Comments on: Pink Floyd charity plea http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5480 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:04:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5480#comment-16512 Reader's Write Sat, 09 Jul 2005 07:10:27 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5480#comment-16512 ...unless pigs start flying. btw, who's the old fart in the photo? …unless pigs start flying.

btw, who’s the old fart in the photo?

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5480#comment-16429 Reader's Write Thu, 07 Jul 2005 23:58:21 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/5480#comment-16429 I read the first sentence and right away thought that the record companies should contribute their profits generated from the Live 8 show to charity also. Nice to see that David Gilmour is trying to persuade the labels to do so. I have had mixed feelings of late with these types of charity concerts. Artists quickly line up to do their part in the name of charity but at the same time with the knowledge that they will sell a ton of more records increasing their own profits. It appears that this is all a big marketing ploy in the guise of a charity event. As an example, U2 record sales exploded after the first Live Aid concert and helped to make them an international hit, something they probably would not have achieved without that great exposure within a similar time frame. I don't think U2 is what it used to be, musically speaking, and their last great album was Achtung Baby released in 1992. It's funny how Bono's involvement in relieving 3rd world debt has done quite a bit to expose his band and to sell more records the current of which are mediocre. Once again, it appears that his actions are a big marketing ploy in the guise of charity. (Let's see what this is going to spark!) Ted V. I read the first sentence and right away thought that the record companies should contribute their profits generated from the Live 8 show to charity also. Nice to see that David Gilmour is trying to persuade the labels to do so.

I have had mixed feelings of late with these types of charity concerts. Artists quickly line up to do their part in the name of charity but at the same time with the knowledge that they will sell a ton of more records increasing their own profits. It appears that this is all a big marketing ploy in the guise of a charity event.

As an example, U2 record sales exploded after the first Live Aid concert and helped to make them an international hit, something they probably would not have achieved without that great exposure within a similar time frame. I don’t think U2 is what it used to be, musically speaking, and their last great album was Achtung Baby released in 1992. It’s funny how Bono’s involvement in relieving 3rd world debt has done quite a bit to expose his band and to sell more records the current of which are mediocre. Once again, it appears that his actions are a big marketing ploy in the guise of charity.

(Let’s see what this is going to spark!)

Ted V.

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