God, why has the gossip world been so slow the past few days? I guess Charlie Sheen’s crazy has plateau’d and Mel Gibson is being medicated and… there hasn’t been a good, juicy home wrecking in a while. Is that why it’s so damn slow? Case in point: When this next story was excerpted on HuffPo, it got more than a 1000 comments. That kind of commenting on an Entertainment story is usually reserved for stories about the Bermuda Triangle. Anyway, let’s get to it. Jon Bon Jovi hates Steve Jobs. JBJ hates iTunes, and he hates that no one just goes out and buys an album anymore. JBJ thinks Jobs is personally responsible for killing the music industry. And I think Bon Jovi is personally responsible for killing the sleeveless leather button-front blouse industry, what with his furry moobs.
Jon Bon Jovi has taken aim at Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, accusing him of “killing” the music industry with iTunes.
The rocker is saddened that the “magical” experience of buying records in a store is disappearing, brick-and-mortars stores being eroded in part due to iTunes’ success.
Bon Jovi tells The Sunday Times Magazine, “Kids today have missed the whole experience of putting the headphones on, turning it up to 10, holding the jacket, closing their eyes and getting lost in an album; and the beauty of taking your allowance money and making a decision based on the jacket, not knowing what the record sounded like, and looking at a couple of still pictures and imagining it.”
“God, it was a magical, magical time,” he continues, “I hate to sound like an old man now, but I am, and you mark my words, in a generation from now people are going to say: ‘What happened?’ Steve Jobs is personally responsible for killing the music business.”
[From MSN]
I used to be a Jon Bon Jovi-type, in that I would bemoan the rise of all of this completely unnecessary technology. And while I still think that Steve Jobs is an a–hole in general, and specifically for releasing the iPad 2 so quickly after the first iPad was released… well, now I’ve come around, in general. I like iTunes. I’m a drunk iTuner. I get my cocktail on and I download all of my music these days. And I think people who just downloaded Kesha’s “Blow” shouldn’t be throwing stones (casting side-eye at myself).
In my defense, though, “Blow” is a crazy good song to work out to.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
I remember those good old days when I’d buy a CD for $20 because I’d heard a one or two good songs from it and then, when I sat down with my headphones on to listen, I found out it only had one or two good songs on it!
I hate Steve Jobs for giving me the opportunity to buy the songs I want and not forcing me to buy crap! I hate him!
Don’t hate on JBJ. He’s my get out of jail free card, and the hubby knows it!
The people making the money always cry when technology or competition give the consumer a break. The music industry always made me buy a $20 album that only had two good songs on it. So they’re not making 1,000% return on their product any more. Suck it music industry!!!!
Also, I don’t understand why people buy itunes songs for 30% more than they can download them at other sites. If one buys an itune gadget, then they are a slave to that gadget.
My last cassette tape broke so I’ll have to buy one of those fancy MP3 players.
I do miss the album art…but I have more space now that I don’t have a thousand CD cases scattered about, and more money since I don’t have to shell out $20 for a freaking CD.
CURSE YOU STEVE JOBS!!!
It must be nice to have rich people’s problems.
He is whining as if he is going broke.
The man tours yearly and everyone knows that is where the money is at, for any group.
So what is he be bitching about anyway. I don’t see him removing his tunes from the Apple store in protest.
iTunes is one of the best things that could have happened to artists, I think.
You hear a song on a radio/commericial/movie/tv show etc and you can google what it is and buy it on iTunes.
I have NO clue what he is talking about to say it ruined music. It made music a lot more accessible and better.
@mia girl: Exactly!
What’s destroying the music industry isn’t iTunes, it’s crappy auto-tuned pop music.
Bon Jovi shouldn’t be complaining about the quality of music considering that he was just a wanna be rocker back in the day with a pretty face.
There is something to be said for the classic albums where every song is brilliant but there are always going to be shitty musicians who really don’t warrant a full album purchase. Way back when they used to sell singles and people would only buy albums due to word of mouth. Now it’s pretty much the same except in a more modern format where we don’t have to pay for the packaging and cover art. BTW I happily downloaded the full Adele album because the girl can sing.
