Aug 27, 2008
Pjanoo By Eric Prydz Has A Shit Cover
You may have recently heard Eric Prydz’s “awesome” new single Pjanoo which is currently lying number 2 on the iTunes charts. And if you have heard it you may have possibly seen the “record sleeve” on iTunes. It’s basically very, very shit.
The record industry is in a state of change you see — less and less people are going into shops and actually buying real music. Which means covers are less important from the days you’d buy something just because you liked the artwork.
Which means we get shit like this. And yes, the song is really repetitive isn’t it?
Jun 25, 2008
Given that artists make virtually nothing from every record they release it seems like we’re seeing an end to the conventional album as it becomes more of a promotional item used to advertise in bands tours and merchandise. McFly are following suit and are giving their new album away for free with the Mail On Sunday.
The move comes after Prince did a similar thing last year - which resulted in a sellout tour.
Singer Tom Fletcher said:
“We get to put it into almost three million homes, which is an incredible opportunity for us.
“Hopefully the three million people will all enjoy the music and they’ll decide to see us when we go on tour.”
It’s a shrewd business move given that McFly are one of the UK’s better known bands and probably would have shifted millions of albums as it is.
Never-the-less it’s just more proof the record industry is dying (or changing depending on your level of optimism).
As for their new single - well it’s not very good.
I suppose the bridge is ok-ish.
