tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post2282196845903000473..comments2024-03-28T06:31:28.770-07:00Comments on Bobby Owsinski's Big Picture Music Production Blog: A Sales Party Like It's 1999Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-54804935145108317652009-07-08T05:20:25.014-07:002009-07-08T05:20:25.014-07:00No doubt at least some of them are collectors, but...No doubt at least some of them are collectors, but many bought because they neglected to the first time around, as I did.<br /><br />Disconnect from the music business indeed. A gap that was always there but grows ever wider.Bobby Owsinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05885584132164492190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5913752433926766420.post-46413538864268596982009-07-03T20:36:40.732-07:002009-07-03T20:36:40.732-07:00All respect, Bob, but these are not music lovers. ...All respect, Bob, but these are not music lovers. They are souvenir collectors and curiosity seekers, driven by nonstop coverage on 24-hour news networks, talk radio, and entertainment programs, not to mention the ease with which they can place their orders on Amazon, iTunes, etc. With Jackson's death, these factors are coming together as never before. The only precedent is Princess Diana, and if she'd had a catalog you can bet there would have been a surge in sales, regardless of the quality. With our vastly "improved" 21st century communication systems, you can bet this will happen again, when Elton John dies, then Paul McCartney, then Bono and more. But it's not logical to imagine that this frenzy surrounding the death of a huge celebrity portends anything for the future of the industry, unless our big stars start to include dying as a possible marketing strategy.<br /><br />And I'm not saying the current buyers are not getting some good music and high-quality productions into their collections. I'm saying this is a sad example of the disconnect between the music business, and music.Larry Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425250800667058263noreply@blogger.com