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57 · 2004-05-27, 10:10 PM

Great Programme with good insight into why "records" aren't selling.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/music/

It was on PBS-HD at 9PM. It's on again... (The channels are Rogers) but you'll likely have to set your VCR/DVR, HDDVR, etc.

Friday, May 28, 2004

12:00 AM
* Frontline MTV, compact discs, corporate consolidation and Internet piracy affect the music industry.
AIRING: 235 *KCTS
284 *WTVSDT (WTVS-DT)
293 *KSPSDT (KSPS-DT)
3:00 AM
* Frontline MTV, compact discs, corporate consolidation and Internet piracy affect the music industry.
AIRING: 293 *KSPSDT (KSPS-DT)
3:30 AM
* Frontline MTV, compact discs, corporate consolidation and Internet piracy affect the music industry.
AIRING: 61 *WNED
90 *WTVS (Detroit Public Broadcasting)
5:00 AM
* Frontline MTV, compact discs, corporate consolidation and Internet piracy affect the music industry.
AIRING: 293 *KSPSDT (KSPS-DT)
7:00 AM
* Frontline MTV, compact discs, corporate consolidation and Internet piracy affect the music industry.
AIRING: 293 *KSPSDT (KSPS-DT)

Also watchable on-line, later...

digitalguy_1978 · 2004-05-28, 05:18 PM

I watched the program and it was quite interesting. I don't mind the dumbing down of music so much because it's given me a chance to discover older music. I haven't bought a new album in about 5 years. I occasionally download a couple of singles here and there that I like after hearing them on the radio but never any nickelback that's for sure.

Mole · 2004-05-28, 05:31 PM

I am always surprised by the scorn for Nickelback. I have no intention of buying any of their stuff but they play their own instruments, write their own stuff and tour it exhaustively without “lip syncing” That would place them in roughly the top 10% of what is out there now as far as I can see. Of course that may be why I don’t buy any new artists either.

digitalguy_1978 · 2004-05-31, 01:42 AM

I have no scorn for Nickelback really. I know Chad Krugger writes for a lot of bands and is quite talented. My thing is just that I've heard all their music SO MUCH that I'm tired of it.

Mole · 2004-05-31, 06:30 AM

digitalguy_1978

that is certainly fair. I was not surprised by your post itself, there has just always been a lot critiques of them and I was wondering if there was somthing I missed.

2004-05-27, 10:10 PM	#1
57 Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto, Rogers, 8300HD, eHDD, Panasonic TCP65S1, Denon AVR4310Ci; 8300HD, eHDD & Sony KDL40W3000 Posts: 50,303	Frontline - The Way The Music Died Great Programme with good insight into why "records" aren't selling. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/music/ It was on PBS-HD at 9PM. It's on again... (The channels are Rogers) but you'll likely have to set your VCR/DVR, HDDVR, etc. Friday, May 28, 2004 12:00 AM * Frontline MTV, compact discs, corporate consolidation and Internet piracy affect the music industry. AIRING: 235 KCTS 284 WTVSDT (WTVS-DT) 293 KSPSDT (KSPS-DT) 3:00 AM Frontline MTV, compact discs, corporate consolidation and Internet piracy affect the music industry. AIRING: 293 KSPSDT (KSPS-DT) 3:30 AM Frontline MTV, compact discs, corporate consolidation and Internet piracy affect the music industry. AIRING: 61 WNED 90 WTVS (Detroit Public Broadcasting) 5:00 AM * Frontline MTV, compact discs, corporate consolidation and Internet piracy affect the music industry. AIRING: 293 KSPSDT (KSPS-DT) 7:00 AM Frontline MTV, compact discs, corporate consolidation and Internet piracy affect the music industry. AIRING: 293 *KSPSDT (KSPS-DT) Also watchable on-line, later... __________________ 57's Home Theatre (Latest equipment & photos) 57's Optimization Services (Home Theatre Optimization)

2004-05-28, 05:31 PM	#3
Mole Veteran Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,246	I am always surprised by the scorn for Nickelback. I have no intention of buying any of their stuff but they play their own instruments, write their own stuff and tour it exhaustively without “lip syncing” That would place them in roughly the top 10% of what is out there now as far as I can see. Of course that may be why I don’t buy any new artists either. __________________ "I've sworn off agnosticism, which I now call cowardly atheism" James Cameron

2004-05-31, 06:30 AM	#5
Mole Veteran Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,246	digitalguy_1978 that is certainly fair. I was not surprised by your post itself, there has just always been a lot critiques of them and I was wondering if there was somthing I missed. __________________ "I've sworn off agnosticism, which I now call cowardly atheism" James Cameron

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2004-05-28, 05:18 PM	#2
digitalguy_1978 Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 122	I watched the program and it was quite interesting. I don't mind the dumbing down of music so much because it's given me a chance to discover older music. I haven't bought a new album in about 5 years. I occasionally download a couple of singles here and there that I like after hearing them on the radio but never any nickelback that's for sure.

2004-05-31, 01:42 AM	#4
digitalguy_1978 Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 122	I have no scorn for Nickelback really. I know Chad Krugger writes for a lot of bands and is quite talented. My thing is just that I've heard all their music SO MUCH that I'm tired of it.