Corey Taylor Doesn’t Have A Clue What’s Out There
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Metal Martyr on September 5th, 2008
Blabbermouth posted a quote this morning that said this:
“Why would you blame [people who download music]?” Taylor said. “Half the fucking albums that are out there are shit. I don’t download, but at the same time, I don’t buy new music ’cause it all sucks. Okay, there’s a handful of bands that I buy, but other than that, I just buy old shit because old shit is good. Sorry!
“People wanna blame the decline of album sales on downloading, I think it’s actually the record companies’ fault,” he added. “I think it’s the quality of the product. If record companies would stop giving any fucking mook on the street with a fringe a record deal or their own record label, maybe you would sell more fucking albums, dipshits.”
To this a million Blabberbrats said the same thing over and over: Guess you don’t buy your own music, cause it’s shit. Mallcore, Slipknot sucks, etc, etc.
Anyway, myself and many other people have said this a million times, with the exception of ‘I don’t buy new music ’cause it all sucks.‘. I don’t mean any disrespect but obviously Corey is too tied up with performing and recording to actually see what else is out there. That or his taste in metal is very limited. I was in the same state of mind for years. I had no idea how much really good stuff was out there until I started really looking and listening to other people. However he is right about labels big and small signing just about anything with a slight hook while talented bands get brushed aside. These days it seems for every good band there is 3 shitty bands.
That’s the biggest problem with modern rock. You have so many crap bands out there selling a cd with one or two good singles and the rest is filler crap. Seriously, how many NEW modern mainstream acts do you hear on the radio these days? Very few and they play a lot of older rock stuff. You know I can’t blame people for downloading either, but with all the resources to preview albums these days, you can’t really use the excuse above. You can preview stuff on iTunes or Myspace and if you like it you can buy the cd or download the individual song on iTunes. But people would still rather get something for nothing.
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6 opinions for Corey Taylor Doesn’t Have A Clue What’s Out There
Sep 5, 2008 at 2:51 pm
I actually think that there’s more shitty bands per good band, perhaps 10:1 but that was the case 10-15 years ago as well. The only difference was a lack of Internet presence and mainly MySpace so you didn’t know about all the bands.
What makes today’s situation good for the fans is the ability to quickly find what they like and discard what they don’t like. In the “old days” I had to buy a CD just to cry over the spent money a few hours later…
Sep 5, 2008 at 3:31 pm
“I had to buy a CD just to cry over the spent money a few hours later…”
Hell, I still do that every now and then, but a lot less than the “Old days”. That shit used to piss me off because I would be searching through some cds and have something I knew I liked in hand and find something that looked cool and I thought would be…just to find out later that it was garbage. And there we are left pissed off with a peice of garbage in hand when we could have had what we really wanted.
Sep 6, 2008 at 12:52 pm
i also disagree with what he said. i like alot of peoples music better than theirs. the only reason they sell more is because the time it came out and the “angst” they portrey. anyways my stance on downloading music is it is not going to hurt the music industry if i wasnt going to buy the music in the first place, and if i download somthing and like it, I will buy the next stuff they come out with . also I dont see how buying used cds is any better than dling music because (correct me if i am wrong) the music industry gets nothing out of those sales.
Sep 6, 2008 at 2:04 pm
“also I dont see how buying used cds is any better than dling music because (correct me if i am wrong) the music industry gets nothing out of those sales.”
Good point. I wonder about that myself. But I have to ask, if you were not going to buy it in the first place, why would you download it in the first place?
Sep 6, 2008 at 6:14 pm
@Giles - I agree about the used CDs.
I always get the CD of the music I’m really into but that’s not where the artists make the money, the real deal comes from the shows, everybody knows that.
What I like about the situation nowadays is the added value you get with most new releases. Years ago we were happy with a 4 page booklet and a CD. Now it’s not uncommon to get a big booklet with tons of info and a bonus DVD. Not to mention all the special packs, bundles and cheap pre-orders. All in all, it makes my buying experience a lot more interesting and I’m willing to shell out the cash for “the good stuff” :)
Sep 7, 2008 at 6:21 am
well now, you can check out the album before you throw down your 20 bucks or whatever. and the speed reviews are out now too with the web. before a record would be shit but take 2 or 3 weeks for everyone to find out and in that time the company would have made it’s money. now people know within a few hours of release, or a few days prior, if the record is absolute shite.
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