09-02-2008, 03:22 AM
From the story,
Of course they think they can make more. It's a business, all about maximizing profit. They want to get as much of my (or our) money as they can. I (or we) want to spend as little as possible. But since it's my money, guess who's going to win.
Also, aside from classical music, I think there are very few albums which are a coherent piece of work. I'm far from having vast knowledge of the complete music catalog but off the top of my head, Chick Corea's The Mad Hatter is the only thing that comes to mind and that is jazz not pop.
Another aside... if the record companies can make more from CD sales than downloads (with no physical material), that really says something about how little it costs them to make a physical CD and how profit-packed those little discs are.
Some artists see their albums as one piece of work, and don't want them dismantled. Their handlers believe they can make more by selling complete albums for $10 to $15 than by selling individual songs.
Of course they think they can make more. It's a business, all about maximizing profit. They want to get as much of my (or our) money as they can. I (or we) want to spend as little as possible. But since it's my money, guess who's going to win.
Also, aside from classical music, I think there are very few albums which are a coherent piece of work. I'm far from having vast knowledge of the complete music catalog but off the top of my head, Chick Corea's The Mad Hatter is the only thing that comes to mind and that is jazz not pop.
Another aside... if the record companies can make more from CD sales than downloads (with no physical material), that really says something about how little it costs them to make a physical CD and how profit-packed those little discs are.