Comments on: Why EMI Should Beat Pink Floyd

By: musiclover

musiclover — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:46:49 +0000

I hate the whole digital download nonsense. To me, it’s more than just playing it on the MP3 Player. I love the feel of CDs and Vinyls and will keep buying them. The day they stop making them is the day I’ll switch to piracy.

By: karen

karen — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:32:58 +0000

i just want to say that before there was mp3′s and the internet we could tape songs off the radio that we liked. it was free and legal and nobody ever cried then???

By: SomeFunkyDude

SomeFunkyDude — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:59:14 +0000

Doesn’t Pink Floyd have enough money, after all, isn’t Dark Side of The Moon the best selling album, ever? Are they really against distributors selling singles instead of the entire album?

Most of their albums you would want to buy the whole thing anyways… Dark Side of The Moon, Wish You Where Here, The Wall, Meddle, Division Bell; all of those albums are mostly great for each the songs.

If it’s true that they want to limit people from downloading singles, then once again, I think in the age of the internet, yet another artist has made a complete ass of themselves.

Bands like NIN and Radiohead are more definitely more forward thinking.

By: hmm

hmm — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:47:28 +0000

what a joke of an article. totally missed the point and sounded like it was written by a 6 year old. try harder

By: BillyDee

BillyDee — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:42:08 +0000

Every article I read on this site has at least one typo… pretty hard to take it seriously…

By: carnifex

carnifex — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:12:32 +0000

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Pink+Floyd

ctrl+f “single” 1 of 26

hmm?

By: yo momma

yo momma — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:04:07 +0000

PF has always produced ‘concept’ albums – something long lost in the pop craze nonsense we have today.. and they never released a single! wtf are talking abt?

By: DreamVoyager

DreamVoyager — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:05:59 +0000

I don’t feel sorry for the bands, or EMI. I’m a software author, and have worked harder with my teams to create hugely complex software works taking more creative energy than bands have to create their music, and I sure don’t get paid royalties for any of my past works over 30 years.

Sheesh, Pink Floyd’s music was made in the 60s and 70s, 40-50 years ago! Do you think you’re going to get royalties (or deserve them) on work you did 40 years earlier when you are 60 years old? It’s preposterous! And the same for RIAA & other recording companies! They can get off their asses and find new talent to record instead of trying to find an income stream in 40 year old music and in suing people for copying old stuff.

By: b13

b13 — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:23:55 +0000

That’s a ridiculous, consumerist statement to make. If they want their album to be sold in whatever way, that’s their call. That’s the point of creative control. They make the decision, not EMI. Anyone backing EMI for the sake of being able to save a couple of dollars is missing the whole point. If you want one hit song, record it off of the radio. Buying the record in it’s full form still benefits EMI, and supporting their ability to undermine an artist’s creative control is short sighted, walmart mentality.

By: SydBarrettAreMyGoldfish

SydBarrettAreMyGoldfish — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:47:37 +0000

Oh and just to add… the above is usually coupled with an inability to spend enough time and attention to actually listen and appreciate a full albums worth of music. What these people want is throwaway 3-minute pop tunes. That’s why they buy “singles” but hide behind some kind of self-righteous “There’s only 2 good tunez on the CD” b.ullshit.

When you’re talking about Robbie Williams you might have a point. When you’re talking about PF it’s because YOU ARE NOT A FUCKING FAN OK.

So keep your 1-song b.ullshit to yourselves and leave the works of integrity to the true music lovers and fans. Don’t be giving me your fuking McD mentality.