Slate PJ Article (negative view of the Target deal)

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  • YourDirtisMyfood
    YourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,670
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    darthvedder81 wrote:
    Some of you people are hilarious.

    Pearl Jam IS selling the new album in smaller stores. That's a big reason why they went with Target as the big retailer. Shouldn't Target be praised for letting them do that instead of slammed? I bought "Yield" at Target back in 1998 and nobody was pissed off then. I know a lot of PJ fans have a delusional hatred of all corporations (I'm sure they post on the forums using their own home-built computers) but I see this as a great positive: the band is finally growing up and shedding some of their more self-righteous, naive tendencies. Hopefully now more people will hear more great rock music from a legendary band.

    I don't disagree with any of this and I'll happily drive to the nearest Target the moment I wake up on September 20th. But with that being said, when I heard that Guns N Roses and AC/DC's latest albums were exclusive to Wal-mart, I thought that was lame. So I can't just change my opinion now that it's Pearl Jam. And for me, it's not a "Wal-mart is evil" or "Corporations suck" sort of thing, but what if you don't live anywhere near a Target? I'm sure there's a Pearl Jam fan somewhere in Bubblefuck, Idaho who's going to have make a long trek to buy the album.


    or just order it on amazon.com. or 10c!
  • Thorns2010
    Thorns2010 Posts: 2,201
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    darthvedder81 wrote:
    Some of you people are hilarious.

    Pearl Jam IS selling the new album in smaller stores. That's a big reason why they went with Target as the big retailer. Shouldn't Target be praised for letting them do that instead of slammed? I bought "Yield" at Target back in 1998 and nobody was pissed off then. I know a lot of PJ fans have a delusional hatred of all corporations (I'm sure they post on the forums using their own home-built computers) but I see this as a great positive: the band is finally growing up and shedding some of their more self-righteous, naive tendencies. Hopefully now more people will hear more great rock music from a legendary band.

    I don't disagree with any of this and I'll happily drive to the nearest Target the moment I wake up on September 20th. But with that being said, when I heard that Guns N Roses and AC/DC's latest albums were exclusive to Wal-mart, I thought that was lame. So I can't just change my opinion now that it's Pearl Jam. And for me, it's not a "Wal-mart is evil" or "Corporations suck" sort of thing, but what if you don't live anywhere near a Target? I'm sure there's a Pearl Jam fan somewhere in Bubblefuck, Idaho who's going to have make a long trek to buy the album.

    Just a minor adjustment to your statement there. The Guns N Roses album was exclusive to Best Buy, not Wal-Mart.

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