Definately. Any band who sues people for downloading songs is a douche in my mind. Metallica had more money than god at that time and they are worried about a few downloads that in the long run would have probably made them money.
U2 I can kinda get given the amount of money the pay for the stage design, lighting etc.
Neil doesn't use an eloborate stage in his shows.
What would people say if PJ charged $250/ ticket? People were annoyed at the price of the Eddie solo gigs and that was only $80
Sure U2 has a great light show but IMO if you are asking for the BIG dollars because you have a kickass light show then you have lost sight of the main reason why you are in the game. U2 should be in IT to get their music to all people, not just people who are rich...and IF you are paying $200 a ticket, to see anyone, you ARE rich, and can't convince me otherwise
Neil is all about the BIG money.
IF PJ charged $200 I'd be the first(??) to slag on them. I'm not sheep when it comes down to ticket prices....and um $80 to see EV&Liam Finn in a theater is an OK deal to me.
anything over $100 is not justifiable, in any way. Light show or not!
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U2 I can kinda get given the amount of money the pay for the stage design, lighting etc.
Neil doesn't use an eloborate stage in his shows.
What would people say if PJ charged $250/ ticket? People were annoyed at the price of the Eddie solo gigs and that was only $80
A Neil Young show is worth at least four times as much as an Eddie Vedder show. So, 80 bucks for Eddie is actually not better value for your buck than seeing Neil. I'm sorry, but it's true. Also, I saw the Neil Young show for less than $100, so people need to stop acting like every ticket to see Neil is $250 or more.
Everyone is in it for money to some degree. Neil is coming out with his archives and it seems like there is a new record coming out every week. Regardless, the man is such a legend that I don't even really care. He's made enough stands in the past and when I listen to the man sing, it's pretty easy to see that he sings from the heart, and that's really all I care about.
you are a fucking moron for saying Kanye West. he recently stated that no amount of money could effect the way he makes his music and he will do whatever his heart desires...
Kanye is a piece of sh*t. EVERY RAPPER is in it ONLY FOR THE MONEY. It's part of the whole culture.
hehe, Barbara Streisand played a show in Ireland last year with tickets priced from €200 to €500 ...thought that was mad. It was held in a field in irish countryside in autumn, pissed rain, field flooded. amazing (WAS NOT AT IT, but laughed a lot when I heard about it from gutted woman in work)
Anyways, its trashy stuff, but i still though that kind of money for tickets was outrageous for any singer / band.
How do you know that the stuff that finds its way on the website has anything at all to do with the band? I mean i doubt they called the fanclub and presented the idea of a onesie
That's a good point. Sometimes I wonder how much of a role they have in the decisions the fanclub makes, merchandise, etc. Im thinking it's minimal.
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Nickelback - they work terribly hard to bear their own shit music...so they must be in it for the money
Chris Cornell - i am afraid so (too many cancelled shows, cheesy images and boring music)
Metallica - I hate them since the napster stuff. Since that I haven't paid any cents for their records (thank God I didn't buy St. Anger and anything since Load)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - they are only shadows of their earlier selfs...and songs like Hey-Ho, albums like By The Way+Stadium Arcadium...SHIT
Rolling Stones - for the last 15-20 years it's all about moneymaking and not about making good music, they don't even try to be creative.
Celine Fuckin Dion, Cher, Britney Spears, Ricky Martin, 50 Cent and other weak singers/rappers...
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I recently saw AC/DC for my daughter and her significant other's sake and IF I was going by my self there would be no way I would've plunked down $92.50 each. However, after seeing them with her I have to say it was more than worth and I even would like to see them on 12/20/08 in Fort Lauderdale FL.
If Metallica is over $50 I'm out.
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I love U2 but I would agree they have been in it for the money for years........but they are not alone................they are in the fine company of The Stones,Dylan,Neil Young and Fleetwood Mac.
They can't seem to take the dignified road which Floyd or Zeppelin,(albeit not Plant) have travelled.
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Kanye is a piece of sh*t. EVERY RAPPER is in it ONLY FOR THE MONEY. It's part of the whole culture.
Wow. Aren't you enlightened?
"I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
like the second poster in this thread thought, the first band that came to my mind was U2. they just seem so freaking full of themselves and for some reason every shit sound they make gets people all excited.
as for people saying pearl jam or other bands that are selling merchandise... is anyone thinking about this at all? a lot of people just aren't paying for music anymore. welcome to the world of the internet. so if people are not going to buy music, why not make some stuff that people will buy that is not so easily distributed over the internet. some artists do deserve to be paid for their efforts.
Also, I saw the Neil Young show for less than $100, so people need to stop acting like every ticket to see Neil is $250 or more. .
