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Downloading as a method of delivering the music is changing the recording industry regardless of the RIAA's tactics.

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[Petronski]

The artists could revive the album very easily: release albums with ten good songs.

It used to happen, in fact I think it must have been required. I haven't bought a newly-released album in ten years.

[stainlessbanner]

PPL are sick of paying for a CD with 9 bad songs and 1 good one.

[RussianConservative]

"We have to be the ones who decide what happens to our music," says Lars Ulrich of Metallica. "We conceive entire albums, and I'm not gonna give it to you in any other form than the one I conceive. ... You can dissect it after that if you want, but at least you have to respect our choice."

To bad and I like Metallica...but welcome to ash heap of music.

[2banana]

You usually do find 1-5 good songs on an album that you never expected

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

Music releases started out as singles: 78 rpm records had one song on each side. You could buy a bundle of 78s (they weighed about 20 lbs.) for an opera or other long work, but until the 50s and 33 rpm vinyl, the album did not exist. I love music but I have no respect or regard for the RIAA and I hope they get what they so richly reserve.

[commish]

So does this mean that they will not produce CD singles of thier songs either? Or is it just downloaded singles that they are upset over?

Personally, when artists start putting out WHOLE albums I'll start buying whole albums again. As it is, I only buy albums of artists that have proven thier ability to produce a quality album.(Jimmy Buffet, Toby Kieth, Hank Jr. to name a few).

Other than a handpicked few, I refuse to shell out my hard earned money for 1 song and 9-15 pieces of SH*T.

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

But questions like that may soon be as dead as the eight-track tape

Actually, I make some extra coin on eBay selling 8-tracks.

[dangus]

What a heaping, steam pile of cr@p that article is. Downloading dropped 50% last year, and album sales are still declining.

The industry's goal of one catchy pop tune per album, and no real musicians (who would have the clout to argue for more money) is the real problem. Rock (and pop music, in general) died when MTV and Rolling Stone became about nothing other than fashion.

Downloading allows consumers to test the waters to find out if there is more to a band than the first pop ditty. Record labels should encourage it, just as they encourage radio stations to play their songs.

[zarf]

Good news. Instead of jerking around with self indulgent crap maybe these idiots could try to write some good 3 1/2 minute songs....

The art of depth AND simplicity is gone......verbal diarrhea seems to be the rule.

[KantianBurke]

[Squawk 8888]

"I see the demise as inevitable," says singer David Bowie.

Bowie is part of the problem. I bought his last album on the strength of Slow Burn and was royally PO'd when I realized it was the only good track.

[Born Conservative]

"We have to be the ones who decide what happens to our music," says Lars Ulrich of Metallica. "We conceive entire albums, and I'm not gonna give it to you in any other form than the one I conceive. ... You can dissect it after that if you want, but at least you have to respect our choice."

Uh, Lars, it's the CONSUMER ultimately driving the market for your music. If it's good, then it will be bought. If it's bad, or not in a form that is desireable (e.g. singles), then you aren't going to be able to sell it. And if you can't sell it, you won't make any money off of it. But, if you want to have total "artistic control" over it and sacrifice sales, go for it; it's a free capitalist country and it's your choice!

[steve8714]

Unless by Leon Russell, Sammy Hagar or Andrea Bocelli, I manage to ignore albums (CD's) without resorting to downloads.

[Buell_X1-1200]

First, a little comment regarding Metallica: If you've ever listened to it, no album since Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" plays better from start to finish than "...And Justice For All". You have to give 'em that much, their song placement made for an epic of an album.

But for me, being a big music fan, and since the creation of Napster (and other file-sharing software), I swore that I will NEVER buy another Album/CD again. The artits always used to say, "it's all about the music", and that's what gives me fits. That's so far from the truth these days. As a matter of fact, I plan to never purchase music CD's again.

I will never give the big record companies (or whining artists) another cent of my hard-earned money. Maybe they'll get the picture and write a few good songs for a change.

I, for one, don't want to have to buy the "Greatest Hits" album off of a TV commercial to get a CD full of good music.

Oh yeah, what the heck happened to MTV? It was supposed to be "Music Television". Where's the music? It ain't on MTV2 ... and these video awards ... where are these videos being shown? Can't say I remember the last time I saw a 'music video'.

[jordan8]

It was obvious this was the trend from the beginning of the internet/MP3 union.

We have to be the ones who decide what happens to our music," says Lars Ulrich of Metallica. "We conceive entire albums, and I'm not gonna give it to you in any other form than the one I conceive. ... You can dissect it after that if you want, but at least you have to respect our choice.
What a laugh, you talentless little twit. All about artistic integrity, is it? HA!

[Hank Rearden]

"We have to be the ones who decide what happens to our music," says Lars Ulrich of Metallica. "We conceive entire albums, and I'm not gonna give it to you in any other form than the one I conceive. ... You can dissect it after that if you want, but at least you have to respect our choice."

Unfortunately for Lars, no matter how he crafts, "conceives" or arranges it - Metallica is crap.

[IYAS9YAS]

"We have to be the ones who decide what happens to our music," says Lars Ulrich of Metallica. "We conceive entire albums, and I'm not gonna give it to you in any other form than the one I conceive. ... You can dissect it after that if you want, but at least you have to respect our choice."

Translation: "We want to produce one or two good songs, a lot of crap filler and retire at an early age after ripping the consumer out of 20 bucks for our cds. Or, if they want, they can get sound files (whole album only) for only ten bucks and they gotta provide their own cds, jewel cases and covers. They'll still get the crap, though."

[TomHarkinIsNotFromIowa]

Have the Christian groups suffered from downloading?

[JoeGar]

You know album sales are down when the album with the most sales in 2003 was by 50 Cent. (I'd never even heard of 50 Cent prior to the news report.)