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Originally Posted by Jam  You said said the music industry was dead, this is binary, it's dead or it isn't.
The only way I can think of to measure this is to look at sales, the charts are still dominated by traditional record labels, that seems pretty unequivocal to me.
You said the two models can't coexist, yet the charts of the outlets you named are full of releases from traditional labels, you go on to name a number of "new model" acts that are doing great, how is this not coexisting ?
The make up of the charts both the P2P and legal, seem to show that major labels are still here and dominant, you may know better but you seem unwilling or unable to demonstrate this.
I totally accept sales aren't what they used to be, you can prove this with data, I can't understand why anyone would argue the contrary. I certainly didn't.
You can toss out any casual insult you like, you've called me a fantasist and stopped just short of calling me a shill. You won't provoke me and it won't make what you're saying any truer.
James |
DOMINATE? The major labels DOMINATE? There are major label records that debut on the charts all the time now with like 15,000 sales. The numbers are embarrassing. What is with your fascination with charts?!?!? How are charts relevant at all!?
You just pulled this charts nonsense out of the air which has nothing to do with anything.
Are we arguing over the word coexist? Semantics again?
I told you that they have coexisted in the past - i gave examples (something i have a habit of doing, eh?).
Is your argument that the major record labels are alive and well? Either you are saying that (!!!! WUT?!?!) or i have no clue what you're talking about at this point.