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Jon Bon Jovi and Steve Jobs
Mar. 18th, 2011 02:34 pmOK, so I'm sure many of you have heard Jon Bon Jovi flappin his gums together and accusing Steve Jobs of "ruining the music industry".
Jon Bon Jovi slams Steve Jobs for 'killing' music
OK, so yeah, there's is a semi-"romantic" experience that's missing. There was something to the concept of listening to picking out an album and taking it home and playing it...
Thing is, You can still do that.
What "Beanhead" Bon Jovi is missing is that has been killing itself for a long. damn. time. now.
CD's selling for $14-20 US, 10-16 songs, of which, what, 3 or 4 are any good?
Here's a great example: David Lee Roth, who I really enjoy as a performer and singer, both with Van Halen and on his own, put out the "Eat 'Em and Smile" album. 10 tracks. 2 were GOOD (Yankee Rose, Goin' Crazy), 2 were ok (Ladies Night in Buffalo & Shy Boy), the rest were crap. 4 songs for probably $10-12 (at the time).
And a lot of albums were like that.
So, the music companies were gouging the music buyers and the music makers. And then had the nerve to act surprised when people started illegally ripping and sharing the music.
To be clear, I do NOT condone this, as it is theft. Period. Not condemning anyone for doing it either. But it is *their* music, *their* IP, and they if they want to share it with you for free, they can do that. If they want to share it for a price, they can do that as well.
OK, so people aren't buying full albums. True enough. But what the iTunes store also does is allow for impulse buying and buying of more obscure artists
Another great example. A few years ago, I had 3 Guns N Roses CD's stolen. They were on my list to be replaced. 2 weeks ago, I had a deep yearning to listen to the Gunners. No music store around, and didn't want to wait for Amazon. Got all three albums downloaded to my iPad, and cranked those tunes all the way home. If I had waited to get them through Amazon...well, I'm willing to bet they'd still be on my list.
Look, the point is that buying music online isn't killing the music industry, The music industry is doing that to themselves. These greedy controlling cockgobblers need to FOADIAF anyway. They've been screwing artists and fans for DECADES.
And Jon Bon Jovi should know that. If he doesn't, he's far more clueless than I ever dreamed.
Jon Bon Jovi slams Steve Jobs for 'killing' music
OK, so yeah, there's is a semi-"romantic" experience that's missing. There was something to the concept of listening to picking out an album and taking it home and playing it...
Thing is, You can still do that.
What "Beanhead" Bon Jovi is missing is that has been killing itself for a long. damn. time. now.
CD's selling for $14-20 US, 10-16 songs, of which, what, 3 or 4 are any good?
Here's a great example: David Lee Roth, who I really enjoy as a performer and singer, both with Van Halen and on his own, put out the "Eat 'Em and Smile" album. 10 tracks. 2 were GOOD (Yankee Rose, Goin' Crazy), 2 were ok (Ladies Night in Buffalo & Shy Boy), the rest were crap. 4 songs for probably $10-12 (at the time).
And a lot of albums were like that.
So, the music companies were gouging the music buyers and the music makers. And then had the nerve to act surprised when people started illegally ripping and sharing the music.
To be clear, I do NOT condone this, as it is theft. Period. Not condemning anyone for doing it either. But it is *their* music, *their* IP, and they if they want to share it with you for free, they can do that. If they want to share it for a price, they can do that as well.
OK, so people aren't buying full albums. True enough. But what the iTunes store also does is allow for impulse buying and buying of more obscure artists
Another great example. A few years ago, I had 3 Guns N Roses CD's stolen. They were on my list to be replaced. 2 weeks ago, I had a deep yearning to listen to the Gunners. No music store around, and didn't want to wait for Amazon. Got all three albums downloaded to my iPad, and cranked those tunes all the way home. If I had waited to get them through Amazon...well, I'm willing to bet they'd still be on my list.
Look, the point is that buying music online isn't killing the music industry, The music industry is doing that to themselves. These greedy controlling cockgobblers need to FOADIAF anyway. They've been screwing artists and fans for DECADES.
And Jon Bon Jovi should know that. If he doesn't, he's far more clueless than I ever dreamed.
