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Moby Says Techie Fans = Fewer Sales

Posted by timothy on from the grouse-much dept.

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?"

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  1. Woe is.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    the super rich.

  2. "Pearl Jam Effect" by pjl5602 · · Score: 4, Funny

    To me, the "Pearl Jam Effect" means that they haven't released a good album since Vs. Sure, there have been a few decent tracks here and there, but none of the albums since Vs. has been worth a hill of beans... Is this what Moby means?

  3. damnit moby, listen to Eminem by woodstok · · Score: 3, Funny

    I thought Eminem summed it up when he said:

    "And Moby, you can get stomped by Obie,
    You 36 year old bald headed fag blow me
    You don't know me, you're too old
    Let go, it's over, nobody listens to techno"

    See its easy, NOBODY LISTENS TO TECHNO!

  4. Re:Well.,.. by brianosaurus · · Score: 3, Funny

    Heh. Insert gripe about how you're listening to Rush. Bwahahahahaha...

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  5. Vinyl quality by ghjm · · Score: 3, Funny

    CLUNK scratchscratch I don't scratch think POP vinly quality scratch is quite POP scratch as POP good as scratch CD quality. scratchPOP scratchPOP scratchPOP scratchPOP...

    1. Re:Vinyl quality by Glytch · · Score: 3, Funny

      Damn you! Now my coffee is decorating my desk via a trip through my nose. Jerk. :)

    2. Re:Vinyl quality by caveat · · Score: 3, Funny

      a clean record, on a $6000 turntable, with a $2500 tonearm and $3000 needle, through an $8000 tuble amp with a $15,000 set of speakers, makes a CD sound like a clown farting through a kazoo. you just can't get that kind of warmth and tonality with canned digital music.
      of course, for a system us mortals can afford, CDs sound perfectly fine (espeically since the amp's probably digital).

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  6. Give it time by hayden · · Score: 4, Funny
    The next big thing will come along and "sing" the same thing about Eminem. By which time he will be a fat balding ex-rap star who's never changing lyrics will seem a bit out of place and who is bitching about how much money he isn't making these days.

    And you never know. All that repressed homosexuality may well come to the surface.

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  7. Well that explains it by Swaffs · · Score: 4, Funny

    Finally someone has figured out how Britney Spears manages to sell as many CDs as she does.

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  8. Just downloaded it... by autopr0n · · Score: 3, Funny

    Thanks for the reminder, slashdot!

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