Just the opposite. Itunes has opened music up to alot of people who didnt have access to records, turn table, etc. Ipods are mobile and record players never were. I think it has spread music to places records and cd’s could never reach.
Album art was great but not great enough to surpass the Ipod as pretty much the greatest invention in yrs.
Although i do have issues with Apple as far as how they distribute and market their products & are constantly upgrading products but never offer trade in money for the Ipad you JUST BOUGHT and now there is already a new, improved one for same price! I wont buy Apple products anymore because of this.
People into the iPhone,I-this I-that Think they are cool trail-blazers,but they are lemmings ans followers, I reject Apple,Mac,and the rest of it. its all just big-brother locking its users into its own capitalist,money making scheme. Down with the iphone up with droid,linux and pc….
My laptop was stolen from my house during a burglary. One email to iTunes and all my music was available to be downloaded again.
And my true shame? Realizing I had paid for and downloaded Will Smith’s “Hitch” … and putting it on my iPod again for the gym. Like, last week.
I have more access to more music than I ever have before and guess what, I get to spend my money wisely rather than waste it!
Sounds like JBJ is feeling the pinch financially.
ITunes is the best thing that ever happened to the music industry. Now music stars have to work, tour and be more creative in order to sell their product. That is the way it should be.
You lost me at “Bon Jovi thinks”
I think Steve Jobs was just a little part of what killed the music industry. For me, it’s the music industry propping up ppl with autotune who cannot sing, and all the canned music. They need to start making actual music again.
Jobs, Apple or any other tech company cannot be blamed for evolution. humans in general can blame themselves a little, those who become dependent and fuel the tech industries. it does suck that no one buys albumns anymore. but it doesn’t suck that transplant survival rates are up and up and up.
Please, we all know musicians make their money from touring. I think iTunes and digital media has made it MUCH easier to listen and sample different artists. It gave back the power to the consumers to differentiate what they like and what they don’t. Now the onus is on the musicians to bring it EVERY single time. I think it has made the real artists push harder.
And all the auto-tune crap? Well, part of the problem is .. it won’t go away until we stop buying it. And sadly, the truth is, we like the crap too much to wean off of it in the near future.
So bottom line is, JBJ, suck it up and instead of sounding like a stick in the mud, out-dated, former musician, embrace the change, and ADAPT.
PS- It wasn’t Apple who thought of downloading music. It was a couple of kiddie pirates at a website called Napster.
@Genevieve: 😆 My thoughts, exactly.
Is it me or does JBJ look like andy samberg (a shorter version) in that bottom pic. I agree with above posters esp. genevieve – why pay for a cd when most songs are filler anyway. Yes I miss the days of 10 great songs on an album – the real solution is to find and develop real talent – not this current collection of musically challenged ass clowns being foisted on us.
I used to wait on him. He’s an ass. It was dissapointing.
“On a Steel Horse I Whine”
I do think itunes has really changed how you listen to music. I tend to buy songs now as opposed to albums. It used to be you’d buy an album and listen to the whole thing, I rarely do that anymore. I am always on a play list or shuffle. So I get part of what he says.
He’s really saying it’s magical to commit your money to something without knowing if it’s any good then possibly being screwed and not able to return a CD just because it all sucks except for maybe one or two songs? What a douche!
I love itunes, last weekend I went on a buying spree and got a lot of new music. I’ve “discovered” music that I wouldn’t have otherwise, and have purchased a LOT more there than I ever did with CDs, tapes, or records. It’s instant and easy, and pro-consumer instead of pro-giant record company (and a lot more environmentally friendly than all those CDs).
It’s one thing to be nostalgic for the old days, but another to say this has destroyed the industry, especially from a guy who’s tour made almost $150 million last year. For less than 70 shows. So…yeah.
good point Rita – after Napster, I think the industry is lucky people legally buy and download at all.
Actually, MTV destroyed music. I remember a time when you had to be talented to make it. Now, all you have to do is look good and lip sync. Millie Vanilli was raked through the coals for the same thing artists, and I use the term loosely, today make millions doing.
@miagirl
Exactly!!!
@quixotic
Great comment.
I totally agree with you.
I can see the flip side as I remember those days of buying albums & finding something in each song that I appreciated because it was easier than getting up and popping the needle around. The entire album had a feel to it that I rolled with and enjoyed as it was meant to be played.
