"The mighty music business is in free fall," so Sony tries focusing on quality.

Re:"The mighty music business is in free fall," so Sony trie... by mynameishere on Monday September 03, 2007 @11:46AM (#49693)

Odd that his self-professed technical inability extends to mixing boards and the like...standard tools of producers. Maybe that's a good thing. Take someone with a decent ear, mix it with no real capacity for muddying things up (Phil Specter-like) and I could see him "producing" quality material.

Neil Diamond...? "Hey, Neil, why don't you record songs the same way you did back before sucked so hard?" ...I could have told him that.

The Black Crows told a story about how Rubin wanted them to call themselves "Krawford Kounty Krows"...KKK LOL. Good one, Rube. He isn't universally popular.

I seriously hope that record companies aren't feeling too down on themselves. Music blows anymore, and blows hard. I don't know if it's the long-predicted exhaustion of good melodies, or just the distraction of new media, or what. The fact that so many people listen to "rap" suggests lead in the water as much as anything else, so what can you say?

Here follow a few albums from 1969. It's hard to imagine a time when so much great material is being produced. When I hear a decent song these days, I'm absolutely shocked.

Abbey Road - The Beatles

Blood Sweat & Tears - Blood, Sweat & Tears

Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash

Green River, Bayou Country, Willy and the Poor Boys - Creedence Clearwater Revival

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin

Let It Bleed - The Rolling Stones

Tommy - The Who

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Re:"The mighty music business is in free fall," so Sony trie... by edw519 on Monday September 03, 2007 @12:21PM (#49702)

If I only listen to the music I like from 1967 to 1995, 2 things will happen: 1. I won't have to buy any more music. 2. I won't run out until 2058.

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Re:"The mighty music business is in free fall," so Sony trie... by Tichy on Tuesday September 04, 2007 @05:42AM (#49914)

What are your sources for dicsovering new music? I certainly know good music from after 69, but in recent years I have been slacking in my research. I don't think it would be fair to judge current music just by the stuff you get to hear on MTV or radio.

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Re:"The mighty music business is in free fall," so Sony trie... by corentin on Tuesday September 04, 2007 @06:37AM (#49924)

I usually discover new music by 'accident'. For example, on radioblogclub.com you can search for artists or songs you know and you end up with a playlist you can listen to online. After you've listened to what you were looking for, you can keep listening the playlist and discover similar stuff.

Web radios are great, too. A favorite of mine is www.scenemusic.net (old-school demoscene music).

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