Thats what I think too.... Sure its a load of money to see The Who, IF you want to be close. I saw them and the tix were $50 each. Plus they werent sold out so we moved up even closer. Sure the seats were "bad" but TBH I really don't care where I sit at a concert, Im just happy to see whoever I'm seeing no matter what the seats.
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Are they though? Or is it their record company that's doing this?
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Definately. Any band who sues people for downloading songs is a douche in my mind. Metallica had more money than god at that time and they are worried about a few downloads that in the long run would have probably made them money.
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Sure U2 has a great light show but IMO if you are asking for the BIG dollars because you have a kickass light show then you have lost sight of the main reason why you are in the game. U2 should be in IT to get their music to all people, not just people who are rich...and IF you are paying $200 a ticket, to see anyone, you ARE rich, and can't convince me otherwise
Neil is all about the BIG money.
IF PJ charged $200 I'd be the first(??) to slag on them. I'm not sheep when it comes down to ticket prices....and um $80 to see EV&Liam Finn in a theater is an OK deal to me.
anything over $100 is not justifiable, in any way. Light show or not!
Celebration, the ball's in play
A Neil Young show is worth at least four times as much as an Eddie Vedder show. So, 80 bucks for Eddie is actually not better value for your buck than seeing Neil. I'm sorry, but it's true. Also, I saw the Neil Young show for less than $100, so people need to stop acting like every ticket to see Neil is $250 or more.
Everyone is in it for money to some degree. Neil is coming out with his archives and it seems like there is a new record coming out every week. Regardless, the man is such a legend that I don't even really care. He's made enough stands in the past and when I listen to the man sing, it's pretty easy to see that he sings from the heart, and that's really all I care about.
Kanye is a piece of sh*t. EVERY RAPPER is in it ONLY FOR THE MONEY. It's part of the whole culture.
The who
Neil
U2
Rolling stones
Id guess they are not doing it ONLY for the money, but the high ticket prices demonstrate nothing but greed or an overpaid entourage
Id just add that u2 and neil are worth paying for, but not $250
You've got to be kidding me.....
Anyways, its trashy stuff, but i still though that kind of money for tickets was outrageous for any singer / band.
That's a good point. Sometimes I wonder how much of a role they have in the decisions the fanclub makes, merchandise, etc. Im thinking it's minimal.
To keep you clear of the sun
You've been burned more than once
You don't think much of trust
Chris Cornell - i am afraid so (too many cancelled shows, cheesy images and boring music)
Metallica - I hate them since the napster stuff. Since that I haven't paid any cents for their records (thank God I didn't buy St. Anger and anything since Load)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - they are only shadows of their earlier selfs...and songs like Hey-Ho, albums like By The Way+Stadium Arcadium...SHIT
Rolling Stones - for the last 15-20 years it's all about moneymaking and not about making good music, they don't even try to be creative.
Celine Fuckin Dion, Cher, Britney Spears, Ricky Martin, 50 Cent and other weak singers/rappers...
Eddie: Dublin & London
If Metallica is over $50 I'm out.
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
a TOOL ticket cost $60 last tour.
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2006 - 5/5, 5/12, 5/13, 5/27, 5/28, 5/30, 6/1, 6/3, 6/23, 7/22, 7/23, 12/2
2007 - 6/27, 8/3
2008 - 6/14, 6/19, 6/20, 6/22, 6/24, 6/25, 6/27, 6/28, 6/30, 7/1
They can't seem to take the dignified road which Floyd or Zeppelin,(albeit not Plant) have travelled.
In addition to that, I paid under $60 to see NIN a few weeks ago, and that's probably the best light show I've ever seen.
I agree.The first time I saw floyd my ticket cost about £20.
I saw Tool in 2006 and their tickets were £35,excellent live and a great atmospheric light show.£15 inflation rate isn't bad for gig's 25 years apart.
as for people saying RHCP... am i out of the loop or is everyone else? cause i am pretty sure that they are kind of split up. http://www.cinemablend.com/music/Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers-Break-Up-For-One-Year-10525.html
as for people saying pearl jam or other bands that are selling merchandise... is anyone thinking about this at all? a lot of people just aren't paying for music anymore. welcome to the world of the internet. so if people are not going to buy music, why not make some stuff that people will buy that is not so easily distributed over the internet. some artists do deserve to be paid for their efforts.
U2
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Not liking By The Way and SA doesn't make them only in it for the money - it just means you don't like their new music.....
Having seen Frusciante up close and live I can say that he is one musician still doing it for the love of his music.....
Thats what I think too.... Sure its a load of money to see The Who, IF you want to be close. I saw them and the tix were $50 each. Plus they werent sold out so we moved up even closer. Sure the seats were "bad" but TBH I really don't care where I sit at a concert, Im just happy to see whoever I'm seeing no matter what the seats.
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i guess i still have a special place in my heart for cornell... hes the best example i can think of... but definitely no longer a "favorite"
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