<![CDATA[Liner Notes: Paul McCartney Makes The Bean-Counters Happy - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[Liner Notes: Paul McCartney Makes The Bean-Counters Happy - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:46:14 EDT Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:46:14 EDT http://idolator.com/tunes/news/liner-notes-paul-mccartney-makes-the-bean+counters-happy-266835.php <![CDATA[Liner Notes: Paul McCartney Makes The Bean-Counters Happy]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/news/liner-notes-paul-mccartney-makes-the-bean+counters-happy-266835.php#c1619717 McCartney beating Rihanna and T-Pain for #1 next week will make no one happy except Starbucks, Boomer feature writers and McCartney himself.

I have nothing against the album - it's quite good, actually - but a Starbucks record going to #1 helps no one: not the labels, not the ailing record retailers, and not even the RIAA/retail haters who want the whole industry burned down - this makes music-buying even more of a "lifestyle" activity than it was already.

Seriously, I know it's weird, 'cuz it's actually a pretty good McCartney record, but I'm kind of rooting against it right now.

Chris Molanphy

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