Comments on: Music Business Rant: U2 http://www.centernetworks.com/u2-music-business Web 2 and Social Media News and Reviews Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:27:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Rajeev Goel http://www.centernetworks.com/u2-music-business#comment-17707 Rajeev Goel Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-17707 U2 and other big acts aren't immune to major shifts in how consumers consume media and will have to adapt. Fortunately, it seems that at least some bands are willing to experiment and are really leveraging the Internet to make money and promote themselves. Just look at the amount of attention Radiohead generated by allowing fans to pay whatever they wanted to for their latest album. The monetary gains weren't huge, by any means, but they seem to be open to new modes of working with their customers. They key is to adapt, as Darren correctly noted. U2 and other big acts aren’t immune to major shifts in how consumers consume media and will have to adapt. Fortunately, it seems that at least some bands are willing to experiment and are really leveraging the Internet to make money and promote themselves. Just look at the amount of attention Radiohead generated by allowing fans to pay whatever they wanted to for their latest album. The monetary gains weren’t huge, by any means, but they seem to be open to new modes of working with their customers.

They key is to adapt, as Darren correctly noted.

]]> By: Cyndy Aleo-Carreira http://www.centernetworks.com/u2-music-business#comment-18181 Cyndy Aleo-Carreira Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-18181 Yet another stupid move by someone in the music industry. Why are we surprised anymore? U2 has been sucking recently. I don't think I've bought an album since the disappointment of Zooropa, but most of the ones before that? Yeah, I have them on vinyl and then repurchased on CD. They have no concept. They hear "tubes" and think "stealing" instead of realizing that a lot of us on those tubes are the ones who've been paying for their music all these years and if they'd quit releasing crap, we still would be. Yet another stupid move by someone in the music industry. Why are we surprised anymore? U2 has been sucking recently. I don’t think I’ve bought an album since the disappointment of Zooropa, but most of the ones before that? Yeah, I have them on vinyl and then repurchased on CD. They have no concept. They hear “tubes” and think “stealing” instead of realizing that a lot of us on those tubes are the ones who’ve been paying for their music all these years and if they’d quit releasing crap, we still would be.

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