MattyJam said:

Graycap23 said:

Is it doom and gloom 4 those who once made a living at making records?

You mean people like Quincy Jones who have become millionaires off the back of the record industry? I'll save my sympathy for someone else thanks.

Sorry, I'm just really getting sick of new articles cropping up everyday usually quoting washed-up rockstars/producers/singers, bemoaning how the music industry is going to pot, how nobody buys CDs anymore, yada yada yada. It's been everyday for the last ten years. So these people now have to work a bit harder to make a living just like the rest of us? Boo fucking hoo.

The best artists are driven by the love of their art and a desire to share that with an audience. Music existed before platinum albums and million dollar label advances and will continue to exist after it too.

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Great post.

I'm done with 'new' music. I'm bored of the whole business model. Most new music is either crap or derivative, i don't have time to sit there an hour and take it in, even stuff i torrent, i might just give a listen once or twice and then delete it. Unimpressed.

If i feel like music, I'll certainly drag some old music out. Stuff I did buy and know i'll enjoy.

For modern entertainment, I prefer good TV, movies, games or even (when i'm commuting) audiobooks.

I'm turned off by the music industry and what it has to offer. I realise I'm not the target audience any longer but it seems young folks aren't impressed either.

Fact of life, industries rise and fall and are replaced.

This one peaked awhile back.

Marrk said:

I'm done with 'new' music. I'm bored of the whole business model. Most new music is either crap or derivative, i don't have time to sit there an hour and take it in, even stuff i torrent, i might just give a listen once or twice and then delete it. Unimpressed.

If i feel like music, I'll certainly drag some old music out. Stuff I did buy and know i'll enjoy.

For modern entertainment, I prefer good TV, movies, games or even (when i'm commuting) audiobooks.

I'm turned off by the music industry and what it has to offer. I realise I'm not the target audience any longer but it seems young folks aren't impressed either.

Fact of life, industries rise and fall and are replaced.

This one peaked awhile back.

Yeah. Same here. I got my favourite artists and albums... several hundred to choose from. I don't need new music. I might check it out, when they release new stuff, but that's about it. They don't have to. As for new music by, to me or in general, new artists. I might enjoy something, when I hear it, but don't actively go out to seek it. I hate radio. I rarely go to places where I could listen to new music and what or where is music television? Does it even exist anymore, but even if it would, I've stopped watching that years ago. So as far as I'm concerned, the recording industry can't die quick enough. The only thing I'm still interested in, is concerts and live bootlegs.

PatrickS77 said:

Marrk said:

I'm done with 'new' music. I'm bored of the whole business model. Most new music is either crap or derivative, i don't have time to sit there an hour and take it in, even stuff i torrent, i might just give a listen once or twice and then delete it. Unimpressed.

If i feel like music, I'll certainly drag some old music out. Stuff I did buy and know i'll enjoy.

For modern entertainment, I prefer good TV, movies, games or even (when i'm commuting) audiobooks.

I'm turned off by the music industry and what it has to offer. I realise I'm not the target audience any longer but it seems young folks aren't impressed either.

Fact of life, industries rise and fall and are replaced.

This one peaked awhile back.

Yeah. Same here. I got my favourite artists and albums... several hundred to choose from. I don't need new music. I might check it out, when they release new stuff, but that's about it. They don't have to. As for new music by, to me or in general, new artists. I might enjoy something, when I hear it, but don't actively go out to seek it. I hate radio. I rarely go to places where I could listen to new music and what or where is music television? Does it even exist anymore, but even if it would, I've stopped watching that years ago. So as far as I'm concerned, the recording industry can't die quick enough. The only thing I'm still interested in, is concerts and live bootlegs.

^^Ah, no need for that. I don't got enough time to listen to all the stuff I already have and wanna listen to. And I go to 20 to 30 concerts per year. So I'm fine.

SoulAlive said:

PatrickS77 said:

TD3 said:

PatrickS77 said:

^^Ah, no need for that. I don't got enough time to listen to all the stuff I already have and wanna listen to. And I go to 20 to 30 concerts per year. So I'm fine.

I'm discovering there are a lot of folks, like Patrick... for a host of reasons they support artist via concerts in lieu of purchasing music. Of course concerts aren't cheap...

It has been headed this way for at least 20 years now.

I accpeted and predicted this years ago. I'm still not happy about it though.

It is what it is...............sadly.

Remember awhile ago when some artists (Prince included) talked about releasing music independently on their own website or own record label? It sounded like a simple,easy concept,huh? And yet,even "independent" artists must deal with leaking and file-sharing