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Adrian / Tinapizzaaddi wrote:I am not happy with this new release.
I have seen it also on musicload.de for download.
If i remember exactly, this is what Chris never wanted. His music as a download from the I Net.
Because of this reason he made the EARBOOKS.
It maybe a tribute to his record company. This is exactly the same way as he did in the 80ies and 90ies.
Sorry for these hard words. But i do not think this is helpful for Chris an his music.
Adrian
Hi Alanalan1958 wrote:I am sure that the reason for this new release is to bring people into the Earbooks.....hopefully people that buy "BEST OF'S" will hear stuff like Janice , Long is The Road ,etc and investigate further .
Chris hates this with every bone in his body.He has said it many times in many interviews.Andrey wrote:What is bad in downloading music from internet? Could you give me a link to the place where Chris is talking about this, please. I'm really surprised at such a view of the matter.
AndreyAndrey wrote:What is bad in downloading music from internet? Could you give me a link to the place where Chris is talking about this, please. I'm really surprised at such a view of the matter.
There propably won't be any release of "really new" material this year; and there is even a great chance there won't be any next year... The first tour will be in 2010 (or perhaps even later). I am trying to find the truth about these rumors, and I will return to you as soon as I know more...lilybee wrote: I wonder how they will promote his next releases, being that it's the 30th anniversary of Benny Santini.... , and the year is almost over....
Lily
HI Bart,Bart wrote:There propably won't be any release of "really new" material this year; and there is even a great chance there won't be any next year... The first tour will be in 2010 (or perhaps even later). I am trying to find the truth about these rumors, and I will return to you as soon as I know more...
I must admit that first thing that crossed my mind when I heard of the new "Best Of " , was that Edel might want some cash to finance the next Earbook , as I do not think the last one was nearly as succesful as Blue Guitars ................I honestly do not think the great big public (that CR & Edel need ) "got it "....One of my customers told me last week that he got it as a gift , and that it features his first band,The Delmonts ....I did not have the heart to tell him they were ficticious ....Chris wrote:Hi all,
I wonder if there is a way of checking how many copies of Chris' last earbook have been sold? These numbers could provide an answer to our question: "why yet another 'best of?'"
Perhaps the last album didn't sell well?
We, at this forum, are a small group of admires and we all buy his new releases but it is a broader audience that CR is counting on to make (some) money to finance new projects.
I know the reluctances of many of us but downloading is a main way of selling and buying music now. Therefore, to be totally against it, would be like fighting the windmills....
I'm still purchasing my CDs in stores even though I recently found out I cannot buy a portable CD player anymore!
I well remember times when "the music came from wooden boxes" (Harry Chapin) but a musician as well as a record company sooner or later must both face the evolving market.
Take care,
Chris