I notice when I buy old school music that I once loved on I-tunes, I never buy the whole CD, though I remember listening to the record all the way through and loving it.
We may lose the cohesiveness of what some artists try to do by putting together a sequence of songs and telling a story by picking and choosing what we like, but if the songs are worthy, people will buy them. Consumers are more discerning now and there’s so much great music out there to be explored, JBJ sounds a little bitter the way he phrased his comments.
I would think it would be great for artists to see exactly which songs were selling and appealing to people and specific comments made.
It’s priceless feedback to receive.
I use to go listen to the radio top 20 countdown on a Saturday morning and then record the song with a cassette tape recorder.I know it’s a no no now but at the time that’s what everybody did.It was cheaper than buying the records. I simply listened/recorded to the songs that I wanted instead of paying for what I didn’t want.Or does anyone remember the K Tel records that came out?they use to be very popular,they would have all the hits on them sometime in a shortened version but it would have all the song that you wanted on them.That way you didn’t have to pay for songs that you didn’t want.If this comment is not O.K. you can skip it.
Wah wah wah
Get with the times. Tell the artists who can now self-promote/distribute on Bandcamp for a full 100% of the money that they are worse off.
The record industry had a long, long history of getting rich off other people’s talent. Finally there’s a way around that. It’s a musical wild west out there and it’s fantastic.
I can sorta see where he’s going with this, but he went way overboard. I think the way iTunes, or digital music in general, has changed the industry is that it seems like everything is more single driven and conceptual albums are more rare.
I don’t use iTunes, but Rhapsody is one of the best things EVER. It’s $10 a month for unlimited listening on my computer, and I can transfer tracks to my Sony Walkman mp3 player as part of that. It’s the best of both worlds – singles you love, and the ability to discover whole albums that rock. OK, Rhapsody ad over! I swear I don’t work for them, I just really, really, really love the service!
it also ruined entrepreneurship too, I used to sell mix tapes/CDs.
@Aqua
I don’t think recording a song played over the radio is illegal. It’s a public broadcast. The quality would not be so good but it’s downloading high quality music that’s for sale that’s illegal.
Loved your closing sentence. You should post more.
Wow, he’s looking OLD! Bitchin about downloading really just screams – I’m stuck in the good old days – grumpy old grandpa!!!
I haven’t bought a music cd in years – it was a major rip off having to pay for only one or two good songs. All these music stars/bands complaining because they now have to actually produce hit songs instead of fillers.
@Aqua I used to do the same thing only on classic rock stations when I was a kid. Cassette tapes were the original pirating 🙂
Ridiculous. Napster was around before Itunes. Thanks to Itunes and it’s recommendations, I get to listen to samples of music I might not otherwise.
Jon is one of the only successful CEO’s of a top producing band who has consistently delivered bank..time after time.
He keeps out of the tabloids and works his *ss off. So if thats his opinion, I’d error on the side of caution and take a seat behind Mr. Bon Jovi.
I dont think he ever claimed to be kind or soft spoken. He is a business man and rocker.
Lets just leave it at that.
@ mia girl: “On a Steel Horse I Whine” LOL!
Yes, Jon. Curse these whippersnappers with their computers and their iTunes! Damn them for not buying your whole crappy album & contributing to your geriatric leather pants fund!
Never bought this guys music and never will. I can’t believe he is still out there touring, does he have any new music? (not that I care) Trying to blame itunes for his lack of business is really reaching. He should stick to acting.
that’s funny, I thought it was MTV and autotune that destroyed music be forcing superstar “singers” on us who got record deals and heavy video rotation despite having no vocal chops or any other skills to bring to the studio when recording songs. While there have always been bubblegum musical stars, they never quite had as high a percentage of non-musically talented individuals on the charts and getting all that coverage for just long enough for us to cry uncle and just accept the situation
Didn’t he help destroy the industry with “Have a Nice Day”? (If one can call it destroyed — I think it’s better than ever.)
This is the man whose music has shown no growth or development in 30 years, yes?
@miagirl, mln76, et al: Amen.
