First, Metallica: Metallica was one of those bands that can attribute a large part of their success to word of mouth. When Metallica was an LA quartet in 1982, they produced a demo tape "No Life 'Til Leather' and freely circulated it through the underground. Within a year, based on this underground popularity, the moved to SF and signed with Indie label Megaforce Records and released 'Kill 'Em All', then 'Ride the Lightning'. Finally, after their underground root brought them their Indie record deal and some notoriety, they signed to Elektra Records, Metallica made their major-label debut with 1986's Master of Puppets, supported by a U.S. tour with Ozzy Osbourne.
So, I felt that they were denying other start up bands the same route to success that they themselves enjoyed.
Tori Amos and Alaniss Morrisette:
This was a particularly odd choice. Am I supposed to think they are against the RIAA because of their paid sponsorship of mp3.com or am I suppose to think they are for the RIAA because their CDs were release with copy protection that damaged some PCs?
I don't think you can say that Tori Amos fans are excited about copy-protected CDs, Check out this piece from ToriNews: http://www.thedent.com/badcds.html
Shame on you for making me know 'Torriephile' is considered a word!
And as far as the indie labels wanting copy-protected CDs, i'm sure you'd have to agree that the jury is still not out on that yet. Yes, there was an indie label in the US that put copy-protection on a Charlie Pride CD. And Natalie Imbruglio seems to be in a bit of a tizzy. But you can hardly say that as a body the independent record labels are behind copy-protected CDs.
Also, if we're talking about independent musicians who want to promote their music, as opposed to established indie musicians who want to sell their music, I think you'd get two different answers.
Ultimately, the attempts to put the genie back in the bottle have failed. You can pirate music. The attempts to profit from a new new distribution medium have neither failed nor succeeded because they haven't been tried by the record companies. Have any of them put up a subsciption service where for a membership fee I can sample some of their artists music and then get $2 off so I can buy the CD and play it in my car? No. Have they managed to put money into a technology that has given them nothing but bad press and could be circumventedfor $1? slashdot.org/articles/02/05/22/1439253.shtml?tid=9 9
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Posted by: DCallaghan on July 16, 2002 02:37 AMFirst, Metallica:
Metallica was one of those bands that can attribute a large part of their success to word of mouth. When Metallica was an LA quartet in 1982, they produced a demo tape "No Life 'Til Leather' and freely circulated it through the underground. Within a year, based on this underground popularity, the moved to SF and signed with Indie label Megaforce Records and released 'Kill 'Em All', then 'Ride the Lightning'. Finally, after their underground root brought them their Indie record deal and some notoriety, they signed to Elektra Records, Metallica made their major-label debut with 1986's Master of Puppets, supported by a U.S. tour with Ozzy Osbourne.
So, I felt that they were denying other start up bands the same route to success that they themselves enjoyed.
Tori Amos and Alaniss Morrisette:
This was a particularly odd choice. Am I supposed to think they are against the RIAA because of their paid sponsorship of mp3.com or am I suppose to think they are for the RIAA because their CDs were release with copy protection that damaged some PCs?
I don't think you can say that Tori Amos fans are excited about copy-protected CDs, Check out this piece from ToriNews:
http://www.thedent.com/badcds.html
Shame on you for making me know 'Torriephile' is considered a word!
And as far as the indie labels wanting copy-protected CDs, i'm sure you'd have to agree that the jury is still not out on that yet. Yes, there was an indie label in the US that put copy-protection on a Charlie Pride CD. And Natalie Imbruglio seems to be in a bit of a tizzy. But you can hardly say that as a body the independent record labels are behind copy-protected CDs.
Also, if we're talking about independent musicians who want to promote their music, as opposed to established indie musicians who want to sell their music, I think you'd get two different answers.
Ultimately, the attempts to put the genie back in the bottle have failed. You can pirate music. The attempts to profit from a new new distribution medium have neither failed nor succeeded because they haven't been tried by the record companies. Have any of them put up a subsciption service where for a membership fee I can sample some of their artists music and then get $2 off so I can buy the CD and play it in my car? No. Have they managed to put money into a technology that has given them nothing but bad press and could be circumventedfor $1?
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