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| From | "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@comcast.net> |
| Subject | Re: McCartney again |
| Date | Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:08:45 -0400 |
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I agree.
Far as I can tell, there's nothing incorrect about Macca's assertion about
the record biz, at-large, not getting that the paradigm has shifted on them.
When it comes down to it, the music and record is his, and he can take it
wherever he feels it has the best chance of getting heard.
Hard to argue with the fact that the Starbuck's imprint hasn't been
successful. The idea is still get your music heard, right?
jlm
----- Original Message -----
From: <zoogang@cox.net>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Cc: "Bryan" <munki100@pacbell.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: McCartney again
> I'm confused--what exactly is it about McCartney's comments that bother
> you? That he went for the money? Is that wrong? And why are people so
> aggravated about the Universal end of Macca's deal? Who cares who puts out
> or distributes this record? And what exactly is it about buying a CD at
> Starbucks that so rankles people? It is a new world. The distribution
> process is a whole new ball of wax.
>
> You know...whatever. Honestly, the business stuff just bores me. Is the
> music good? Did McCartney make a good record? Yup. He made a great record,
> and I'm enjoying the hell out of it. That's all that really matters to me.
>
> Alan
> http://www.purepopradio.com
> http://www.buhdge.com
> ---- Bryan <munki100@pacbell.net> wrote:
>> I'm so tired of reading sh%t like this from people who should know
>> better, like Paul McCartney -- here's a few quotes pulled from the
>> L.A. Times feature (link below):
>>
>> "I was bored with the old record company's jaded view,"
>>
>> "They're very confused, and they will admit it themselves: that this
>> is a new world, and they're a little bit at a loss as to what to do.
>> So they've got millions of dollars and X budget . for them to come up
>> with boring ways - because they've been at it for so long - to what
>> they call 'market' it. And I find that all a bit disturbing.
>>
>> "I write it, I play it, I record it, and that's all fun. And you go to
>> the record company, and it gets very boring. You sit around in rooms
>> with people, and you're almost falling asleep"
>>
>> "My record producer [David Kahne] said the major record labels these
>> days are like dinosaurs sitting around discussing the asteroid. They
>> know it's going to hit. They don't know when, they don't know where
>> it's coming from. But it's sort of hit already. With iTunes, and all
>> of that."
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> **** The truth is, he went with a new company who offered more money.
>>
>> I know this for a fact, and It just so happened, that the company he went
>> with has retail stores where people actually shop on a regular basis,
>> for COFFEE. So he's giving it a try. And that company is tied in with
>> another record company, Concord, who are doing things exactly like
>> all record companies do, and distributing the CD to stores exactly
>> like all of record companies do, only they're using the biggest record
>> company's distribution co. (Universal Music) to do it. There are a great
>> many other things I could say about it, but I can't put it in a public
>> forum.
>>
>> Lemme just say this, I'm kinda bummed McCartney's being this way...
>> Instead of being a shrewd businessman, he's kind of acting like a tool...
>>
>> P.S. And Elvis Costello is a tool too! FCC those guys -- it's all about
>> the
>> money. Trust me, I know. There are so many music people now, whose
>> music I've once dug quite a bit, that are selling out and going for more
>> money and trying to pass it off as a shrewd business move, and they
>> think they're making smart moves but they're alienating their longtime
>> fans now, and making enemies along the way too.
>>
>>
>> http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-mccartney3jun03,1,4283252,full.story
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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