Thanks for the response. I partially agree with you, and actually, I made no mention of Weird Al, but thanks. If you used a bit of inference, you would see that I want artists to "make a living," so I in no way want Weird Al to struggle. Michelle Branch was an example because: look at all her producers and writers. How many writers contributed to the songs she sings? She's an investment, a profit maker (or was). So if we weed out industry and see the "free market" give every pimpled face, big nosed musician the same chance of being heard as Pink, better music will surface.
Agreeing with one of the comments above, CD's "are vastly overpriced." I think artists are making entirely too much money and being treated with an eminence that does not encourage great music but wealthy lifestyles. Case in point, I caught a Youtube video of Michelle Branch spending about $12,000 in one day as an "in the life of Michelle Branch" special. It made me sick. If you're a respectable artist, spread your music, make a living, but don't do it to relish in an exuberant and luxurious lifestyle (it takes away from the music) . Music industries have chosen the popular music, not the people, and iTunes is offering a variety that is unprecedented to the record stores of the last decade. I'm not saying iTunes is our godsend, but it'll create an equal playing field between industry and fan. We need to take the inordinate "profit" our of pop.
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Thanks for the response. I partially agree with you, and actually, I made no mention of Weird Al, but thanks. If you used a bit of inference, you would see that I want artists to "make a living," so I in no way want Weird Al to struggle. Michelle Branch was an example because: look at all her producers and writers. How many writers contributed to the songs she sings? She's an investment, a profit maker (or was). So if we weed out industry and see the "free market" give every pimpled face, big nosed musician the same chance of being heard as Pink, better music will surface.
Agreeing with one of the comments above, CD's "are vastly overpriced." I think artists are making entirely too much money and being treated with an eminence that does not encourage great music but wealthy lifestyles. Case in point, I caught a Youtube video of Michelle Branch spending about $12,000 in one day as an "in the life of Michelle Branch" special. It made me sick. If you're a respectable artist, spread your music, make a living, but don't do it to relish in an exuberant and luxurious lifestyle (it takes away from the music) . Music industries have chosen the popular music, not the people, and iTunes is offering a variety that is unprecedented to the record stores of the last decade. I'm not saying iTunes is our godsend, but it'll create an equal playing field between industry and fan. We need to take the inordinate "profit" our of pop.