Comments on: More than 445k people downloaded the new U2 album illegally

By: MADE

MADE — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:29:43 +0000

sabin_24, the labels aren’t needed for anything. What are they going to distribute? And where are they going to do PR. Mass messaging doesn’t work anymore. Look at the way P Diddy tried to make a comback with Dannity Kane a while back. They got all the exposure in the world. Nobody cares. It’s about authenticity now.

By: Vanderwaal

Vanderwaal — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:10:31 +0000

recorded music should be an advertisement for your live show. not the other way around. the problem the recording industry has now is that they’ve foisted a bunch of talentless hacks on us who can’t perform live so the only product they have is the recording. i’m not insinuating that U2 falls into this category but take a look at the pop charts and tell me how many of the top stars you think could actually pull off a live show with real musicians that approximates or improves on the recorded material. i would suspect very few and that is wrong. steal the record, pay for the show.

By: sabin_24

sabin_24 — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:08:54 +0000

Most people don’t realize that most bands make little if anything off of album sales. Touring and merch sales is where bands make their money. A lot of bands actually end up owing the record companies money, plus they have to pay for legal advice because the contracts are in legal speak. The record labels are doing everything in their power to keep doing business as they’ve been for the past 50 years, instead of changing their business practices to meet today’s market. Record labels need to accept that it’s easier and cheaper for bands to use a small recording studio or self-produce an album. The labels are still needed, but as a distributor/pr firm.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:13:40 +0000

I think you are very well right Rovel. No wonder they want 120% of gross for their concerts, it is disgusting. It is totally unacceptable and a spit in a face of any promoter, even if it is Live Nation. Greedy asses. Fans should not buy their records!

By: Rovel

Rovel — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 05:59:12 +0000

Ha-ha, so scary. I guess U2 got paid enough for their previously released overpriced albums and their previous album was crap, so people wanted to check it out first. Nevertheless, record companies get a revenge from people who had to pay way more of what they should have paid for album with two-three good songs and the rest was so-so at best. This is fan rebellion. I swear, if I made so much money as U2, I would make music for free starting from 2001. I know this is not the point, but people have got fed up with paying too much. I have thousands CD’s and paid $15-20 for them, it is enough. If I hear a great album now, I would buy it, but not for the kind of money I used to pay. Artists should make money as supposed to – play live for people. And where is the art work vinyls used to have?

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:32:28 +0000

445,000 crooks, sleaze-bag, jerks! I wonder how they’d feel if at the end of the week their employer kept their paycheck. Obviously these losers believe people shouldn’t be paid for their efforts.