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Your Take: Do Discount Gimmicks Hurt Independent Artists? | The 9513 — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:16:33 +0000

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By: Paula_W

Paula_W — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:32:14 +0000

I got the Aaron Tippin cd – Overdrive. I love it!! I highly recommend it to anyone who likes Aaron Tippin or truckdriving songs. I like both so this is definitely gonna get a lot of play at my house. My daughter will probably play it as much as I do.

By: Karlie

Karlie — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:28:58 +0000

BTW, I watched Jamey Johnson sing “High Cost of Living” on Leno last night, and after he performed Jay joined him to sign off for the night. He invited his other two guests to join them, and Jennifer Aniston looked terrified to get near Jamey. It was pretty funny.

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:23:36 +0000

@Chris: are you saying that iTunes can have CONTROL of an artist’s final product??? Wow…that indicates to me that a corporation within the music field can alternate a creative person to their liking…that is spooky.

By: Razor X

Razor X — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:21:22 +0000

Bonus tracks are not just included with digital releases. Look at how many albums in recent years have come in “standard” and “deluxe” editions.

By: Chris N.

Chris N. — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:59:10 +0000

@Josh: Don’t know if this is standard operating practice, but I recall the pop singer Lily Allen complaining publicly that iTunes had insisted on getting a couple of bonus tracks for her album as a precondition of promoting it at the iTunes store. She was really annoyed about it, and apparently gave them a remix she didn’t like while giving away her own handpicked “bonus tracks” on her MySpace page.

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:11:47 +0000

I’m quite enjoying the Tippin album. It’s not perfect, but I think it’s good stuff for sure.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:06:19 +0000

To add fire to this album dissin’ discussion…I am always puzzled by the online media market allowing to have one extra song that isn’t on a regular album off the rack of stores. How did this start and how does it work??? I feel a bait coming on that I HAVE to buy the entire album to get that extra song, which I think grinds my teeth for financial reasons, but it also puzzles me that an artist/label team establishes a batch of song into an album with online ventures promoting an additional flavor. Again: how can this be??

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:44:04 +0000

I do agree that Bentley is starting to become more generic this time around. Listening to the album, there are but a few gems to be found. Most of the songs would fit right in with his last few albums, making this album an undistinctive work. This is a Dierks fan talking as well; I own his last three albums, but I’m going to think twice about buying this latest one.

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:39:42 +0000

The exact same description was left on our site as well.