@Debra All due respect, but not sure why we should defer to JBJ because as you say “he’s worked his ass off and stayed out of tabloids”… isn’t that what you are supposed to do? Why should we take a back seat “behind him” and his opinion? We have opinions too.
You are right that he has been successful in leading his Corporate Band by constant touring, leveraging endorsement deals, selling rights to his music to advertisers, leveraging the band’s name and music to Rock Band/Guitar Hero and by selling his music via iTunes.
So you might understand why many of us don’t cry for him and his lament of the good old days where 20% of the albums put out were worth the money for the entire album and the other 80% were crap.
As a businessman, he is pissed that the old business model changed. As consumers, many of us are much happier because we can get better product for our money and as music fans, can afford to purchase music from more artists (i.e. 20 artists at $1 per song vs one artist at $20 per CD)
Blow is a great workout song as is Britney’s Hold it against me- Great beats to move to! Yea they are autotuned to hell and back but still great when you need some motivation on the treadmill!
I used to be so in love with him (JBJ, not Steve Jobs). I had a huge poster of him sitting on a motorcycle in my room, and I would write his name all over my binder. Now I can’t listen to any of his songs for more then a second without getting horrible junior high school flashbacks.
i like to drink and download myself. Before I knew it I had a couple of thousand dollar a year iTunes habit. It was bad. I still drink and download but now I do so with caution— and I have rediscovered CDs via Amazon. No joke for like a couple of dollars and 2.98 shipping you can buy entire cds from amazon market place. I have had no problems with them,the cds have been in great shape, and I have saved about 150 dollars a month… take that suze orman. Anyway, I still buy songs here and there from iTunes (my workout mixes. I will have to checkout Blow as I love listening to all kinds of pop, hip hop, r&b in the gym). But when I want to experience an entire album or to build my collection of a particular artist or genre (right now I am obsessed with Broken Social Scene and the Decemberists) I go to Amazon to buy. Take that Steve Jobs. Speaking of iTunes, I kind of hate iTunes 10. I hate the way the library looks when looking at all albums. I dunno. Oh, and Bon Jovi’s tit scares me.
I liked looking for albums, CD;s, not so much.
The bigger argument JBJ makes is that artists don’t sell albums anymore, just songs that may or may not make a whole work. When I talk to my kids (10 and 11) about “Thriller” and other milestone albums “Joshua Tree”, “Out of Time” (what is an album?) er CD’s in my life, they look at me like I’m speaking Esperanto.
If you are a musician, I bet the slicing and dicing of your work would be so frustrating. I am not even talking about profit issues (not going there).
Btw, Jon still looks so damn good, Clean living (unlike Richie Sambora) and good genes (and jeans!)
Interesting comments and povs. I agree with mammamia up at 1:37pm. We don’t like the fake singing and fake computer music. We just went to see Eric Clapton at the Gibson last week. OMG! He was still amazing It was a simple set up, ec only guitar, a bassist, keyboards, drums and 2 back up singers. The music was insane, claptons guitar playing was clear as a bell and perfect, and he can still sing. My family is still gushing about it.
hello 60!
can you say ‘old man rambling’?
“back in my day…”
*eyeroll* 🙁
meh, get over yourself jbj, they have cars instead of horses now too.
I like itunes, I must admit, but there is a special charm about the old albums. When I was a youngster, I always used to read my older sis’ and cousins albums and liners. We have a music room and have a couple of walls covered with autographed albums. Its a hobby for my hub and the boys. They also get cds autographed, but cherish the big old albums more. They get them at used record stores. Hubbie says the rock stars are always “wowwed” by the albums, they usually are asked to sign cds.
I use to babysit as a teenager and I would go to the local record store and buy two or three albums,come home and all my friends would come over into my basement bedroom and I had a Micky Mouse record player at the time.We would turn the volume up as loud as it would go and sing along to the music off key of course to the top of our lungs as my mother would stomp on the floor and tell me to turn that crap down.So much for the good old days!
@Kaiser: You get drunk and you workout? You sound like a very well rounded person.
I kinda get what JBJ is saying. When I was a teenager I used to love catching the train to the city and going to a record shop that specialized in metal albums. I’d buy three or four albums and then spend the train ride home admiring my purchases. But I guess the positive thing about ITunes is that you can just buy the songs you want, unlike albums where you have to buy eight songs of filler just to get one or two songs you like.
