Comments on: Plunge in CD Sales Shake Up Big Labels http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/05/28/plunge-in-cd-sales-shake-up-big-labels/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:27:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: AJ-KOAR http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/05/28/plunge-in-cd-sales-shake-up-big-labels/#comment-42733 AJ-KOAR Wed, 30 May 2007 21:54:37 +0000 http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/05/28/plunge-in-cd-sales-shake-up-big-labels/#comment-42733 This week's album sales were down 3.2% from last week's total at 8.35 million units, and down 16.7% compared to the same week last year. This week’s album sales were down 3.2% from last week’s total at 8.35 million units, and down 16.7% compared to the same week last year.

]]> By: larry anderson http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/05/28/plunge-in-cd-sales-shake-up-big-labels/#comment-42516 larry anderson Wed, 30 May 2007 12:53:33 +0000 http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/05/28/plunge-in-cd-sales-shake-up-big-labels/#comment-42516 KOAR..is cd sales down "over all" in the music buisness or is it just the rock divisions?well when all else fails we should see a bunch of "boy bands and girl groups on tv again"....mmmm KOAR..is cd sales down “over all” in the music buisness or is it just the rock divisions?well when all else fails we should see a bunch of “boy bands and girl groups on tv again”….mmmm

]]> By: AJ-KOAR http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/05/28/plunge-in-cd-sales-shake-up-big-labels/#comment-42338 AJ-KOAR Wed, 30 May 2007 01:25:22 +0000 http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/05/28/plunge-in-cd-sales-shake-up-big-labels/#comment-42338 "Instead of signing one or two mega acts adopt a scattershot approach where you throw out a few dozen bands to the public and see what sticks, shifting resources immediately when an act catches fire, marketing the hell out of them till you’ve squeezed every laast dollar of revenue from touring merchandising and cd I mean mp3 sales." That's exactly what they do now. They sign a ton of bands that never see the light of day or are dropped after one soft release because there is a bigger buzz moving faster somewhere else. Don't really see how 'more of the same' will fix their problems. “Instead of signing one or two mega acts adopt a scattershot approach where you throw out a few dozen bands to the public and see what sticks, shifting resources immediately when an act catches fire, marketing the hell out of them till you’ve squeezed every laast dollar of revenue from touring merchandising and cd I mean mp3 sales.”

That’s exactly what they do now. They sign a ton of bands that never see the light of day or are dropped after one soft release because there is a bigger buzz moving faster somewhere else. Don’t really see how ‘more of the same’ will fix their problems.

]]> By: Brett http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/05/28/plunge-in-cd-sales-shake-up-big-labels/#comment-42316 Brett Tue, 29 May 2007 22:28:02 +0000 http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/05/28/plunge-in-cd-sales-shake-up-big-labels/#comment-42316 that new Satellite Party is hot......platinum that new Satellite Party is hot……platinum

]]> By: Brett http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/05/28/plunge-in-cd-sales-shake-up-big-labels/#comment-42303 Brett Tue, 29 May 2007 21:37:12 +0000 http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/05/28/plunge-in-cd-sales-shake-up-big-labels/#comment-42303 How To Fix The Music Industry: Embrace the transition from Cd to mp3 format the same way you transitioned from vinyl records to cd's Instead of signing one or two mega acts adopt a scattershot approach where you throw out a few dozen bands to the public and see what sticks, shifting resources immediately when an act catches fire, marketing the hell out of them till you've squeezed every laast dollar of revenue from touring merchandising and cd I mean mp3 sales. How To Fix The Music Industry:

Embrace the transition from Cd to mp3 format the same way you transitioned from vinyl records to cd’s

Instead of signing one or two mega acts adopt a scattershot approach where you throw out a few dozen bands to the public and see what sticks, shifting resources immediately when an act catches fire, marketing the hell out of them till you’ve squeezed every laast dollar of revenue from touring merchandising and cd I mean mp3 sales.

]]> By: annie http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/05/28/plunge-in-cd-sales-shake-up-big-labels/#comment-42297 annie Tue, 29 May 2007 21:26:56 +0000 http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/05/28/plunge-in-cd-sales-shake-up-big-labels/#comment-42297 This is just a wild theory, but could all of this be caused by over-exposure to music? You know as well as I that a song, especially a hit, can lose its resonating value after you listen to it 100x a day. Songs and music have been filtered into our minds through commercials and other forms of blatent marketing that take the real value of music away. I'll call it the elevator music syndrome. You hear it so much that you hate it and it starts to become pretty bland after a while. If somehow you can get music popular without the over-exposure, then maybe you'll sell more records. That's just my 2 cents on all of this. This is just a wild theory, but could all of this be caused by over-exposure to music? You know as well as I that a song, especially a hit, can lose its resonating value after you listen to it 100x a day. Songs and music have been filtered into our minds through commercials and other forms of blatent marketing that take the real value of music away. I’ll call it the elevator music syndrome. You hear it so much that you hate it and it starts to become pretty bland after a while.

If somehow you can get music popular without the over-exposure, then maybe you’ll sell more records. That’s just my 2 cents on all of this.

