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Manic Street Preachers Denounce Radiohead's "In Rainbows" Download Policy

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Will we ever know how much Radiohead made from their digital download release of In Rainbows? Maybe not, but most people are banking on the fact that it wasn't much, even fellow musicians. "Fair play to Radiohead for doing something different," Manic Street Preachers' bassist Nicky Wire told the UK's Daily Star. "It's certainly great for publicity but I think it kind of demeans music. Music used to be a market, now it's all gone digital. It's worrying and it seems to be the way of the world at the moment. Sales are doing well everywhere else. Cinema is doing well, video games are doing well but music isn't. The free download phenomenon is ruining the industry."Courtesy of : NME.com
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  1. contrabandwidth
    contrabandwidth says Um, cinema and video are doing well? Then why are the studios going bat shit over Pirate Bay, and claiming they can't pay writers what they are worth since [paraphrased loosely] "digital content has no value." I think there has never been a worse time for mainstream movies. There's a few gems, but for the most part it's all so marketing and CGI driven, it's really boring.
    Permalink posted 12/07/2007
  2. davesonic
    davesonic says Hmmm, not a big Manic fan myself so I'll try to keep my comments civil. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, especially musicians about music but who gives a crap what these guys think about the way Radiohead decides to conduct their affairs? They've long since ceased to be relevent and at least Radiohead are trying something. So many others are standing around waiting for their labels to figure things out or you've got bands like Pearl Jam threatening to up ticket prices because they think their fans are cheap. Fine up ticket prices, look at Prince, gave his album away and makes a good living on touring. Nine Inch Nails have severed ties with their label and by the sounds of it label mates Queens Of The Stonage may be next. If you aren't part of the solution, you're part of the problem. "The free download phenomenon is ruining the industry.” Maybe that's the problem, maybe we need to take the "industry" out of the art. Music and rock'n'roll in general will survive, it always has, it's everyone else that has to change. Do I have all the answers? No, but I'm not hacking on the bands that are trying figure things out.
    Permalink posted 12/07/2007
  3. madrid spacestation spain
    madrid spacestation spain says I AGREE WITH BOTH OF YOU manic: sniffle sniffle...its _about_ the music cheer up guys, there are still vinyl and box sets!
    Permalink posted 12/07/2007
  4. davesonic
    davesonic says Contra: Agreed, I thought the sky was falling on the whole entertainment industry.
    Permalink posted 12/07/2007
  5. contrabandwidth
    contrabandwidth says I just think MSP's bassists comments were naive, that's all. At the beginning of all this MP3 stuff, Chuck D put it best when he said that the days of the lazy recording artist were over. Artists in the future would make money by touring.
    Permalink posted 12/07/2007
  6. davesonic
    davesonic says Could this be the end of the spoiled rich rock star image?
    Permalink posted 12/07/2007
  7. FluxCapacitor
    FluxCapacitor says "Sales are doing well everywhere else. Cinema is doing well, video games are doing well but THE MANICS' music isn’t." /edit
    Permalink posted 12/07/2007
  8. fairportfan
    fairportfan says Go away, whiney musician person, and take your sour grapes with you, or i shall taunt you again.
    Permalink posted 12/07/2007
  9. deadmandeadman
    deadmandeadman says The dreaded "music Industry" is in the throes of morphing without a genetic map. The "labels" will morph as well, though they're losing time. Artist's relationship with it's audience is/will be more direct. But the trap inherent in that is that its difficult to BUILD an audience when folks are given infinite choices of music they already know they like, you know? Not all are as we are here in the MOGOS. We search out new music, our ears are always atuned to all frequencies (Kenneth), sifting through the sandstorm of sounds for those great songs/bands/artists whatever. We share them, we celebrate them, we oooh and aaahhh. But to the great herd, familiarity is the tonic that pleases. Look at satalite radio. All tiny little genres seperated like plague victims. All things will work out. Really, who here is gonna stop living, breathing, floating through music? The SONG will rise supreme (again).
    Permalink posted 12/07/2007

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