Comments on: Nas was right http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2007/08/21/nas-was-right/ Free Minds, Free Markets, Free Booze Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:21:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Vincent. http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2007/08/21/nas-was-right/#comment-95450 Vincent. Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:24:44 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2007/08/21/nas-was-right/#comment-95450 The ability to tour and perform lots of songs live on stage is no guarantee of quality. See: Dave Matthews or any other lame jam band rubbish. The ability to tour and perform lots of songs live on stage is no guarantee of quality. See: Dave Matthews or any other lame jam band rubbish.

]]> By: niedermeyer http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2007/08/21/nas-was-right/#comment-95436 niedermeyer Fri, 24 Aug 2007 04:27:15 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2007/08/21/nas-was-right/#comment-95436 Ah, optimism. I don't buy it, I'll take the lease... Ah, optimism.

I don’t buy it, I’ll take the lease…

]]> By: Alex http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2007/08/21/nas-was-right/#comment-95435 Alex Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:01:46 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2007/08/21/nas-was-right/#comment-95435 I think the whole music industry is LONG overdue for a makeover.. There was a thread about this on Okayplayer, and one of the replies seemed like an interesting prediction "by the end of the year record sales are going to reach an all time low and record labels are going to finally realize that they can't think in physical units any more.. everything is going to go digital.. which will mean that there really won't be much need for the record label as an entity.. they will turn into what will essentially be artists/event management companies.. making their revenue WITH the artist while they tour.. and then the fall off will occur... if you can't perform.. or you have a set with one and a half songs... then you just cant tour.. THEN the cream will rise to the top..." which sounds like a future I want to see for the whole industry! <a href="http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=5&topic_id=1356475&mesg_id=1356475&page=#1356886" rel="nofollow">Link</a> I think the whole music industry is LONG overdue for a makeover..
There was a thread about this on Okayplayer, and one of the replies seemed like an interesting prediction
“by the end of the year record sales are going to reach an all time low and record labels are going to finally realize that they can’t think in physical units any more.. everything is going to go digital..

which will mean that there really won’t be much need for the record label as an entity.. they will turn into what will essentially be artists/event management companies.. making their revenue WITH the artist while they tour..

and then the fall off will occur… if you can’t perform.. or you have a set with one and a half songs… then you just cant tour.. THEN the cream will rise to the top…”

which sounds like a future I want to see for the whole industry!

Link

]]> By: Timothy http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2007/08/21/nas-was-right/#comment-95431 Timothy Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:34:57 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2007/08/21/nas-was-right/#comment-95431 Gwen Stefani should've stuck to barking her way through Madness covers. Gwen Stefani should’ve stuck to barking her way through Madness covers.

]]> By: Jake http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2007/08/21/nas-was-right/#comment-95430 Jake Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:02:40 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2007/08/21/nas-was-right/#comment-95430 Time magazine is bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S! Time magazine is bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

]]> By: Ossie http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2007/08/21/nas-was-right/#comment-95419 Ossie Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:49:40 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2007/08/21/nas-was-right/#comment-95419 "...That result is a stale product, defined by cable channels like BET, now owned by Viacom, which seems to consist primarily of gun worship and underdressed women." That is ridiculous. Gun worship and underdressed women are never the cause of a stale product. The hip hop industry is in need of a makeover -- this was obviouse when Fergie joined the Black Eyed Peas -- and attempt to seperate from the Pop music world, which it is clinging to right now to stay afloat. Hey hip hop, you want a tip, try this: Kick, Push Kick, Push Kick, Push Kick, Push Coast “…That result is a stale product, defined by cable channels like BET, now owned by Viacom, which seems to consist primarily of gun worship and underdressed women.”

That is ridiculous. Gun worship and underdressed women are never the cause of a stale product. The hip hop industry is in need of a makeover — this was obviouse when Fergie joined the Black Eyed Peas — and attempt to seperate from the Pop music world, which it is clinging to right now to stay afloat.

Hey hip hop, you want a tip, try this: Kick, Push Kick, Push Kick, Push Kick, Push Coast

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