Ok, I for one am fully in favor of this lawsuit, but please don't make the mistake of saying that $.30 is all it takes to make a CD. A professional
album costs upwards of $100,000 to record.
What defines a "professional" album....
amongst all those Metallica symphony records there are plenty of great records made for far less than that...
The major label system has added many costs to the production of an album that are unnecessary, especially the advertising.
Plenty of independent bands have provent that you can make a great sounding record for much less than any major label record.
just my.02
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I think that not only should we organize to boycott Metallica (I too haven't bought an album since the descent into crap signalled by the Black Album), but also other artists that seem to have the same level of contempt and disrespect for their fans...i.e. most of the established "major" music industry... support bands like Phish, Ween, the Black Crowes...while they are all on the majors, they have developed good relationships with their fans by allowing not only mp3 trading, but recording and trade of their live shows.... Support these guys, and independent artists, and boycott the 19.99/cd list prices of the majors... maybe we can make music ours again, and take it out of the hands of money-obsessed fat cats like Metallica. Adam (first real post, eh?!)
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Ok, I for one am fully in favor of this lawsuit, but please don't make the mistake of saying that $.30 is all it takes to make a CD. A professional album costs upwards of $100,000 to record. What defines a "professional" album.... amongst all those Metallica symphony records there are plenty of great records made for far less than that... The major label system has added many costs to the production of an album that are unnecessary, especially the advertising. Plenty of independent bands have provent that you can make a great sounding record for much less than any major label record. just my .02
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Adam
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I think that not only should we organize to boycott Metallica (I too haven't bought an album since the descent into crap signalled by the Black Album), but also other artists that seem to have the same level of contempt and disrespect for their fans...i.e. most of the established "major" music industry... support bands like Phish, Ween, the Black Crowes...while they are all on the majors, they have developed good relationships with their fans by allowing not only mp3 trading, but recording and trade of their live shows.... Support these guys, and independent artists, and boycott the 19.99/cd list prices of the majors... maybe we can make music ours again, and take it out of the hands of money-obsessed fat cats like Metallica. Adam (first real post, eh?!)