the Birth of Dissent, and a Brief History of Record Industry Suicide.

[Rick and Roll]

Originally Posted by Michael

Really in a Nut shell after watching what has happened in the late 80's and to today.I watched as record Company's all but black balled Progressive rock"It don't make us money we want them to do what we say ect ect ect......"Now the tables are turned Bands really don't need them IMHO and that makes me feel Wonderful really.I make it a point to support My Dudes Flower Kings,Marillion,Spock's beard the list is long and my money has went to them fairly with fare royalty's.I prefer to pay the Band directly they did the work they should get the money not some scum bag POS record company that will fuck them in a second to get another Nickel.Like i said before the internet IMO saved Prog as we Know it and to me thats wonderful.

Please understand it applies to all music. Prog is still the same percentage of the total, it's just the total has changed.

Record companies don't blackball Prog specifically, they just want to make money. Whoever brings in the cash, doesn't matter.

I don't agree that the internet saved Prog.

[VAXman(Admin)]

Originally Posted by Rick and Roll

Please understand it applies to all music. Prog is still the same percentage of the total, it's just the total has changed.

Got stats?

Originally Posted by Rick and Roll

Record companies don't blackball Prog specifically, they just want to make money. Whoever brings in the cash, doesn't matter.

Record companies to not promote what sells. Record company sell what they promote. They force musical paradigm shifts like the clothing industry with fashion changes. Me, I'm perfectly content to wear my demin jeans and T-shirts like I did close to 40 years ago. The only change has been in the sizes.

Originally Posted by Rick and Roll

I don't agree that the internet saved Prog.

Saved? Probably not. It has become the greatest avenue to the exposure of myriad musical genres. The number of internet radio listeners dwarf the old AM/FM listener counts. XM and Sirius also show that the public is looking for alternatives. Sadly, both XM/Sirius have become what the general public was looking to get away from in the first place.

[Rick and Roll]

Originally Posted by VAXman

Got stats?



Record companies to not promote what sells. Record company sell what they promote. They force musical paradigm shifts like the clothing industry with fashion changes. Me, I'm perfectly content to wear my demin jeans and T-shirts like I did close to 40 years ago. The only change has been in the sizes.

Saved? Probably not. It has become the greatest avenue to the exposure of myriad musical genres. The number of internet radio listeners dwarf the old AM/FM listener counts. XM and Sirius also show that the public is looking for alternatives. Sadly, both XM/Sirius have become what the general public was looking to get away from in the first place.

Looks like we're saying the exact same thing. Isn't that interesting about XM/Sirius... it always happens.

Got stats? Got milk? All I'm saying here is that more exposure for all means the same increase. Just a simple weighted average that's all.

[VAXman(Admin)]

Originally Posted by Rick and Roll

Looks like we're saying the exact same thing. Isn't that interesting about XM/Sirius... it always happens.

XM started off on a good footing but it soon eroded under commercial pressures. The commercial rot was inevitable but I really thought that being a subscription service might have staved it off for longer than it did. Now both XM and Sirius want to merge. Once the competition is annihilated, there's even less incentive to be unique or provide unique programming.