mdc244
11-19-2002, 10:18 AM
As far as "ticks and leeches" goes, I do agree with many that it ispartly in reference to the record company hassles that Tool had to deal with, and most record companies in general for that matter, who try to suck out the dirty green dollar in any way possible.
The advent of the cd burner has struck a lot of controversy, with many bands like Metallica of course bitching about losing money.
However, the fact of the matter is that most bands get the bulk of their money by touring. Tool has done this as you can see , and by doing this they are saying fuck you to the record company and making a shitload of money on their own.
As far as the blank cd's goes, if you look at a band like phish, they ALLOW people to come in and tape their shows and share with other people. They may be losing some cd sales (which isn't much in comparison to their touring $$) but they keep growing, partly in fact because they actually encourage fans to share their music. Later on.
The advent of the cd burner has struck a lot of controversy, with many bands like Metallica of course bitching about losing money.
However, the fact of the matter is that most bands get the bulk of their money by touring. Tool has done this as you can see , and by doing this they are saying fuck you to the record company and making a shitload of money on their own.
As far as the blank cd's goes, if you look at a band like phish, they ALLOW people to come in and tape their shows and share with other people. They may be losing some cd sales (which isn't much in comparison to their touring $$) but they keep growing, partly in fact because they actually encourage fans to share their music. Later on.