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Originally Posted by Kevin-SFBucks
LOL... they don't do it for the money??? Fine.. I want my money back from the concert I went to.. Yeah.. that $250 ticket. Come play at my local park for free. We'll even make dinner for you so you aren't hungry. LOL>. not for the money.
viable for a few but not for all. many artists rely on record sales. many artists don't like doing tours. And it also neglects the talent that is not self propogating.. many artists would die without the big machine behind them.
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You miss the point. I am stating that bands don;t start making music so they can become big stars. Eventually when it becomes profitable for them to do so they make it their job, not before that.
Paying $250 is obscene if you ask me, but to each their own. At least the majority of the money from that show made it's way to the artists pocket with the rest going to Clear Channel and TicketMaster and the venue.
And, no...most artists don't rely on album sales unless they don't tour in which case that's their choice and they are loosing out. Why do you think these old bands do tours (for $250 per ticket) and not keep putting out albums? For the money.
Also, most "bands" know how to self promote because they were probably doing it for years before any of us knew about them. So why not put the power in their hands?