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isus
July 3rd, 2003, 01:13 PM
first off: i'm lazy so, rhcp = red hot chili peppers
do you care that they turned down the iTMS? i mean, wasn't metallica a big baby when napster was around?
personally, i think they can't handle the fact that nobody likes any of their songs, that they are getting old, etc. better bands are coming in, and they just want to get rid of p2p so they can make an extra $15.
i think they both suck. esp. rhcp, that one guy, who didn't have a shirt in one of the music videos, that was disgusting.
Ken17625
July 3rd, 2003, 01:27 PM
I honestly don't give a shit.
maartendc
July 3rd, 2003, 01:49 PM
I don't understand why you posted this?
Wtf is the friggin point?
isus
July 3rd, 2003, 01:50 PM
Originally posted by Ken17625
I honestly don't give a shit.
lol, that'll work :-P
isus
July 3rd, 2003, 01:57 PM
Originally posted by maartendc
I don't understand why you posted this?
Wtf is the friggin point?
i was lookin to see if anybody liked rhcp or metallica
moshsandwich
July 3rd, 2003, 02:11 PM
Isus-
I totally agree. Rhcp have got absolute shite recently, and are desperate for a quick buck.
Their new album is absolute crap, and has finally uncloaked their sellout-ness, and that they can't be bothered anymore.
I hear they're making two new songs for a 'Best of...' album. So basically they're gonna force their fans to buy the new 'Best of..' for about $18 to get two or three new songs.
They absolutely suck now. No effort = Death of the band.
nasrules
July 3rd, 2003, 03:01 PM
Yes, I like both of them. And I have found that both of their new albums grow on you. Or at least they do on me.
To be honest, I think they're both handling "ageing" quite well. Neither band have stuck with their old style. They cannot be accused of making the same old shit over and over again.
As to the "Best Of" album. The whole point of a "Best Of" album is that it's a compilation of a band's best songs, not a totally new album, idiot!
Spinecast
July 3rd, 2003, 03:06 PM
This thread begs the question; what if it was one of your favorite bands that had turned down iTunes? Would you hate them also?
I apologize, it just seems someone is offended that iTunes was turned by 2 bands that could make them a lot of money.
(NOTE: I am not taking sides on the issue, because no one dislikes Metallica more than I do....But still.)
Undermind
July 3rd, 2003, 03:30 PM
Originally posted by Spinecast
This thread begs the question; what if it was one of your favorite bands that had turned down iTunes? Would you hate them also?
I apologize, it just seems someone is offended that iTunes was turned by 2 bands that could make them a lot of money.
(NOTE: I am not taking sides on the issue, because no one dislikes Metallica more than I do....But still.)
I wouldn't hate them, but I'd be disappointed, because it's really all about the music. I'm not a fucken groupie so their business decisions don't mean shit to me until they decide to form their music towards the masses instead of toward what's in their heart
mojo-ris-in
July 3rd, 2003, 03:55 PM
Originally posted by Undermind
I wouldn't hate them, but I'd be disappointed, because it's really all about the music. I'm not a fucken groupie so their business decisions don't mean shit to me until they decide to form their music towards the masses instead of toward what's in their heart
A very well thought out response that sums up how I feel.
MauerPower
July 3rd, 2003, 04:06 PM
Nobody has mentioned this, but in the Wall Street Journal they had an article relating to this, specifically about the pay sites not getting any big name talent, thus not being that popular, thus not drawing customers away from the free services such as Kazaa and Morpheus. But I guess it is sort of hard to do that if the artists reject the idea entirely.
Caitlyn Marble
July 3rd, 2003, 04:57 PM
I couldn't give a whit about metallica, but I sort of agree with Kiedis and co's decision. Sort of anyway. Not spot on. It isn't about selling out, its about having thier music sold the way they want. that's just how I feel about selling, because the artist is getting money in return for thier work, (my argument doesn't apply to freestyle downloading off kazaa or winmx)
Honestly, if they are worried about the demise of the album format, they should put better songs on the albums. (in my opinion, the chili's don't need to bother they do it quite well) or else they should start flaming on stroppy pop stars who churn out albums with 3 good songs and filler. those are the idiots destroying the album format, by making inconsistent crap and forcing someone who wants quality to download indivdual tracks. If it was britney spears going on about whole albums, I'd laugh my ass off.
ps. why is the board so slow today? or is it just me?
crackerjacker
July 3rd, 2003, 05:01 PM
yeah just now its slow.
wsnt like this all day.
and i been on here all day.
so yeah its slow.
Wolfie
July 3rd, 2003, 05:17 PM
Its pretty slow here too.
I guess the complaint never was about paying for music since Itunes is paied service. They just want you to pay for the full album including the crappy filler songs that most popular music albums have (for every one or two good songs, there always 4 or 5 low quality filler songs).
Caitlyn Marble
July 3rd, 2003, 05:25 PM
okay, good, I'm not crazy then
because we just switched over to comcast last night, (it was sort of forced on us)so if it was just me I'd go all paranoid thinking they did something to cap my bandwidth or whatever.
It sounds stupid but there's something I don't like about comcast, even more so than att. whatever.
:bk
Alex60
July 5th, 2003, 09:11 PM
yeah, we switched to comcast too, and they screw up muy email address, sahme on them!!!
anyway, about meallica, "likin park" (i misspelled it for reason :)) and red s***t peppers, actually nothing good on they new so called music, it's just a plain noice and mess. and if not even one good track on they albums, who the hell will buy the whole album of total crap (excuse my language). Apple music service really let us get what we want and Apple music service can live without them, and so we are (I think :))
Well, happy 4th of July to all of you!!!
************************************************** ********************on the box: "...for win95/98 or better...", so I bought a Mac.
isus
July 7th, 2003, 05:57 PM
Originally posted by Alex60
on the box: "...for win95/98 or better...", so I bought a Mac.
in the user control panel, you can set this as your sig. just click user cp (it's a purple-ish button i think) and then edit profile i believe.
just thought i would mention this since you seem to be putting it at the end of every post.
FreakinWeasel
July 7th, 2003, 06:13 PM
I would guess that some artists feel their strength is in the album. I can't imagine listening to only one or two songs off Pink Floyd's "The Wall". It was meant to tell a story like, The Who's "Tommy". But I know other bands like Linkin Park along with those already mentioned aren't telling a story in their albums, so it must be other motivation $$$$$$$. Frankly, I wish more bands would put out stellar albums that would make it worth owning the whole thing.