Comments on: http://idolator.com/5055209/5055209 Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:28:08 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: jt.ramsay http://idolator.com/5055209/5055209/comment-page-1#comment-719262 jt.ramsay Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:39:27 +0000 af0ff203b7d2530cefd9f81aef7b7aa3#comment-719262 <p>@<a href="#c7988001">alarusse</a>: I don't know why people keep referring to the marketing aspect of free music. If it's already free, why bother marketing it?</p> @alarusse: I don’t know why people keep referring to the marketing aspect of free music. If it’s already free, why bother marketing it?

]]> By: alarusse http://idolator.com/5055209/5055209/comment-page-1#comment-719272 alarusse Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:51:18 +0000 af0ff203b7d2530cefd9f81aef7b7aa3#comment-719272 <p>Just wow. What a gem:</p> <p>"Instead labels will see music consumption for what it really is - free marketing."</p> <p>I can't say I necessarily disagree with all of the conclusions he comes to (like that the industry is trending towards free recorded music), but that quote is absolutely mind-boggling. I thought "music consumption," as he calls it, was borne out of a need for humans to enjoy music and art, but I was wrong. It's actually borne out of a need to fill label exec's pockets.</p> Just wow. What a gem:

“Instead labels will see music consumption for what it really is – free marketing.”

I can’t say I necessarily disagree with all of the conclusions he comes to (like that the industry is trending towards free recorded music), but that quote is absolutely mind-boggling. I thought “music consumption,” as he calls it, was borne out of a need for humans to enjoy music and art, but I was wrong. It’s actually borne out of a need to fill label exec’s pockets.

]]> By: revmatty http://idolator.com/5055209/5055209/comment-page-1#comment-719282 revmatty Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:00:22 +0000 af0ff203b7d2530cefd9f81aef7b7aa3#comment-719282 <p>The list of things Arrington knows nothing about but feels competent to ramble on about is almost limitless. It's hard to go wrong by simply taking a position opposite his.</p> The list of things Arrington knows nothing about but feels competent to ramble on about is almost limitless. It’s hard to go wrong by simply taking a position opposite his.

]]> By: Lucas Jensen http://idolator.com/5055209/5055209/comment-page-1#comment-719292 Lucas Jensen Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:55:25 +0000 af0ff203b7d2530cefd9f81aef7b7aa3#comment-719292 <p>Michael Arrington doesn't realize how hard it is to make good records, particularly good-sounding ones.</p> Michael Arrington doesn’t realize how hard it is to make good records, particularly good-sounding ones.

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