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Hmmm... and why wasn't the "pay a gig in front of x number of people each who pay $5" included as how I understand things, that's how most artists make their mo

Hmmm... and why wasn't the "pay a gig in front of x number of people each who pay $5" included as how I understand things, that's how most artists make their money.

jimmyjim 16y ago
What of music that is impractically hard to perform live? The Beatles' decision to become a studio-only band (that eventually churned out the Sgt. Peppers album) would have earned them a rather paltry amount of money for their efforts today by your model (well, ok, to be fair, maybe not -- Sgt. Peppers went on to become a platinum certified album, they would have made a sizable income by your model, but what of bands of lesser prominence?) And further yet, how would you deal with someone like me -- I have zero interest in ever attending a live concert. But I do enjoy listening to music casually all the time on my computer.
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- Tycho 16y ago
  More to the point: would The Beatles ever have bothered to make Sgt Peppers given its preclusive relationship with live performance (which in this 'model' would be how they made most of their money)? (incidentally, I too have zero interest in attending concerts for most types of music I listen to. I'm not interested in buying T-shirts either)
- leviathant 16y ago
  As a fan of Nine Inch Nails, I'm often surprised at how well they pull off translating the least performance-friendly music into a five-person show. In a way, the best example is the track "Starfuckers" from The Fragile, which on the album, is a very studio'd/produced track, but when they play it live, they do it without any backing tracks, and it kind of destroys. Having grown up on Warp Records, Nine Inch Nails, and Nintendo music, I've actually come to really appreciate a good live performance. I've seen the unlikeliest of artists doing live shows, and I've also gone to dozens of festivals which turned me on to music that I'd never appreciate if not for having seen the groups that played the music live. Aside from that - it's too bad you have zero interest in ever attending a live concert. To me, that's like saying you have zero interest in tasting delicious food, or zero interest in having sex. You've got at least five senses, and only so long to live - make the most of what you have!
masklinn 16y ago
Because tours are not online?

Hmmm... and why wasn't the "pay a gig in front of x number of people each who pay $5" included as how I understand things, that's how most artists make their money.

jimmyjim 16y ago

What of music that is impractically hard to perform live? The Beatles' decision to become a studio-only band (that eventually churned out the Sgt. Peppers album) would have earned them a rather paltry amount of money for their efforts today by your model (well, ok, to be fair, maybe not -- Sgt. Peppers went on to become a platinum certified album, they would have made a sizable income by your model, but what of bands of lesser prominence?) And further yet, how would you deal with someone like me -- I have zero interest in ever attending a live concert. But I do enjoy listening to music casually all the time on my computer.

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Tycho 16y ago
More to the point: would The Beatles ever have bothered to make Sgt Peppers given its preclusive relationship with live performance (which in this 'model' would be how they made most of their money)? (incidentally, I too have zero interest in attending concerts for most types of music I listen to. I'm not interested in buying T-shirts either)
leviathant 16y ago
As a fan of Nine Inch Nails, I'm often surprised at how well they pull off translating the least performance-friendly music into a five-person show. In a way, the best example is the track "Starfuckers" from The Fragile, which on the album, is a very studio'd/produced track, but when they play it live, they do it without any backing tracks, and it kind of destroys. Having grown up on Warp Records, Nine Inch Nails, and Nintendo music, I've actually come to really appreciate a good live performance. I've seen the unlikeliest of artists doing live shows, and I've also gone to dozens of festivals which turned me on to music that I'd never appreciate if not for having seen the groups that played the music live. Aside from that - it's too bad you have zero interest in ever attending a live concert. To me, that's like saying you have zero interest in tasting delicious food, or zero interest in having sex. You've got at least five senses, and only so long to live - make the most of what you have!

masklinn 16y ago

Because tours are not online?