================================================ Subject: Re: Music is for the people.... From: "Dave Brush" To: Date: Thu 7 Mar 2002 23:02:09 -0500 ================================================ So you should go without the CD and rely on your local radio station. Either that or maybe not buy music at the major chains. I got Weathered in K-Mart on release day for 13 bucks. Not to mention that if people would stop stealing the music the price would go down even further. . . Dave NP: Standing Still, Jewel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Pioli" To: Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 10:58 PM Subject: Music is for the people.... > Rock and roll was based souly on giving the PEOPLE want they want.. The > record label indrusty is the last form of slaverly that exist. Unless you > sell muti platnum cd over and ocer, Artist, and the fans are at the mercy of > the Label company. They are only concern in life is too make money of the > work of there artist, and give very little back. See this how it works..a > Label company will sell a CD for 15 dollars.The cost for them to make a CD is > only 5 dollars..out of the 5 dollars that goes to the engineers and > producers.. The artist get royalties after a certain amount of records have > been sold.. and the my only get like 5% of the sales..The artist willl get an > advance on the amount of Cd they are contracted to make. Out of that advance > you split it up amoung the band,managment, etc... the artist only makes they > re true money of the tour that they go on...that money is directly to them > I cant stand greedy rock stars who make they money of the blood and sweat > of there fans.. I say give alittle back to those who made you rich..All those > who call downloading stealing are hypocrates..Lars was talking in a interview > one time that he used to tape songs of the radio when he was a kid....hhmmm > isnit that stealing??..lol > I am not going to pay 20 buck on a Cd that only has 2 good songs out of 16 > tracks.. > > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: > http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp