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>"I guess it all depends on the priorities of the individual >artist." > >That is true as hell. It is like releasing a highly >anticipated album, but only doing it on Luminary, and telling >people that they need to get with their new program. Some >decisions might just hurt sales and streams. Who in their >right mind would do that? > >To be fair to that statement. You have to applaud them for at >least trying to execute and have their hands on the wheel of >their own destiny. Not everyone has the balls and mental >ambition to try to buck the system.
And I did it largely cuz of your last point; I, being anti-establishment myself generally speaking, have a grudging respect for an artist bucking that system entirely to have full control and ensure they own *everything* that they put out. And I say "grudging" because I'd obviously love to have the convenience of just being able to listen to that album on a streaming platform like I do most other artists' work (though, to be clear, I do simultaneously buy a lot of vinyl and merch to support many, if not most, of the artists I most often seek out, so I don't feel super guilty that I'm supporting streaming which, as we know, takes full advantage of artists, especially those without existing resources).
Anyway, I agree with both your points. Both can be, and I think are, true (those being "who in their right mind would do that?" and "you have to applaid them .."). ----------------------------------------
"Fuck aliens." © WarriorPoet415
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