Rock legends AC/DC say no to itunes/downloads

[mr kek]

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Rock legends AC/DC say that they will never sell their music via iTunes


AUSSIE rock legends AC/DC say they will never allow fans to download their songs legally.

Speaking to Sky News the band reaffirmed that - despite being one of the biggest acts in the world - they will never sell their music via iTunes.

Guitarist Angus Young said that he only wants fans to hear their records in full and that he doesn�t want them to be able to download individual songs.

He says �I know the Beatles have changed but we�re going to carry on like that.

�For us it�s the best way. We are a band who started off with albums and that�s how we�ve always been. We always were a band that if you heard something (by AC/DC) on the radio, well, that�s only three minutes. Usually the best tracks were on the albums.�

Singer Brian Johnson has dismissed suggestions that the band might throw in the towel considering they�re all in to their 50s and 60s now. �No, never. Not as long as I can still walk and sing. I should think we�ll be back absolutely.

�We�ll definitely be back,� added Young, who has also confirmed that they are working on a new album. Young also admits to having no idea how the band could top the Black Ice tour, which sold 5.1m tickets and grossed the best part of half a billion dollars.

Johnson also believes that the band�s longevity is due to the fact that they have never changed their winning formula. �I guess we just keep true to our roots I guess,� he reckons.�We don�t try to change and that strikes a chord. It�s just out and out rock and roll, that�s what we do�, says.�We�ve outlived quite a few fashions. We�re still playing what we always did which is good old rock and roll.�

The band is part of a handful of major music artists, including country music�s Garth Brooks and progressive metal band Tool, that continue to shun the popular online music store because they believe in preserving their music in the context of full albums rather than piecing them out into singles.

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Pretty interesting decision to deny themselves the income IMO, but I respect them for their decision.

They should release the album in DJmix form, the whole album as 1 mp3, so that would get them the result they want.

Ofcourse, that stops no-one from editing it afterwards though.
But same shit now, you can rip a cd, you can get individual tracks, and not have to listen to the whole album.

[nath]

Each to their own. I'd rather own the actual CD. But then again, I'd never own an AC/DC album.

[mr kek]

May 16, 2011 20:05:31 GMT 10 nath said:

Each to their own. I'd rather own the actual CD. But then again, I'd never own an AC/DC album.

Depends.
I prefer having a physical item, but in some cases, it's just much cheaper and easier to get online.

An yea, I'd never own an AC/DC album either, but just find it rather interesting they are taking this stance in this day an time.

[HBM]

Good for them.

Fuck iTunes! Shit house format that runs on terrible bloated software and on top of that a horrible interface. I'm surprised so many put up with this rubbish.

Anyway I'm like Nath. If I enjoy the music nothing beats listening to it in a lossless format. I'm glad a band out there has the balls to say no.

[mr kek]

May 16, 2011 20:41:28 GMT 10 HBM said:

Good for them.

Fuck iTunes! Shit house format that runs on terrible bloated software and on top of that a horrible interface. I'm surprised so many put up with this rubbish.

Anyway I'm like Nath. If I enjoy the music nothing beats listening to it in a lossless format. I'm glad a band out there has the balls to say no.

The way it reads, it says, downloads, but then says itunes.
Great reporting there

I think they mean downloads in general GOG, as they are wanting the listener to go through the whole album experience instead of picking tracks.

[HBM]

May 16, 2011 20:45:07 GMT 10 mr kek said:

I think they mean downloads in general GOG, as they are wanting the listener to go through the whole album experience instead of picking tracks.

Which is the way it should be, all my favourite albums I can listen to from start to finish without hitting the skip button. There is something about pulling the best tracks out of a CD that ruins the magic of an entire album.

Don't get me wrong I download a lot of music but if I really enjoy it nothing beats sitting down for an hour and listening to it in perfect format.

[mr kek]

May 16, 2011 20:56:45 GMT 10 HBM said:

May 16, 2011 20:45:07 GMT 10 mr kek said:

I think they mean downloads in general GOG, as they are wanting the listener to go through the whole album experience instead of picking tracks.

Which is the way it should be, all my favourite albums I can listen to from start to finish without hitting the skip button. There is something about pulling the best tracks out of a CD that ruins the magic of an entire album.

Don't get me wrong I download a lot of music but if I really enjoy it nothing beats sitting down for an hour and listening to it in perfect format.

Hey, I'm not knocking it, as it's how I give out my mix cds. I want the person to listen to the whole thing especially my mixing ability.

Perfect format is actually wave. Uncompressed audio, which is what I buy when I have the option
1st option is vinyl
2nd option is cd
3rd is wave
4th, I'll take whatever I can get if I can't get the above.

[nath]

Question: How much does Apple profit from the download of each song? And how much goes to the artist?

If I were the artist, an established artist at that and didn't want to sell my songs on iTunes, I'd sell them on my own site. A zip file, so like it or not you're getting all my songs off that album for atleast $10.

[HBM]

May 17, 2011 7:09:40 GMT 10 nath said:

Question: How much does Apple profit from the download of each song? And how much goes to the artist?

I really don't know. I know artists make very little out of record sales though and most of the cash goes to the record company. It would be interesting to compare to see weather one is more profitable than the other for the artist.

[mr kek]

May 17, 2011 10:04:06 GMT 10 HBM said:

May 17, 2011 7:09:40 GMT 10 nath said:

Question: How much does Apple profit from the download of each song? And how much goes to the artist?

I really don't know. I know artists make very little out of record sales though and most of the cash goes to the record company. It would be interesting to compare to see weather one is more profitable than the other for the artist.

Depends on how clever you are.

E.G many rappers have their own labels and make all/most of the money.

[MrX]

I have their entire back catolog in mp3.
How did that happen?

[RECKY]

i like owning the c.ds you get the books and stuff...hell its easy enough to rip stuff so u can use it ...and anyway, its the boys music , they can release it how they see fit

[MrX]

It's not like AC/DC need the money.

I like my favourite bands on CD.
Sometimes more than one copy of the CD, too.