]]> By: DB http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/05/28/plunge-in-cd-sales-shake-up-big-labels/#comment-42294 DB Tue, 29 May 2007 21:17:40 +0000 http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/05/28/plunge-in-cd-sales-shake-up-big-labels/#comment-42294 hahaha dean, i know what the problems are.......I just dont know how to fix them???? sadly, i think the industry is dead and will never recover :( DB hahaha dean,

i know what the problems are…….I just dont know how to fix them???? sadly, i think the industry is dead and will never recover :(

DB

]]> By: Brett http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/05/28/plunge-in-cd-sales-shake-up-big-labels/#comment-42289 Brett Tue, 29 May 2007 20:54:47 +0000 http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/05/28/plunge-in-cd-sales-shake-up-big-labels/#comment-42289 10 more great indie bands and artists: Mike Errico Fiasco Cocktail Revisionists here's some in my back yard! Space Cretins Himsa Drop Six Blame Amy Point One Top Heavy Crush Heavy Metal Poetry All I'm saying is there's a differnce between commercial success and artistic abilty. Sure "Smokey and The Bandit" grossed 200 million..but noone would give it the same critical acclaim that a movie like say "Manhattan" got. That's all I'm saying. Out of a million bands I say there are a thousand diamonds in the rough and Dean says there are zero. If you listen to some of these indie podcasts and internet radio stations I guarantee you that every few hours you'll say to yourself "why aren't THEY signed?" 10 more great indie bands and artists:

Mike Errico
Fiasco
Cocktail Revisionists

here’s some in my back yard!

Space Cretins
Himsa
Drop Six
Blame Amy
Point One
Top Heavy Crush
Heavy Metal Poetry

All I’m saying is there’s a differnce between commercial success and artistic abilty. Sure “Smokey and The Bandit” grossed 200 million..but noone would give it the same critical acclaim that a movie like say “Manhattan” got. That’s all I’m saying. Out of a million bands I say there are a thousand diamonds in the rough and Dean says there are zero. If you listen to some of these indie podcasts and internet radio stations I guarantee you that every few hours you’ll say to yourself “why aren’t THEY signed?”

]]> By: koar http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/05/28/plunge-in-cd-sales-shake-up-big-labels/#comment-42238 koar Tue, 29 May 2007 16:49:18 +0000 http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/05/28/plunge-in-cd-sales-shake-up-big-labels/#comment-42238 Comment: If you hold up Madonna as an example of “great music”…well that just says it all. The reason these bands don’t resonate with people is that noones ever heard of them. If you think the people who are making the best music have truly risen to the top you live in a dream world. You obviously haven’t been exposed to enough of what’s out there to make a serious judgment KOAR COMMENT: Need to carefully read my words. I didnt hold up Madonna as the Beginning and the End and the Alpha and the OMEGA and i certainly didnt hold her up an example of great music. I used her as an example of a UNIQUE character that resonated with the public and won legions of fans. Nothing is out there right now, at least what we know about, and certainly the public doesnt care. Stars are not coming from the music realm. Unforunately, the public made Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohen into stars. They are the new Axle Rose snorting coke, getting arrested, and making headlines. Rock is no longer dangerous. Rock has become a hangout for 40 year old women. Comment: could it also be the price of cd’s that is hurting label sales?what is the amount of cd’s a year that the average person can afford. KOAR COMMENT: The prices of CD's is not the reason why the public stopped buying. The price of CD's are lower than ever, cant give away CD's these days. CONFIGURATION caused the CD to decline and the lack of artistry. Comment: honestly its a mix between both! no good bands and….. shitty A&R and….. changed market and….. illegal downloading and….. shitty radio and…. shitty TV KOAR COMMENT: The best comment of the day, all the above is true. Call it the PERFECT STORM. Dean Comment:
If you hold up Madonna as an example of “great music”…well that just says it all. The reason these bands don’t resonate with people is that noones ever heard of them. If you think the people who are making the best music have truly risen to the top you live in a dream world. You obviously haven’t been exposed to enough of what’s out there to make a serious judgment

KOAR COMMENT:
Need to carefully read my words. I didnt hold up Madonna as the Beginning and the End and the Alpha and the OMEGA and i certainly didnt hold her up an example of great music. I used her as an example of a UNIQUE character that resonated with the public and won legions of fans. Nothing is out there right now, at least what we know about, and certainly the public doesnt care. Stars are not coming from the music realm. Unforunately, the public made Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohen into stars. They are the new Axle Rose snorting coke, getting arrested, and making headlines. Rock is no longer dangerous. Rock has become a hangout for 40 year old women.

Comment:
could it also be the price of cd’s that is hurting label sales?what is the amount of cd’s a year that the average person can afford.

KOAR COMMENT:
The prices of CD’s is not the reason why the public stopped buying. The price of CD’s are lower than ever, cant give away CD’s these days. CONFIGURATION caused the CD to decline and the lack of artistry.

Comment:
honestly its a mix between both!
no good bands
and…..
shitty A&R
and…..
changed market
and…..
illegal downloading
and…..
shitty radio
and….
shitty TV

KOAR COMMENT: The best comment of the day, all the above is true. Call it the PERFECT STORM.

Dean

]]> By: larry anderson http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/05/28/plunge-in-cd-sales-shake-up-big-labels/#comment-42212 larry anderson Tue, 29 May 2007 13:22:12 +0000 http://www.kingsofar.com/2007/05/28/plunge-in-cd-sales-shake-up-big-labels/#comment-42212 could it also be the price of cd's that is hurting label sales?what is the amount of cd's a year that the average person can afford. when we think of cd sales we think of signed bands but what about unsigned bands is it possible that the amount of unsigned band cd sales are starting to make a dent? could it also be the price of cd’s that is hurting label sales?what is the amount of cd’s a year that the average person can afford. when we think of cd sales we think of signed bands but what about unsigned bands is it possible that the amount of unsigned band cd sales are starting to make a dent?

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