Re:Radiohead Says No More Albums
by mrshoe on Thursday August 13, 2009 @04:52PM
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Radiohead has proven to be ahead of the curve in the music industry, yet frankly I'm surprised to see this coming from a "real band" first.
Pop artists generally pay big name producers for 2 to 3 tracks per album, which they plan on releasing as singles. The rest of the tracks are more or less filler so they can justify charging $15 for a long play album.
With digital distribution becoming more popular and consumers buying more singles instead of full albums, I thought pop artists would be the first to stop releasing full-length albums. I guess this is just another example of the music industry being unable or unwilling to adapt to the changing landscape.
I really do hope, though, as you mentioned, that real musicians continue to put in the creativity and hard work it takes to produce full albums. The result is just far better than a collection of singles.
Pop artists generally pay big name producers for 2 to 3 tracks per album, which they plan on releasing as singles. The rest of the tracks are more or less filler so they can justify charging $15 for a long play album.
With digital distribution becoming more popular and consumers buying more singles instead of full albums, I thought pop artists would be the first to stop releasing full-length albums. I guess this is just another example of the music industry being unable or unwilling to adapt to the changing landscape.
I really do hope, though, as you mentioned, that real musicians continue to put in the creativity and hard work it takes to produce full albums. The result is just far better than a collection of singles.