Members mstreck Posted November 16, 2013 Members Share Posted November 16, 2013 http://variety.com/2013/biz/news/katy-perrys-prism-a-good-example-of-how-albums-dont-work-anymore-1200824933/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TIMKEYS Posted November 16, 2013 Members Share Posted November 16, 2013 mstreck wrote: http://variety.com/2013/biz/news/katy-perrys-prism-a-good-example-of-how-albums-dont-work-anymore-1200824933/ I see CDs as just the window dressing that it takes to sell downloads of tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted November 16, 2013 Members Share Posted November 16, 2013 At least Katy Perry albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted November 17, 2013 Members Share Posted November 17, 2013 Anybody's albums. Who is sellng albums anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wheresgrant3 Posted November 17, 2013 Members Share Posted November 17, 2013 Elton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted November 17, 2013 Members Share Posted November 17, 2013 guido61 wrote: Anybody's albums. Who is sellng albums anymore? maybe its part of the reason that these acts "who should give it up" are still touring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StratGuy22 Posted November 19, 2013 Members Share Posted November 19, 2013 Some bands I just want the single. Some bands I like anything they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted November 19, 2013 Members Share Posted November 19, 2013 Except that doesn't work either. That demo isn't buying albums either. How many new releases (by either old or new artists) did YOU buy last year? A couple of years ago Grace Potter got a ton of hype for sounding like a 70s throwback and all the middle aged music fans talked about how great she was and reminded them of classic Heart but they didn't buy her album or go to her concerts. And Heart's new album didn't sell either. So what DOES that demo want? I think they want it to be 1976 again and they are 18 again and Heart releases "Little Queen" again (or whatever their favorite classic year/band/album might be) but I don't think even the all-powerful record companies can make that happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kramerguy Posted November 20, 2013 Members Share Posted November 20, 2013 guido61 wrote: Except that doesn't work either. That demo isn't buying albums either. How many new releases (by either old or new artists) did YOU buy last year? A couple of years ago Grace Potter got a ton of hype for sounding like a 70s throwback and all the middle aged music fans talked about how great she was and reminded them of classic Heart but they didn't buy her album or go to her concerts. And Heart's new album didn't sell either. So what DOES that demo want? I think they want it to be 1976 again and they are 18 again and Heart releases "Little Queen" again (or whatever their favorite classic year/band/album might be) but I don't think even the all-powerful record companies can make that happen. Yeah, I forgot to turn on the sarcasm highlighter when I typed that lol. There's no hope for the old model. The new model is still evolving, and the future is uncertain. I'm not terribly invested in recorded music as a seller or a buyer anymore. I'm pretty sure that our ecosystems ability to support life is measured by years, so it's more likely to "evolve" faster than the music business. Have fun while you can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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