To anyone that doesn't think music is too expensive

[Joel Kleppinger]

Picked up these CDs yesterday. Set me back a full $90. Think about it... six CDs cost about the same as a Celeron II 533. These things should not be... :-/
http://home.earthlink.net/~jkleppinger/cds.jpg


This was on the back of one of the CDs.. now if they cost what they should ($5-10), this would never have been on there.
http://home.earthlink.net/~jkleppinger/elis-note.jpg


Pretty sad when you stop and think about it...

[This message has been edited by Joel Kleppinger (edited 05-19-2000).]

[seti]

Bring on the revolution.

Yet despite the proliferation of mp3, cd sales are increaseing. Thank the trendy pop stars and the sheep that flock to the sound of the talentless, synthesized bass line.

http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif

I just realized that might be seen as an insult to Joel if someone confused pop stars for Joel's music somehow. Just wanted to clarify.

[This message has been edited by seti (edited 05-19-2000).]

[krusty the klown]

Hmmm.... $15 each..... in the UK, they would have been up to £15 each!

Ur right tho, they are too expensive..... praps if the record companies weren't so greedy, there wouldn't be so much piracy.....?

[Apostle 83]

Joel, yeah it sucks.

Off topic: Dude, cutting edge is an awesome delerious cd, but Mezamorph is way better, delerious totally changes styles in it... man, they're my fave brit band... jtim....

[akaBruno]

I recall reading (back in the middle '70's) that Stevie Wonder's double LP "Songs in the Key of Life" was the best selling album of the year. It was also mentioned that it was the most shoplifted album of the year.
Go figure...

Bruno

[Mntsnow]

Well look at WHO is "ripping ya off" http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif

It's someone doing the "lord's work"
write to eli ministries


Just goes to show you people/companies/whoever charge whatever they can get out of ya! http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/frown.gif

Mntsnow

[CMonster]

Thanks so much for that little bit of unexpected salt and light!

[Target]

ROFL-LMAO Mntsnow!! Too funny......unfortunately, its probably the label and not the artist that is responsible.

[Mntsnow]

LOL Normally I'm NOT to witty...But that just caught my eye http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif


Mntsnow

[Eli]

Eli Ministries? I have a what now? http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif

[SoopaStar]

Did you all catch the CNN news a few weeks back that said the government has determined that the US public overpaid by over $2 per cd purchased last yeat? It was because the Music industry set a minimum price that their products could be sold at. They did this because Best Buy and other stores were loosing money on purpose with their $8-12 cd's just to bring people into the stores.
So, does this mean if you find your recpeict from all your CD's you bought last year, that you could get your money back? i doubt it. I think the money I spent on my CDRW and blank CD's was more worthwhile. I believe teh news brief said something like $17.5 billion was spent on CD's and there are like 750,000,000 cd's purchased. Something like that.

Paul C.

[Rmcky]

Please excuse my language and this worthless post, but RIAA, Matalica, and Napster SUK!
Not necessarily in that order, but you know what I mean. If music was reasonably priced, this contravesy wouldn't even exist and if you'll notice, the most popular artists say they have absolutely no problem with Napster. They're still makin' money! If your major talent gets rolled over by a bus, you're not going to make as much. That's not a mystery, is it? I really hate to see has-beens trying to make a political or legal statement on their way out! Leave that for the artists people actually give a care about! Please excuse this, but I can't help myself, "Metalica SUKS!" The sadest part is that I own all but their last CD. WTH is "covers", is that what you do when you reach deep inside your soul and can't find a darned thing? With Lars, you can bet your SA it ain't out of respect!!! Just MHO, sorry!
Rick

[Hellhound]

well we all know where our money is going...CDs cost about 2 cents....and after pressed they cost about 12 - 15 cents....How much of the $15 bucks you blow on a cd goes to the artist and how much goes the the Record company?....And its a known fact that most artist arnt making as much as they were 12 years ago on rock and roll...Personally I dont think music is just for those who can afford it...Long live the mp 3

[jad1097]

I think most bands make about a$1 a cd.

[tangluva]

In my opinion, most music today is okay, but sure as hell not $15 good. I think CDs should be just $6 to $10 if it's really worth it. And hey, if those money-fetish punks don't want to bring the prices down, I can always download it for free! How do you like dem apples, huh!?!?!

[tangluva]

In my opinion, most music today is okay, but sure as hell not $15 good. I think CDs should be just $6 to $10 if it's really worth it. And hey, if those money-fetish punks don't want to bring the prices down, I can always download it for free! How do you like dem apples, huh!?!?!

[^EvilDragon^]

Yeah, the situation sucks big time. What really make me mad is the fact that I should pay 15$ for couple fo songs I'll like on the CD. If I could buy'em for couple of bucks each, it would be more fair.

^EvilDragon^ (aka Eli ... or vice versa? http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif )

[AuraEdge]

If CD's were like 3-5 bucks a piece, I would get about 10x as many CD's as I do now, which in the end would mean more money for the record people (anyone else feel the same way?)
Just to think that the average collection of say..50 cd's cost about $750.

Thats ALOT of money!
It sucks to work 2 1/2 hours to buy 1 hour of music ($6/hr).

[awwall]

Answer is simple. Don't by em! If the average buyer of cd's stopped buying for just a short period of time (I mean all buyers), you would see prices drop in a hurry. All this is simple economics. CHARGE WHAT THE MARKET WILL STAND. Looks like they found it at around $15. And people buy at this price. They may B!@ch, but they buy. This is all the record companies need.

Do what I did a long time ago, quit! I listen to the radio to hear what I want. If I find a CD priced at a fair price, sales etc., I will purchase. If not at at what I consider a fair price, I don't buy.

MY 2 Cents.

aw

[oblivion]

OT........joel please please please tell me where I can get 533a for 90$......I will buy atleast 20 of them if you point me in the right direction.

[cryptofreq]

what i think is going on is that napster is the ultimate revenge on the record companies who said that cd's would be cheaper when they were coming out/replacing LP's!!! anybody remember that? Look at the ebook business....nobody there is worried about pirating.....what do you all think of those apples eh?