Comments on: Wrap that Long Tail around… http://bbluesman.com/2007/10/25/wrap-that-long-tail-around/ Bbluesman-Atifactuality Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://bbluesman.com/2007/10/25/wrap-that-long-tail-around/comment-page-1/#comment-166053 admin Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:34:49 +0000 http://bbluesman.com/2007/10/25/wrap-that-long-tail-around/#comment-166053 Hey Justin, Excellent points. Thanks for adding to the conversation. :cool: Hey Justin,
Excellent points. Thanks for adding to the conversation. :cool:

]]> By: Justin Kownacki http://bbluesman.com/2007/10/25/wrap-that-long-tail-around/comment-page-1/#comment-166051 Justin Kownacki Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:26:41 +0000 http://bbluesman.com/2007/10/25/wrap-that-long-tail-around/#comment-166051 The other point here is that buying a CD presumes you like every song on an album -- or at least the majority therein. How many bands can you say that about these days? Not too many. The good thing about the "single"-based culture is that bands can craft one or two songs that are worth listening to and keep recording costs down, rather than have to punch out another dozen inferior tracks to complete an album (that no one will buy). The bands that ARE good enough to sustain a full album's worth of material should be rewarded, but others shouldn't be penalized for having fewer compelling ideas. The other point here is that buying a CD presumes you like every song on an album -- or at least the majority therein. How many bands can you say that about these days? Not too many.

The good thing about the "single"-based culture is that bands can craft one or two songs that are worth listening to and keep recording costs down, rather than have to punch out another dozen inferior tracks to complete an album (that no one will buy). The bands that ARE good enough to sustain a full album's worth of material should be rewarded, but others shouldn't be penalized for having fewer compelling ideas.

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