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clevermanka) wrote2003-09-19 09:37 am
clevermanka) wrote2003-09-19 09:37 am
Friday five
1. Who is your favorite singer/musician? Why?
Peter Gabriel. He is amazingly talented and inventive. I applaud his politics and energy. I enjoy all his albums. I even like the song he did for Babe.
2. What one singer/musician can you not stand? Why?
Tough one. I don't like listening to Bob Dylan, but only because his voice makes me cringe. It's not him personally.
3. If your favorite singer wasn't in the music business, do you think you would still like him/her as a person?
Yes, definitely.
4. Have you been to any concerts? If yes, who put on the best show?
I'm gonna have to go with Peter Gabriel again. I've been to many, many concerts, and his was nearly--no, *was*--a spiritual experience. I saw him on the US tour in 1992(?) and had the good fortune to know a scalper at the time. I paid $180/ticket for two of us to get front row seats. At one point, Peter Gabriel stood right in front of me and sang down at me while a spotlight came from behind him and shone down on us. I bawled. I still bawl when I think about it. It was really intense.
5. What are your thoughts on downloading free music online vs. purchasing albums? Do you feel the RIAA is right in its pursuit to stop people from dowloading free music?
This is a really hard one for me. I think that recording industry is so screwed up anyway, and they deserve what's coming to them. But I feel bad for the artists getting ripped off. I wish there was a way to limit how many times you could listen to a song you downloaded for free because I like to listen to albums before I buy. And the 30 second clips you get to listen to on amazon.com or whatever don't tell you anything about what the rest of the song's like. But I buy the album if I like it and know I'm going to listen to it regularly.
And do I think they should sue people who've downloaded stuff? Well, in my mother's words, "You can't legislate morality." It's a lose-lose situation. The RIAA looks like a bunch of money-grubbing idiots (which, I guess, is accurate), and the downloaders are out money that they *might* have spent on CDs. Nobody wins, here.
Peter Gabriel. He is amazingly talented and inventive. I applaud his politics and energy. I enjoy all his albums. I even like the song he did for Babe.
2. What one singer/musician can you not stand? Why?
Tough one. I don't like listening to Bob Dylan, but only because his voice makes me cringe. It's not him personally.
3. If your favorite singer wasn't in the music business, do you think you would still like him/her as a person?
Yes, definitely.
4. Have you been to any concerts? If yes, who put on the best show?
I'm gonna have to go with Peter Gabriel again. I've been to many, many concerts, and his was nearly--no, *was*--a spiritual experience. I saw him on the US tour in 1992(?) and had the good fortune to know a scalper at the time. I paid $180/ticket for two of us to get front row seats. At one point, Peter Gabriel stood right in front of me and sang down at me while a spotlight came from behind him and shone down on us. I bawled. I still bawl when I think about it. It was really intense.
5. What are your thoughts on downloading free music online vs. purchasing albums? Do you feel the RIAA is right in its pursuit to stop people from dowloading free music?
This is a really hard one for me. I think that recording industry is so screwed up anyway, and they deserve what's coming to them. But I feel bad for the artists getting ripped off. I wish there was a way to limit how many times you could listen to a song you downloaded for free because I like to listen to albums before I buy. And the 30 second clips you get to listen to on amazon.com or whatever don't tell you anything about what the rest of the song's like. But I buy the album if I like it and know I'm going to listen to it regularly.
And do I think they should sue people who've downloaded stuff? Well, in my mother's words, "You can't legislate morality." It's a lose-lose situation. The RIAA looks like a bunch of money-grubbing idiots (which, I guess, is accurate), and the downloaders are out money that they *might* have spent on CDs. Nobody wins, here.