The WSJ is reporting that more artists are steering clear of iTunes. (h/t BNA) Not because of any kind of principled stand against DRM, or anything like that. Goodness, no.
Apparently, the argument is that selling single songs on iTunes in some cases is crimping overall music sales.
In other words, because people can get the individual "good" songs off iTunes, they don't feel it's necessary to get everything else that was shoveled onto an album.
Here's an idea.
Make more good songs.
I'm still in awe of what was, at the time, my favorite album in High School. Def Leppard's Hysteria. Looking over the list of songs, I think at one point or another they were all released as singles, with the possible exception of "Don't Shoot Shotgun", which is still a great song. In fact, I probably need to re-buy this, because my audio cassette of this is long gone.
But I can't do it at iTunes and I can't do it at the Amazon music store. Dagnabit.
Techdirt puts their own thoughts forward (they do this much more often than I do), and point to a trend that chills the very blood. The possibility that someone could pull a popular song from iTunes AFTER it's become popular, to see if it gets more people to buy the CD.
(sigh, headdesk) Isn't the answer more outlets? I thought technology was supposed to make things more convenient, not induce maniacal rage in your potential customers (which is exactly what a move like that does).
Case in point - I am looking for a legal mp3 copy of the soundtrack to the movie TRON. Anyone know where I can get that?
Apparently, the argument is that selling single songs on iTunes in some cases is crimping overall music sales.
In other words, because people can get the individual "good" songs off iTunes, they don't feel it's necessary to get everything else that was shoveled onto an album.
Here's an idea.
Make more good songs.
I'm still in awe of what was, at the time, my favorite album in High School. Def Leppard's Hysteria. Looking over the list of songs, I think at one point or another they were all released as singles, with the possible exception of "Don't Shoot Shotgun", which is still a great song. In fact, I probably need to re-buy this, because my audio cassette of this is long gone.
But I can't do it at iTunes and I can't do it at the Amazon music store. Dagnabit.
Techdirt puts their own thoughts forward (they do this much more often than I do), and point to a trend that chills the very blood. The possibility that someone could pull a popular song from iTunes AFTER it's become popular, to see if it gets more people to buy the CD.
(sigh, headdesk) Isn't the answer more outlets? I thought technology was supposed to make things more convenient, not induce maniacal rage in your potential customers (which is exactly what a move like that does).
Case in point - I am looking for a legal mp3 copy of the soundtrack to the movie TRON. Anyone know where I can get that?
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