Music fans - interesting stats

[Pubey]

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[Supernaut]

As someone who runs a small independent record label, I welcome the publication of these figures. I think it's good that people know how much (or little) money is made by musicians - it hammers home the importance of supporting bands you like when they're out on tour, and of buying albums/merch direct from bands/labels wherever possible.

 

[Mad Cyril]

As someone who runs a small independent record label, I welcome the publication of these figures. I think it's good that people know how much (or little) money is made by musicians - it hammers home the importance of supporting bands you like when they're out on tour, and of buying albums/merch direct from bands/labels wherever possible.

Is this why Chris Martin writes charity slogans on his hands - because he is skint?

 

[Supernaut]

Is this why Chris Martin writes charity slogans on his hands - because he is skint?

Obviously Coldplay and their ilk are among the elite who make considerably more than the equivalent of minimum wage via their album sales. They inhabit a different world to every musician I've ever met.

 

[EastStandBlue]

I'd buy more music if artists made better albums, instead of sticking 4 singles and 8 tracks of garbage onto a disc and charging £12 for the pleasure.

 

[Pubey]

I'd buy more music if artists made better albums, instead of sticking 4 singles and 8 tracks of garbage onto a disc and charging £12 for the pleasure.

quite possibly the best (worst) example of this is the Cheryl Cole album. I had the (dis)pleasure of listening to this 'masterpiece' when driving one day. It is truly dreadful, the writing/production on the 'album' tracks is dreadful. It's an album for an albums sake... the packaging for a few singles. There is no substance or interest, just a vacuum of autotune and budget sound effects.

http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/cheryl/3words

 

[EastStandBlue]

Anything that Will.I.Am tosser touches is complete garbage.

 

[BrettieAngell]

Chili peppers have been guilty of that the last few albums, releasing like 5 or 6 singles! Stop it please!!

 

[Mad Cyril]

I have Manilow Magic and virtually every track was released as a single.

 

[Dick Bate's Protege]

I have Manilow Magic and virtually every track was released as a single.

And he writes the songs.

 

[pickledseal]

Worth merging.... ;)

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