Thursday, May 05, 2005
Band on the Run...
...from the Taxman?
It was not long ago that I railed against a close friend who asked if I wanted $60 Green Day tickets. I went on at length about "the record industry" and "selling out" and how generally outrageous it was that bands could expect fans to shell out that much money for three guys hammering out nearly as many chords. And anyways, I hadn't bought an album since Dookie. It was one of those rare occasions where I voiced my opinion.
Then I bought the American Idiot.
Then I wished I had tickets to the Green Day show.
Then I shelled out as much money for the best possible tickets to see Oasis.
Then I heard the new single...
But I have to say, that when the tickets start at $60 I have a problem with the whole system.
No show on earth is worth over $300. I say this knowing full well it’s only about 4 shillings and a hay-penny relatively speaking. But it's still out and out wrong. Isn't Sir Paul the wealthiest musician in the history of time. I would pay this to see - insert your own MJ or JC or Pope joke here - and I certainly won't be seeing this. That is unless the NME write something good about it, but I'll go under protest.
Oh, and the beer at the ACC is sheee-iiiiittteeee!
I used to have fond affection, largely inspired by the British Music Press-like so much else in my life, for Macca but I think this is a bridge too far. Sure I'll still look back fondly on my walk across the Abbey Road Zebra (pronounced Zeb-rhhaaa!) crossing , only slightly less.
The long and winding road indeed...
Paul McCartney wants you at the ACC ¶ 2:00 AM
It was not long ago that I railed against a close friend who asked if I wanted $60 Green Day tickets. I went on at length about "the record industry" and "selling out" and how generally outrageous it was that bands could expect fans to shell out that much money for three guys hammering out nearly as many chords. And anyways, I hadn't bought an album since Dookie. It was one of those rare occasions where I voiced my opinion.
Then I bought the American Idiot.
Then I wished I had tickets to the Green Day show.
Then I shelled out as much money for the best possible tickets to see Oasis.
Then I heard the new single...
But I have to say, that when the tickets start at $60 I have a problem with the whole system.
No show on earth is worth over $300. I say this knowing full well it’s only about 4 shillings and a hay-penny relatively speaking. But it's still out and out wrong. Isn't Sir Paul the wealthiest musician in the history of time. I would pay this to see - insert your own MJ or JC or Pope joke here - and I certainly won't be seeing this. That is unless the NME write something good about it, but I'll go under protest.
Oh, and the beer at the ACC is sheee-iiiiittteeee!
I used to have fond affection, largely inspired by the British Music Press-like so much else in my life, for Macca but I think this is a bridge too far. Sure I'll still look back fondly on my walk across the Abbey Road Zebra (pronounced Zeb-rhhaaa!) crossing , only slightly less.
The long and winding road indeed...
Paul McCartney wants you at the ACC ¶ 2:00 AM
