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Death Cab For Cutie. They've diluted themselves with too many albums with lyrics too much akin to a teenager's diary. They make excellent music videos, however. Maybe they should just stick to making videos then.
Can anyone sit and listen to an entire Death Cab For Cutie Album without feeling empty and exhausted by the end of it? They may be heading for the sad realm of mood music or background music at a party. Nobody's listening, it's just some sort of organized noise in the background.
Not all bands are supposed to last past 4 or 5 albums.
P.S. I'm unequivocally right.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
A Glimpse
Here is a glimpse of this blog's new co-author. In the immortal words of Mr. Bean "brace yourself!"
Monday, August 3, 2009
Free .mp3 download!
The title of this post was to trap music pirates into a brief discussion of the issues. Think before you click!
Music pirates are all hidden in dark corners of rooms with greasy hair, black fingernails, a trench coat hanging near by and an Uzi in their closet. But now Jack and Sally Dogood are both music pirates also!
Has the internet ruined good music or forced it to evolve? The RIAA and MIAA are both constantly battling the proliferation of pirated music and movies on the web. Can it be stopped? It depends who you talk to. Does the fact that it can't be stopped make it acceptable to participate in? Well, this blog is mostly about the music and movies themselves, not about the ethics surrounding them. The author's opinion is officially "huh?"
If you can buy single tracks from your favorite artists, you no longer have to purchase an entire album with a few hits and the rest a bunch of junky predictable tunes. Does this mean that only the most versatile and overall quality bands will reap the most revenue? Yes and no. If a band has 12 excellent tracks, some people will buy their entire album. Some people will steal all 12 excellent tracks.
Some artists like to play with reverse psychology, or have entirely resigned their ability to turn a profit. When you see album or song titles like "steal this album" then you know that the recording industry and artists are still at a loss with how to stay "above water," meaning that they each make more than the gross product of 99% of humanity every year. But whose to say music pirates are all Robin Hoods stealing from the rich and giving to the poor?
This opens up another debate entirely. We've got homeless people with iPhones these days. Perhaps even homeless people with iPhones are pirating music! Homeless iPhone-having music pirates! Jack and Sally Dogood pirates! Everywhere a pirate!
A guilt trip here and there could work. More ads on TV telling you your friends will rot and die in jail if you let them pirate music. Friends don't let friends pirate music. Or let's just jump to the good old "you're going to hell" clause that has really worn out in the last decade, as most of the world subscribes to the idea that hell is just a cartoon for angry, drunk racist religious fanatics.
The conclusion is this: "huh?"
Music pirates are all hidden in dark corners of rooms with greasy hair, black fingernails, a trench coat hanging near by and an Uzi in their closet. But now Jack and Sally Dogood are both music pirates also!
Has the internet ruined good music or forced it to evolve? The RIAA and MIAA are both constantly battling the proliferation of pirated music and movies on the web. Can it be stopped? It depends who you talk to. Does the fact that it can't be stopped make it acceptable to participate in? Well, this blog is mostly about the music and movies themselves, not about the ethics surrounding them. The author's opinion is officially "huh?"
If you can buy single tracks from your favorite artists, you no longer have to purchase an entire album with a few hits and the rest a bunch of junky predictable tunes. Does this mean that only the most versatile and overall quality bands will reap the most revenue? Yes and no. If a band has 12 excellent tracks, some people will buy their entire album. Some people will steal all 12 excellent tracks.
Some artists like to play with reverse psychology, or have entirely resigned their ability to turn a profit. When you see album or song titles like "steal this album" then you know that the recording industry and artists are still at a loss with how to stay "above water," meaning that they each make more than the gross product of 99% of humanity every year. But whose to say music pirates are all Robin Hoods stealing from the rich and giving to the poor?
This opens up another debate entirely. We've got homeless people with iPhones these days. Perhaps even homeless people with iPhones are pirating music! Homeless iPhone-having music pirates! Jack and Sally Dogood pirates! Everywhere a pirate!
A guilt trip here and there could work. More ads on TV telling you your friends will rot and die in jail if you let them pirate music. Friends don't let friends pirate music. Or let's just jump to the good old "you're going to hell" clause that has really worn out in the last decade, as most of the world subscribes to the idea that hell is just a cartoon for angry, drunk racist religious fanatics.
The conclusion is this: "huh?"
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