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| From | DanAbnrml9@aol.com |
| Subject | Re: Don Henley |
| Date | Fri, 20 Feb 2004 10:24:23 EST |
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In a message dated 2/20/2004 5:01:59 AM Eastern Standard Time,
audities-owner@smoe.org writes:
<<Don Henley Must . . . write a reasonably intelligent piece about the music
industry ? ? ? >>
Shockingly, yes, but this paragraph disturbed me:
"Music stores used to be magical places offering wide variety. Today the
three largest music retailers are Best Buy, Wal-Mart and Target. In those stores
shelf space is limited, making it harder for new artists to emerge. Even
established artists are troubled by stores using music as a loss leader. Smaller,
more personalized record stores are closing all over the country -- some because
of rampant P2P piracy but many others because of competition from department
stores that traditionally have no connection whatsoever with artists."
Interesting words coming from the mouth of a man whose band offered a Best
Buy EXCLUSIVE, effectively edging out those "smaller, more personalized record
stores". Don Henley's entire argument collapses like a house of cards because
of this, sadly... he's lured by money just as much as the labels he's
complaining about. --Jason
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