them on some net radio station. Too bad RIAA is shutting down that avenue for me to hear new music too. (You'd think they'd be happy these net-only stations are marketing their artists for free, but no, they have to CHARGE them...) I guess I should be an obediant slave and just listen to Clear Channel crap on a real radio... Ah, no, I won't. I'll just stop hearing new stuff via my RIAA-defined sinful methods and hence stop buying CDs as a result of not knowing what's out there.
Excuse me for my attitude, but I'm growing sick and tired of whining fucking musicians and record companies and their huge imaginary losses. Go get a real job you pathetic pieces of shit.
There's enough music out there now to last us forever. All the "new" stuff is just recycled old crap for the most part. Nothing new gets done. So big loss if you all decide it's not worth it anymore to stay in the field.
Hey, you know what, back in 1983 I lost $250 million dollars. Yup, I wrote a network OS laid over CP/M in Z80 assembler from scratch using some POS 230k/bps twisted pair network hardware from some washed up company called Orange Compuco for the college I worked for. No one else had a viable network OS out at the time. Instead of quitting and running with the code and starting my own company, ala Cisco, I stuck around the college as a loyal employee. I calculate my losses due to my employee loyalty at $250 million dollars. I think I should sue the college I work for for this imaginary estimated loss I just pulled out of my ass. Hey, it's all the rage now.
(This message is full of angst, probably from me listening to too much Disturbed! :-)
Solong Moby,
- C
The thing is that these people are artists, artists for the most part do not have the heads to manage themselves.
I absolutely agree that it would be great if musicians allowed you to buy their music directly through them. Some do. Others don't, prefering to hide behind the record labels. It's the easier path for the musician than other paths because they're approaching a bunch of people with contacts in the media, they take care of the publicity and the "getting the name out there" stuff so the artist won't have to worry.
If the artist was really saavy enough to be able to do what you suggest, don't you think they would have? =]
-Sara
I think everyone has forgotten the single most imprtant thing.
When was the last time anyone in the music industry said "My Newest CD just isn't as good as my older one, so it hasn't sold as many copies." ?? Huh?
This is so fucking hilarious to me, that it's been YEARS since I've ever heard anyone from the music industry talk about the QUALITY of an album.
People saw Metallica sue Napster, and everyone got their own scapegoat. Nobody ever again has to consider anything like personal responsiblity. IT'S ALWAYS SOMEONE ELSE'S FAULT!
Screw you all! I'm gonna go download some Johnny Cash songs now.
Slashdot gets worse every day... Pipedot: News for nerds, without the corporate slant
It really shows bad taste when you use the Internet as a scapegoat to cover up the fact that an artist simply is'nt connecting with his/her audience like the used to.
It's almost as bad as a company blaming poor sales on 9/11.
As a side note, Moby should know that I discovered him, and purchased several of his albums because of the Internet before play received the national attention it eventually would garner.
Shame on you, Moby.
The Internet is generally stupid