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Subject: [Leica] OT (really off topic) RANT
From: scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)
Date: Thu Sep 21 16:22:35 2006
References: <092120062312.13504.45131C6B0006E1F5000034C0221655140602019B020E9B9CD2020106@comcast.net>

They're saints as well as musicians :-)  Labors of love are
almost universally so much greater than the labors of profit.

I've been a business guy, so I just stand back and appreciate
these gifts given to the world.

Scott

jon.stanton@comcast.net wrote:

>I Think Miles got $125 for recording the album "Kind of Blue" His sideman 
>Coltrane, Wynton Kelly and other future legends got $75....
>
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> -------------- Original message ----------------------
>From: Scott McLoughlin <scott@adrenaline.com>
>  
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>>I like Jazz music, and by far most jazz musicians don't get
>>paid much.  So I feel good buying their recordings, even better
>>if it's directly at a gig or through their Websites.
>>
>>That said, the music industry has been shooting itself in the
>>foot for years. Big hits only, little artist development, little
>>"catalog building."  And much of the demand of the late
>>'80 and 90's was just replacement purchases, as folks bought
>>their  old LP stuff on CD's.  So now they freak out that music
>>sales are declining rapidly and attribute this all to piracy -
>>but more is attributable to listeners having by now rebought
>>all the Floyd and Dylan and Stones recordings on CD. And
>>the "cassingle" never successfully replaced the good old 45
>>for young kids, and they can't afford to spring for a $16 CD.
>>And on and on and on.
>>
>>IIRC, I think the EFF did a survey and found that folks who
>>downloaded lots of music purchased more CD's than the
>>average bear.  Go figure.
>>
>>Scott
>>
>>Daniel Ridings wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Is that the one:
>>>
>>>Never got tired of it ...
>>>Jerry got kind of tired of it ...
>>>
>>>?
>>>
>>>I've got my daughter on the case now and I have an offer to help buy
>>>things in the US. But the music industry deserves the shaft they are
>>>getting. They simply haven't kept up.
>>>
>>>Daniel
>>>
>>>
>>>On 9/21/06, jon.stanton@comcast.net <jon.stanton@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>I'll sell you my copy of Bromberg....He does a great job with Jerry 
>>>>Jeff's "Mr Bojangles..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -------------- Original message ----------------------
>>>>From: "Daniel Ridings" <dlridings@gmail.com>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>Rip those music companies off. Download everything you can and do not
>>>>>blink about paying a single penny to them.
>>>>>
>>>>>I have been trying for three weeks to buy music legally over the
>>>>>internet (Jerry Jeff Walker, David Bromberg).
>>>>>
>>>>>I can find the albums, but you can only order them if you live in 
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>the US.
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>Screw 'em.
>>>>>
>>>>>More power to the Pirate Bay here in Sweden.
>>>>>
>>>>>Daniel
>>>>>
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