He didn't actually say anything of the sort. I'm not a fan of his by any means, but to be fair, the question posed was (something along the lines of) 'which do you prefer, imperial or metric?'. This was in the context of the interviewer Evan Davies trying to achieve his openly stated aim of giving the British public a firm image of David Cameron. The conjecture at that point in the interview was that he can sometimes seem somewhat woolly in his stated views, and it's difficult to see how he's going to appease both the right and the centrist elements of his party. He then went on to answer that question by saying that he personally prefers pounds and ounces.
This has thus been put through the press grinder and now it's 'David Cameron Says Brits Should Be Taught Imperial Measures'.
He doesn't, it's simply nonsense.
Purely for that reason - trying to persuade me to buy stuff I do not want, never mind NEED - I revile all advertising, and think it is the cause of most malcontent and discontent in the general population. Imagine how much happier you would be if you weren't bombarded constantly with things you should/must buy. I hate all adverts in any medium, roadside, magazine, television, you name it. Leave me alone and I will buy what I desire, when I desire it, not what you think I should desire by which 'demographic group' I fit in. OK, rant over...
To be fair, the record industry needs some of the money, otherwise who will pay for the artists to make the music in the first place? I do agree that more should go to the artist tho and less to the record company.
Singles have ben available since the origins of the music industry, not since cassette tapes were introduced. They came before albums due to the limitations of space on vinyl records.
The first 'albums' were conceived well after the beginning of the music industry, when the space on records became greater due to increasing technological standards.
However, the single as we know it (and indeed as it was) is a track selected by the artists according to their own criteria or (less favourably) by record company executives who read markets and assess the track most likely to succeed in the current musical climate.
Randomnly selected tracks from an album, regardless of quality can never be representative of the 'album' they come from as they are conceptually different things, and should always be seen as such.
If you don't like some tracks from an album, fair enough, but maybe you'd like the album as a whole or would do so if you gave it more of a chance by repeated playing. Works of art are often best appreciated with the good and the bad considered alongside each other. Surely you lose out by discarding the songs you see as rubbish - how will you horizons ever be broadened?
Saying that Radiohead 'sucks from now' just because they prefer their output to be seen as a collection of songs rather than randomly selected songs seems to be quite vacuous to me. It also implies a distinct lack of musical appreciation, as you are rating the band on their statements and opinion rather than their music. Surely if you like the music, what the band says (within reason) is unimportant. If you like the songs, then how can you say the band sucks because they want you to buy their album? It makes no sense. If, of course, you don't like the songs, then fair comment, and in your opinion Radiohead 'suck' anyway, regardless of what they say or do.
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He didn't actually say anything of the sort. I'm not a fan of his by any means, but to be fair, the question posed was (something along the lines of) 'which do you prefer, imperial or metric?'. This was in the context of the interviewer Evan Davies trying to achieve his openly stated aim of giving the British public a firm image of David Cameron. The conjecture at that point in the interview was that he can sometimes seem somewhat woolly in his stated views, and it's difficult to see how he's going to appease both the right and the centrist elements of his party. He then went on to answer that question by saying that he personally prefers pounds and ounces. This has thus been put through the press grinder and now it's 'David Cameron Says Brits Should Be Taught Imperial Measures'. He doesn't, it's simply nonsense.
Actual useful tips and not droll sarcasm? Good job yog (19073) :)
Purely for that reason - trying to persuade me to buy stuff I do not want, never mind NEED - I revile all advertising, and think it is the cause of most malcontent and discontent in the general population. Imagine how much happier you would be if you weren't bombarded constantly with things you should/must buy. I hate all adverts in any medium, roadside, magazine, television, you name it. Leave me alone and I will buy what I desire, when I desire it, not what you think I should desire by which 'demographic group' I fit in. OK, rant over...
To be fair, the record industry needs some of the money, otherwise who will pay for the artists to make the music in the first place? I do agree that more should go to the artist tho and less to the record company.
Singles have ben available since the origins of the music industry, not since cassette tapes were introduced. They came before albums due to the limitations of space on vinyl records. The first 'albums' were conceived well after the beginning of the music industry, when the space on records became greater due to increasing technological standards. However, the single as we know it (and indeed as it was) is a track selected by the artists according to their own criteria or (less favourably) by record company executives who read markets and assess the track most likely to succeed in the current musical climate. Randomnly selected tracks from an album, regardless of quality can never be representative of the 'album' they come from as they are conceptually different things, and should always be seen as such. If you don't like some tracks from an album, fair enough, but maybe you'd like the album as a whole or would do so if you gave it more of a chance by repeated playing. Works of art are often best appreciated with the good and the bad considered alongside each other. Surely you lose out by discarding the songs you see as rubbish - how will you horizons ever be broadened?
Saying that Radiohead 'sucks from now' just because they prefer their output to be seen as a collection of songs rather than randomly selected songs seems to be quite vacuous to me. It also implies a distinct lack of musical appreciation, as you are rating the band on their statements and opinion rather than their music. Surely if you like the music, what the band says (within reason) is unimportant. If you like the songs, then how can you say the band sucks because they want you to buy their album? It makes no sense. If, of course, you don't like the songs, then fair comment, and in your opinion Radiohead 'suck' anyway, regardless of what they say or do.