[Sonic dB]

I got a laugh out of this video...not what I expected... seems like he was being sarcastic to make his 'point' but a lot of kids probably wont see that and will consider it a blessing to steal music online.

Regarding music companies...they will soon be obsolete, replaced by management/marketing companies that work with the artist to promote touring, merchandising, packaging things with music for downloads etc. all designed to maximize the artists actual value (and total package)... smart artists are already gravitating that way.

Ive changed my tune (no pun intended) on illegal-downloading recently... its not going to completely kill legit record sales... computer virus' on the PC will ensure that if you download free...you are taking a risk for your computer cause you dont know exactly what you are going to get with that download.

kind of like unprotected sex...

but the record company will soon be obsolete in its current state, and legit downloads will be via other venues or from the artist itself.

Who needs a record company anyway?...

well...new artists trying to find a sound or exposure, 'could' need a record company... actually they quite usually do... but that model will eventually be outsourced to production teams and marketing firms not the old A and R guy.

I just downloaded Madonna's Hard Candy tonight... illegally... just to see how it sounds. Its OK as far as dance trax go...her voice seems to be losing its edge and is much more rounded out now, like a vocalist who is not staying on top of her instrument... the production is tight and there are some tight grooves....but the sound.... the sound...is predictably AWFUL> overcompressed garbage....really bad.

its going in my computer waste basket...i just wanted to check it out anyway to see if she is still a major artist (in an artistic sense not commercial sense)... i actually think she could be just not with this type of packaging... just my 2 cents...

why dont we steal away...in to the night