Music Industry continues to slide

[Queasy]

Must be that darn internet

From Today's Fox 411

Record Biz Crisis Worse Than Expected

The combined sales of the top 10 albums was less than 750,000 CDs last week. That's right. According to hitsdailydouble.com, this morning the record industry wakes up to the house on fire.

Unbelievable? But true. Norah Jones, Jennifer Lopez and Avril Lavigne posted far smaller numbers than predicted; the album chart was more of a disappointment than anyone could imagine. And this was after the Grammy nominations, an event which should have boosted sales.

It's hard to imagine such a thing happening in the movie business, where tight controls by the people in charge would never permit a 10-year run of poor quality product to overtake the business. What "explicit lyrics" and sampled music have been to the music business could only exist in movies if suddenly only soft-core porn were released weekly to movie houses.

I'm curious to see what the record company presidents are going to do about this frightening dip in sales. The next major release isn't until Jan. 28 -- that would be the new album by R. Kelly, the singer currently under investigation for engaging in sex with minors.

 

[Anubis]

its because teh music SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!

simple fact

 

[Led Zeppelin]

Originally posted by: Queasy
Must be that darn internet

From Today's Fox 411

Record Biz Crisis Worse Than Expected


I'm curious to see what the record company presidents are going to do about this frightening dip in sales.

How about releasing something from someone with talent. Oh wait, that's too obvious, what was I thinking?

 

[mpitts]

I know why sales are declining:

THE ARTISTS THAT YOU HAVE HITCHED YOUR WAGON TO SUCK!

Maybe if the "industry" stopped cramming cookie-cutter boy bands and girl pop singers down the public's proverbial throat, they wouldn't have this problem!

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

"Music industry continues to sell new and largely uninteresting content"

 

[Red Dawn]

They can't realistically blame this on MP3 traders who wouldn't download a song by Norah Jones, Jennifer Lopez and Avril Lavigne if their life depended on it! Well they'll probably try to pin it on P2P traders but it will be total Bullsh!t, just like the music they are releasing for consumption.

 

[SackOfAllTrades]

the music industry just isn't promoting the good music.

 

[Deeko]

The big sellers of the music industry are gone. They can't ride the wave of NSync forever. How much were the likes of JLO and Norah Jones selling pre '95? They may not have been around back then...but artists of their popularity probably weren't selling that much either.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Deeko
The big sellers of the music industry are gone. They can't ride the wave of NSync forever. How much were the likes of JLO and Norah Jones selling pre '95? They may not have been around back then...but artists of their popularity probably weren't selling that much either.

NStync is part of the problem. Gay ass bands like that have run their course.

 

[skace]

Norah Jones, Jennifer Lopez and Avril Lavigne

HAHAHAAHAHAHAHA. Am I supposed to take that seriously? Look at who they listed. Let me run right out and buy a few CDs of Jennifer Lopez and Avril Lavigne. I listen to them allllllllll the time *cough*.

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Deeko
The big sellers of the music industry are gone. They can't ride the wave of NSync forever. How much were the likes of JLO and Norah Jones selling pre '95? They may not have been around back then...but artists of their popularity probably weren't selling that much either.

NStync is part of the problem. Gay ass bands like that have run their course.

That's what I'm saying, groups like NSync and BSB and the like are gone, and in their prime they added millions more CDs sold, so now the industry is back where it was.

 

[vi edit]

Gee...maybe it could also have something to do with the fact that we're in a recession....or the fact that nearly ALL retail sales are in the shitter....or the fact that we are in the post-christmas sales slump....

Oh that's right...it's piracy.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Deeko

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Deeko
The big sellers of the music industry are gone. They can't ride the wave of NSync forever. How much were the likes of JLO and Norah Jones selling pre '95? They may not have been around back then...but artists of their popularity probably weren't selling that much either.

NStync is part of the problem. Gay ass bands like that have run their course.

That's what I'm saying, groups like NSync and BSB and the like are gone, and in their prime they added millions more CDs sold, so now the industry is back where it was.

Maybe all the Bee Bop Bozos that liked that crap have grown in age and musical tastes!

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Deeko
The big sellers of the music industry are gone. They can't ride the wave of NSync forever. How much were the likes of JLO and Norah Jones selling pre '95? They may not have been around back then...but artists of their popularity probably weren't selling that much either.

NStync is part of the problem. Gay ass bands like that have run their course.

And the Big New Thing is ultra-derivative "garage bands" that are just as lightweight and prefabricated.

 

[amnesiac]

To be honest, I haven't bought an album in nearly a year, most of it because I could get it off the 'net.
However, the past few months I've stopped even downloading music because THERE'S NOTHING GOOD TO LISTEN TO.

I swear all these new artists suck.

I might check out the Transplants CD but overall music looks like the same old crap.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Deeko
The big sellers of the music industry are gone. They can't ride the wave of NSync forever. How much were the likes of JLO and Norah Jones selling pre '95? They may not have been around back then...but artists of their popularity probably weren't selling that much either.

NStync is part of the problem. Gay ass bands like that have run their course.

And the Big New Thing is ultra-derivative "garage bands" that are just as lightweight and prefabricated.

Hmmm.. that music has been out for 30 years. It will never be as abig as seller as the Bubble Gum Tripe of NSYNC and the Back Street "Bois"

 

[Martin]

When you have Eminem being the top seller of the year, it's no surprise sales are down.

 

[IGBT]

No one want's to pay 15-20 bucks for their figgen cd's. Let em choke on em. Anyway I need the money for gas.

 

[LordRaiden]

Yeah, and people are getting smart, voting with their money and buying non RIAA music. Stuff that doesn't suck. Plus we're seeing an upsurge of euro music as they've got some really awesome stuff over there. All of it's "non-crushed into silence by the big corps", original music.

 

[Vic]

Norah Jones, Jennifer Lopez and Avril Lavigne

I wouldn't even listen to any of those 3 on the radio, much less buy their CD's. As for Eminem, I can't wait for his 15 minutes to be over.
I'm still buying some CD's though, it's just becoming harder and harder to find good music.

 

[Glitchny]

hmm possibly due to the fact that most of the music made by mainstream music industry idiots isnt any good...

 

[dugweb]

maybe all the good music has been taken up? perhaps the only combination of notes left that hasnt been used dont sound good.