I also used to enjoy the ritual of going into a video shop and spending ages trying to find a hidden gem. These days the ritual has been over taken by renting online and having an abundance of movie information at my fingertips thanks to the net. So to a certain extent the mystique that made movies seem magical has gone.
Chris – Um, I wrote that I drink and download.
Jeah. Next round for MTV Deathmatch – Jon Bon Jovi vs Steve Jobs. That would be great!
@Chris
I get down, loaded, and drink. (Not so much loaded but I get down with my Kazoo while I drink).
@Agua
Floor stomping!!! God does that bring back memories. Thanks. Also, you and your “wild out of control” friends were obviously the begining of the downfall of America…you and Elvis.
I get what he’s saying. I love to buy a new album (CD) and discover all the great songs. At first, you love the obvious hits, but then, after repeated listens, you fall in love with other songs or the whole album. YouTube is a great vehicle to listen to all the songs before wasting money on a CD and buy singles you like instead of the whole album, if it’s not good or you’re not crazy about the artist, but I know that teens and college kids are only buying singles and just a few full CDs. It’s the mentality of the youth, so they don’t get to discover the joy of a great, cohesive album and slowly or quickly falling in love with it.
I remember buying Seal’s debut album in the ’90s. Wow. Just amazing. Brilliant. Nowdays, if it came out, a lot of people would just buy the hits off of it. The same for Babyface’s, The Cool In You. The vibe of that album is just amazing, and over time I fell in love with so many songs that weren’t hits.
@Chris, I so agree about videos. I loved going to Blockbuster and walking up and down the aisles, looking at classics or movies from ages ago and seeing them and renting them. I am lazy and love Netflix and On Demand to buy my movies, so I’m not complaining. But there was something about going to the video shop looking at the VHS boxes and, eventually, DVD boxes.
@Riley, I agree. I buy most of my music from Amazon. I get lost on Amazon, because I look up artists and start buying their back catalogue, not just new music, because I’m intrigued or because I have favorites and want to own everything. I have to be careful. It adds up at the touch of the keyboard.
I don’t like either of them. I buy my MP3’s from Amazon.
i used to be a huge bon jovi fan, and i get his point. i remember skipping school to be first in line when his new album came out (ahhh, memories!)
but lets face it: its so convinent, downloading music, storing them on my computer, connecting it to good speakers and just listing to what ever the fuck i want without changing cds.
@Kaiser:Oh no, not the um..followed by a response. I hate that. 🙂
“Worked his a** off”…LOL. Bon Phony’s uncle was a big-wig in the music biz, got him free studio time, opening gigs and a ton of other advantages most other bands only dream about. Bon Phony’s ridiculous mythology about being some sort of hard-scrabble kid from gritty NJ who made his own breaks is a total lie this joker has been hyping for nearly 30 years already. Ask “Bon” about his recent “benefit” show in his old hometown, the one he charged $250 a ticket for and where he played a total of FOUR “BJ” tunes and a bunch of old cover songs. The guy is as fake as a 3 dollar bill.
I am old enough to have bought records & CD’s. It wasn’t any sort of “magical” experience, except for whoever got the checks mailed to them. It was the only way back then, that’s why kids did it, not because of the “magic” involved. I find it way more “magical” to be able to DL albums for nothing, personally.
Perhaps this has already been said, but think of the all of the non resuable cds and non recyclable jewel cases Mr. Jobs has prevented from being produced. I <3 itunes!
It’s been a while since Bon Jovi was cool, but what’s not cool is talking smack about a guy who’s battling cancer right now. Get well soon Steve Jobs!
We’re a Mac-freak household without shame, and we love our Notebook, Powerbook, iPhone, iPod Shuffle and iPad … and we don’t feel any pressure to upgrade etc because Mac products are good quality and last for years. 🙂
@Chris
OT but on your topic:
Ever see the 30Rock where Liz Lemon is upset over an apartment, drunk, still drinking wine and on the treardmill?
I know you’re supposed to laugh at her being a mess, but I watch it and think “dammit I wish I were that motivated a drunk”
lol
@heebeegeebee
WOW–I never even thought of that aspect. Great point.
