Comments on: Brian Eno On The End Of Records

By: Jolan

Jolan — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:40:33 +0000

The music is dead. Long live the music!

By: jake

jake — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:45:24 +0000

Well I certainly agree with the argument that hard media is an obsolete format. And I’ll be the first to say that record companies deserve to be exploited in the way that they are now, in much the same manner that they have driven the business of fucking artists and consumers. But I still believe that there is something to be said for the arts of production and A&R…So with that said, what is the alternative, and how do we reconcile the collapse of the record industry with the distribution of well produced/recorded music and proper artist marketing and promotion?

By: Ajay

Ajay — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:49:31 +0000

Fuck that guy, he raped Jax’s mom! Eno and Rollins together in one post…thank god for the internet?

By: Skwerl

Skwerl — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:50:42 +0000

whoa crazy cat lady, we have a contact link.

By: Thunder Cat

Thunder Cat — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:08:29 +0000

Brian Eno is the man for sure. Same with Lefsetz, although he seems to have a permanent hard-on for Taylor Swift. Like I understand she sells a lot of records, but her music is nothing special.

By: Angela Bennett

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By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:51:43 +0000

I’m not sure we can avoid history repeating itself. We can be more on guard, we can help a better outcome. Better that is noble I’d say. I am really enjoying this change over. I doubt many minstrels were ever told that their music couldn’t be heard because of any money they received. We find new and strange ways to be new and strange. We are all still human after all, if that ever changes someday, well there will be bigger things to think about than records.

By: seano

seano — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:49:05 +0000

Eno is indeed a genius…and yes, technology has increased the accessibilty, output and information available. We who utilize the internet have indeed benefited from it. However, the demise of the industry(and records) as we know it is not what I have a problem with. The internet, file sharing, torrents, itunes and even blogging has reduced our attention spans to nil. We want it fast and easy..we bail out if it takes too long or “reads” too long….it’s a bit sad. I’m going to miss reading liner notes, or designing covers of mix tapes or holding on to “physical” novels.

There is a part of me, even as the intense music lover that I am, that fears the time when the machines truly take over.

By: Stoo

Stoo — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:34:35 +0000

Of course Eno doesn’t care. He’s minted.

But he’s right of course.

By: Lams

Lams — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:04:40 +0000

amen brian eno, but i actually like some kate perry down my throat if you know what i mean and i mean her tits are great