Should the standard change?

[mallochai]

Back in the day... records were made solely for the sake of promoting a bands live show. Now, the album is the main form of music. Bands still put on live shows, and many of them put on very good ones, for lots of money, but they don't spend as much time worrying about the tour, because they can make so much money on albums due to low material costs.

Anway... I think cd's are just fine the way they are. Not every band should, or is capable of, putting out twenty songs per album. Those that can, and should, do. And that's enough for me.

[Guest Game of Chance]

Now that I think about it, Negative Approach had a song called "Pressure" that I really liked, but it was only 6 seconds long. I'd end up rewinding and hitting play, rewinding and hitting play. It was a pain in the ass. Those fuckers could have made it at least 3 seconds longer. :laughing

[Der Nister]

Back in the day... records were made solely for the sake of promoting a bands live show. Now, the album is the main form of music. Bands still put on live shows, and many of them put on very good ones, for lots of money, but they don't spend as much time worrying about the tour, because they can make so much money on albums due to low material costs.

Actually, bands have always made there yearly income(s) from playing live. How can a band live on 6 cents per dollar unless they sell 1 million or more copies? (and lets face it - as many bands or cd's that you or others listen to, how many of those bands are selling that many copies?)

I think most people have little understanding of how the business side works (no to offend you Mallochai) but when record companies pay for studio time, producers, equipment, start up touring costs, advertisement it all comes out of the bands pocket. The only place they can make money is ticket sales and merchandise.

I also heard some info on the music biz that I didn't know previuosly - cd's cost as much to manufacture as tapse or records cost to manufacture - and record companies still charge (imo) too much. So if a record went for $8.00 way back when then I ask - why the hell do cd's still cost twice as much?

Anywho - just had to put my thoughts in.