tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32134713.post5150576572540731167..comments2023-12-20T13:18:01.227-05:00Comments on A Deeper Shade Of Soul: The Chickens Come Home To RoostBen Lazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03135273501384239424noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32134713.post-2689183158802752602007-02-02T15:12:00.000-05:002007-02-02T15:12:00.000-05:00I think the thing that got the ball rolling in ter...I think the thing that got the ball rolling in terms of killing music only retailers was the chains like Best Buy. When music became a tool to lure Mr. and Mrs. America into the store so they'd get that CD for $6.99...and then buy a washing machine for $800...well, it got fucked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32134713.post-10979699601035892972007-02-02T15:06:00.000-05:002007-02-02T15:06:00.000-05:00Boy oh boy, do you hit the nail on the head here. ...Boy oh boy, do you hit the nail on the head here. <br /><br />In the late '90s, we caught a lot of grief for selling CDs at $18.99, as if we'd made up the prices ourselves, or as if we weren't paying $13-15 wholesale. Everyone in the music business saw the downloading revolution coming a mile away. But the boneheads who ran the major labels chose that exact moment to get even greedier than usual, and so they raised list prices AND stopped making singles while pushing singles-oriented acts, so that if you wanted one Britney Spears song you had to spend $19 on her whole stupid CD. <br /><br />As music fans, we were pissed. As music retailers, we were even more pissed, because we took a lot of the blame for the state of affairs. And now, as music retailers who are struggling mightily to stay afloat, we're even more pissed, because the shortsightedness of the majors contributed directly to the state of affairs we're in now. <br /><br />We feel like the innocent bystanders who've gotten caught in a shootout between consumers and the RIAA and major labels, and we're the ones who are getting hit.NYCD Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10370599755837184916noreply@blogger.com