I still love Jon, even if I don’t always understand what hes talking about!!
Enjoying an album? Is he joking?
Most albums have two to three good songs, the rest is pure filler ie rubbish.
At least with iTunes you can download what you like. This may mean that bands like Bon Jovi have to get up off their arses and tour regularly to make the money rather than rely on album sales.
The only bands/music artists that make a lot of money are those who actually have to, and do, tour.
He is full of crap. I’m no Mac fan but can appreciate that ITunes changed the music business model when the music industry stood frozen in fear of Napster and Limewire. If it was not for ITunes Bon Jovi would be back to delivering pizza.
BTW, @mia girl:
“On a Steel Horse I Whine” (Bwaahaahaa…!!!)
This is why I stick to my underground music, like Industrial, Electronica, EBM, Gothic, Aggro-Tech, Experimental, Noise, Acid, and the like.
They don’t have to put out “singles” or worry about radio play. They just put out good music, every track, and if one becomes popular, one becomes popular.
It’s like when Metallica started bitching when Napster came out. Heaven forbid the millionaires don’t make their extra income!! OH NO!!!
If you’re a true fan, you’ll buy the album regardless. If you just like one or two songs, you’ll just download those songs, and that’s that.
@Zelda: sounds funny. I also agree that Heebeegees point is a good one.
You know, he’s also ignoring the fact that someone who wouldn’t have bothered to buy the album just because they like a couple songs now WILL buy at least those two songs. So hypothetically,with many customers you could go from 0$ profit to 2$ profit.
But he only sees the lost 12 songs that no one wants, the negative 12 dollars in his pocket that he would have been guaranteed from the other kinds of customers. And sorry but that’s your own damn fault.
Albums released last year that I chose to buy in full and regularly listen to in full: The Black Keys, Arcade Fire, The National, Beach House, Local Natives, THe Walkmen, Sleigh Bells, Gorillaz, The Xx, The Tallest Man on Earth, Yeasayer, Morning Benders…This list could go on. Don’t tell me nobody buys albums. When they are good, we do.
If BonJovi is frustrated because he’s only making a million single sales off “Livin on a Prayer” well then maybe he should put some of that intensity into writing more songs people actually want to buy. (and also maybe check himself, because he just made a million bloody dollars and is whining about it)
yeah, love jbj but itunes is a life-saver, and i dont even pay to download the songs on that, i hit up piratebay, then convert them and play them on itunes, WIN-WIN. 🙂
but yes, hate steve jobs personally but love new technology always!
i also agree with others that say its a blessing to not have tons of records laying around and its also nice to not pay 20 bucks for 2 or 3 good songs out of 15! those were some sad, ridic days
Dude should count his lucky stars that he broke during a profitable time in the music industry.
I seriously LOVE mp3, myself. I can carry around my 30,000 songs in my hand and go on a trip to 70s land for two hours in the middle of the woods and dance with Gaga skipping down the trail.
And I can still buy CDs and crank em up on my headphones and look at the tiny album cover art and enjoy it more than I did when I paid 20 bucks for a CD, 12 bucks for an LP, or 8 bucks for a cassette.
Polaroid’s out of business and Kodak doesn’t develop film anymore. So quitcher bitchen and just realize things change, Jon, unlike your face.
Buying mp3’s isn’t compulsory. It’s just another option and when it comes to choices, the more the better. If you really want to buy a CD, go right ahead.
Check it out:
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/backstage/comments/an-open-letter-to-jon-bon-jovi-on-whats-really-killing-the-music-business/
@ jemshoes
I hear yea on the Apple products. I have no problem upgrading because reselling is not a problem. I sold a 4th generation nano for a decent price to get my Ipod touch. My older macbook runs better than my mom’s newer pc laptop.
I hve no Iphone. I never had that itunes so I cant relate to this story.
Ew, I’m not using those communal headphones at the record store! I might get scabies!
I kinda get what he’s saying but don’t necessarily agree. There are many more pros to the itunes et al era than there are cons. Just like there were very few jewels as far as albums being good all the way through and far more duds.
I never looked at the art work for an album/cd and tried to imagine the music, what the hell is he on about?
