Originally Posted By: Pat Marr
Originally Posted By: Lawrie


Hi Pat,
I would argue that while this would seem to be correct, it is because of an artificial, imposed preference.

It is my OPINION that the recording companies have, to a very large extent, dictated the tastes of the buying public by simply not making available anything other than what they want to sell. E.G. where do commercial radio get their source material..?




good point.
I agree completely. Thanks for making that distinction, it makes the discussion more accurate.



I think it is far more likely that what they have always been doing is producing records, watching what the public responds to and then producing more of that until something new comes along. In that scenario is IS the public who is deciding what we get to listen to!

Last edited by JohnJohnJohn; 06/17/13 12:12 AM.