Comments from Nashville Studio Heads

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 16 Mar 2001 3:42 am

Here's an interesting article from the Nashville Tennessean on-line paper today. According to the article several of the label heads don't listen to their own product, because it's "boring".
http://www.tennessean.com/local/archives/01/03/03355570.shtml

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 16 Mar 2001 3:51 am

A couple of honest tell it like it is guys.Could it be because sales are way down that they finally realize the people don't wan't to be force fed the Bull$hit they consider Country Music.(:

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Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 16 Mar 2001 5:00 pm

Do you mean we've been blaming the "suits" in Nashville, and all along it's really the pencil-necked radio programming managers that are at fault?????

I.....am.....overwhelmed!

[This message was edited by Donny Hinson on 16 March 2001 at 05:03 PM.]

David Pennybaker · Post by **David Pennybaker** » 16 Mar 2001 6:04 pm

Well, that sucks. Can you say "payola"? Sure ya can.

How hard would it be for the record companies to simply STOP spending advertising dollars with the radio stations? What would radio then do? Convert to a completely different format?

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Janice Brooks · Post by **Janice Brooks** » 17 Mar 2001 7:33 am

Radio is out
TV is out

If you don't have net access or good contacts you will never know about good new music.

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Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 17 Mar 2001 7:59 pm

Bravo, Janice. Bravo!

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 20 Mar 2001 9:08 am

The whole marketing system that evolved is ass-backwords. We think that music is being played and displayed in stores because it is popular, but the truth is that the manufacturers buy the air time and the shelf space. Selling anything to the American public requires a lot of money.

This really has nothing to do with music. All products compete for visibility in the store and in the media, and the only way to get visibility is to pay for it. Record company executives could just as easily be working for Nike or General Motors - their job description would be the same.

Busgal was right on. If you're really interested in music, just ignore the media hype. It's irrelevant.

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erik · Post by **erik** » 22 Mar 2001 10:16 am

I only buy music online now. You can check many sources at one time and find what you're looking for... as well as discover new artists.