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Originally posted by Thorfinn:
Yorick, are you telling me that it is wrong to skip tracks I don't like? Do I have to listen to every song on an album, even those my subjective taste dislikes?
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I never said that.
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And that should provide valuable feedback for the artists, telling them what types of songs the fans like, and which they don't like. Not that the artists can't keep making the songs for art's sake, but they should not expect the same crowd to buy them. Sure you can ignore your fanbase. Come to think of it, ignoring your fanbase is exactly the reason people cut their own party compilation disks now -- you guys are too stuck on making the kind of album you want, rather than the kind of music the buyers are willing to pay for.
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I don't know anyone who ignores their fanbase, though I knew Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain were frustrated with theirs. However what you are describing is oftne referred to as an artist "selling out". Letting the market or their fans dictate what music they do, rather than their music being a true expression. It's wierd. One poster here will criticise "manufactured pop" and the other will criticise the opposite. Do you guys see this? "manufactured pop" is musicians making music for the market. You Thorin, are already getting what you want and you're complaining.
I've been saying, that the pick and choose song function could rob the world of creations that live outside of market pressures. As it stands an artist can do singles - for their fans or the market - and album tracks more for themselves. It's a nice compromise, and fans can skip the tracks if they want, without financially hamstringing the artist, or they can attempt to understand the more difficult song.
It's a fact that some songs take effort to appreciate, but once done, provide greater enjoyment.
[ 04-21-2003, 02:03 PM: Message edited by: Yorick ]