tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426974.post114101366286587744..comments2023-05-22T07:37:51.514-07:00Comments on The Concrete Donkey: Selling outErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09819378102315534002noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426974.post-1142387174553754112006-03-14T17:46:00.000-08:002006-03-14T17:46:00.000-08:00Any music that is played in heavy rotation on the ...Any music that is played in heavy rotation on the top 200 FM stations...or anything within the Billboard top 20. Those songs are the long-lost siblings of Firestone tires...pure product...nothing else. Plus, I believe if a little known band gets a song in the top 20...that song instantly becomes commercial and the band will soon follow.<BR/><BR/>-ShugAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426974.post-1142235040472227862006-03-12T23:30:00.000-08:002006-03-12T23:30:00.000-08:00Then there is nothing different between commercial...Then there is nothing different between commercial music and a Firestone tire?<BR/><BR/>How do you define commercial music?Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819378102315534002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426974.post-1142234216507915462006-03-12T23:16:00.000-08:002006-03-12T23:16:00.000-08:00The music made by the artist is (hopefully) made w...The music made by the artist is (hopefully) made with passion. But read above...I said all "commercial music" is invented to sell something...all the way right down to the CD it's printed on and put in those sparkly jewel cases for the masses to consume. Commercial music is made for consumtion and nothing else.<BR/>-ShugAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426974.post-1142188513942153352006-03-12T10:35:00.000-08:002006-03-12T10:35:00.000-08:00No, not all music is designed to sell something. I...No, not all music is designed to sell something. I actually can't believe you said that. So you are saying that there is no difference between a gallon of gas and Communication Breakdown. You are saying that both are designed simply to be sold. If you believe that, how can you be a music fan? That would be like saying you are a textiles fan.<BR/><BR/>If your music means something to you, you Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819378102315534002noreply@blogger.com