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Down with re-release artists
benn600:
To elaborate a bit more. It's a sense of betrayal.
If I am totally following a particular artist and loyally purchasing everything they release day one or two, then I would consider myself a fairly important fan. I have always been interested and truly aware of all their mainstream efforts.
Then, they release this new CD with basically a little bit of new content. I feel betrayed and taken in by that artist. Just like when someone gets cheated at the check out line or a store or restaurant. Many people will never go back! If an artist decides to shove the same cake out into my favorite bakery with a NEW cookie on top, I may just say "What's this?" Perhaps it feels like an insult.
When I really think about it, I think it is more to do with the labels. They sign an artist and receive rewards for the big time artists especially. With these re-releases, I honestly think in many cases they are the labels saying "let's squeeze some more from the public." As long as the artist doesn't say no (if able), then they'll go for it. There is a fine line between a nice and innocent band/artist and a fully commercialized product that is truly and simply trying to make money...not reward listeners with pure and tasteful music.
rick.ca:
If it's any consolation, when you observe what artists and their distributors have to go through to earn a living—as their dinosaur of an industry changes and adapts—you can say to them, "Your grief is meaningless." By the time the dust settles, physical media will be dead. You will have installed MC's purchasing agent plugin, which will only purchase, rent or subscribe to content it deems sufficiently original, pure and tasteful. ;)
benn600:
I don't question what you're saying in the least. HOWEVER, the example I have in mind has absolutely no trouble selling...millions and millions of copies. The ones that don't sell can't afford to be re-released. They do this when they are so popular that the few people who didn't buy will give in just because it's a special edition.
rick.ca:
It will be your responsibility to configure your purchase agent plugin to ignore those suppliers, and seek out the struggling but talented artist who needs your support. You should find the plugin particularly good at the actual function of "ignoring"—largely because it doesn't have a clue what grief is. ;)
benn600:
Some topics are just too big for me to deal with. I also regret not having more time to make intelligent posts that I won't later regret or want to revise many times.
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