And I’d have loved to have only had to pay $20 for a cd. In NZ we had to pay the US$ equiv of $NZ33! Bastard record companies.
I’m a total music nut, and yet there’s probably only a few dozen albums in my collection (LP, CDs & digital) that work as a cohesive musical ‘story’, where every song is genius.
Plus, I definitely buy more music now, because I can hear before I buy (radical) and I browse & buy from artists who would never even have blipped on my radar before.
The fact is, the record companies were jerks, trying to foist mediocre albums on people. In the mid-90s a few big HMVs in London had a system where you could listen to any album in the store by punching in its code, but that never spread (because they wanted you to spend $18 for $3 of good songs). So naturally, when iTunes appeared, there was a hunger for informed buying of music.
He’s just talking about the experience, the excitement when you buy a record and listen to it with your “walkman”, waiting for the track to finish because there’s no “skip” button and its a crap rewinding up to the exact next track. And yeah, knowing that it’s not worth your allowance hehe. But that’s it.
No need to talk trash about the guy.
@Debra: I actually meant Kaiser was well rounded because she enjoys a drink and also works out. I didn’t mean she liked attending aerobics classes while she was drunk. I was going to clarify my comment earlier but didn’t think it was necessary. In hindsight I should have for the benefit of people like you.
@mia girl: I simply love your comment (1).Exactly my sentiment.
There used to be a strong genre of rock/pop called album-oriented-rock, that was supposed to be artistically cohesive and conducive to sitting down and listening to the entire album.
Also, my parents’ old Nina Simone records are still just the best.
However, because people can buy almost any song they hear now, this really gives indie artists a chance to get their name out and earn a few royalties.
Hey JBJ…you know what’s killing the music business? $140 A TICKET!! For the CHEAP seats…if you’re so “in touch” with the common man…lower your ticket prices!!
I get what he’s talking about.Whe are back in the 50’s when what was important to have singles,the next ”hit”,it wasent the story you were trying to put out there.Bob Dylan,Stones,Beatles,Pink Floyd,the Clash,all these bands and more are great because the came out with awsome albums.The vynils werent 30$ like a CD,you could go to your local Sam The Record Man or A&A Records and get an album for 5-8$!!And yeah maybe not all the songs were great on one perticular lp,but it was fun!
There’s no way that the bands that i mentioned earlier would survive if they were trying to start today.
@Rita Elvis impression Why Thank You. Thank You very much.
Lol at your comment,you and brim should work for CB.Your both very funny!
@ Chris #50 I’m so far behind when it comes to technology. I don’t, have an IPod.MP3 player,an IPad or video on demand and I can’t get anyone in the family to join Netflicks.I do have a regular DVD placer(no HDTV or Blue ray player)so going to the video store is a regular Saturday night event.I like to go up and down the store to see what they have and picking up the case and trying to read the back.I swear the printing is getting smaller and smaller all the time! then decide if I want to rent it or not sometime I’ll rent based on the cover.We even get recommendation from other customers as to what to rent.Sorry to say their are less and less video stores in my area now and the one we do have is hanging on by a thread.
Jon Bon Jovi is old. He has been revealed as such. Why does he not object to the disappearance of snail mail while he is at it?? Damnable email!!
Someone go put a diaper on him and stick an ensure in his hand then turn up the television set.
I think John Bon Jovi has destroyed what little respectability was left in mainstream rock. He did so 10 to 15 years ago, and has been hauling the poor dead thing through dung and offal ever since.
@Eden said “customers are more discerning now”. HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
As Kesha sells millions, parents let their kids control the car stereo, and there is not one legitimate great voice on pop radio.
What a joke. Do you even know the meanings of the words you use?
I really do not hope that the hackers gains control over the playstation 3 machines! With 50 million multicore CPU’s at their disposal, they could wreak havoc !
I had a little laugh quite quickly when the spotlight swapped from an actor to a musician. Almost made me feel better that I could play a musical instrument. Technology is always changing. People just need to adapt or find another business.
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I know this if off topic but I’m looking into starting my own blog and was wondering what all is needed to get setup? I’m assuming having a blog like yours would cost a pretty penny? I’m not very web savvy so I’m not 100% positive. Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you