Correct I fully agree. And guys - there are just people with a lot more money then others. Some hundred bucks mean very little to them while wasting time means alot.
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The Beatles Appear in iTunes Store
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Correct I fully agree. And guys - there are just people with a lot more money then others. Some hundred bucks mean very little to them while wasting time means alot.
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Ever hear of Miles Davis? I could give you a hundred references with much greater depth across jazz, blues, classical or r&b. But some people just like Wonderbread and get all uncomfortable with things they don't understand. It's ok. Really. Just don't try and front a game you can't handle. The Beatles were fantastic accumulators of wealth. I'm impressed. And a ton of self absorbed white people were introduced to things they thought were new. Also ok. But let's not overstate history and claim they were deep, innovative or technically accomplished by any reasonable standard.
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Ever hear of Miles Davis? I could give you a hundred references with much greater depth across jazz, blues, classical or r&b. But some people just like Wonderbread and get all uncomfortable with things they don't understand. It's ok. Really. Just don't try and front a game you can't handle. The Beatles were fantastic accumulators of wealth. I'm impressed. And a ton of self absorbed white people were introduced to things they thought were new. Also ok. But let's not overstate history and claim they were deep, innovative or technically accomplished by any reasonable standard.
Missing albums?
I'll be the first one to start this up. It has been rumored ever since the Beatles broke up that there are unreleased Beatles songs. Supposedly, all the songs and artwork unreleased is enough "good stuff" to make up at least two albums. It was in their production pipeline when the Fab Four called it quits and that stopped everything.
Some of the boys commented off and on in the 70s there are projects that not all the band liked and thus the impasse. Due to creative differences and the influence of the Beatles respective spouses, the studio masters are still locked up in a heavy vault with only an English law firm having keys. Paul wanted to be more pop. John wanted to be socially conscience. Ringo wanted to be more sexy. George, well he was happy how just things were and hence why he was the one that came out with an album first after the break up.
Could it be that it took so long for the Beatles to get to iTunes is that these unreleased songs will finally get out?
I'll be the first one to start this up. It has been rumored ever since the Beatles broke up that there are unreleased Beatles songs. Supposedly, all the songs and artwork unreleased is enough "good stuff" to make up at least two albums. It was in their production pipeline when the Fab Four called it quits and that stopped everything.
Some of the boys commented off and on in the 70s there are projects that not all the band liked and thus the impasse. Due to creative differences and the influence of the Beatles respective spouses, the studio masters are still locked up in a heavy vault with only an English law firm having keys. Paul wanted to be more pop. John wanted to be socially conscience. Ringo wanted to be more sexy. George, well he was happy how just things were and hence why he was the one that came out with an album first after the break up.
Could it be that it took so long for the Beatles to get to iTunes is that these unreleased songs will finally get out?
I HIGHLY recommend listening to Alan Cross in his show The Ongoing History of New Music if you want to expand your aural horizons.
http://exploremusic.com/shows/ongoing-history-of-new-music/
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Lol. So salient a point to make.
Thanks for contributing!
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Lol. So salient a point to make.
Thanks for contributing!
I agree, i like really enjoy the Beatles music, but what's interesting to me is that 9 of the top 25 albums on iTunes are Beatles only after hours of release;
and #7 is the $149.00 box set. I didn't think there would be so many people that would download the box set (esp if they have the CD version that was released just last year). It would be interesting to see the actual sales numbers!
Agreed; I don't see that if you know that there's millions of fans out there that are willing to spend money, from a business standpoint, why _wouldn't_ you want to promote the product? Hey if you can make 30% (or whatever deal they struck) of $149 and selling several more million units, by making a press release and switching your home page wouldn't you?
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We're living in an age of Terrabyte hard drives and 160Gb iPods. There's no excuse to release lossy compressed music anymore. In 1998 it had it's place.
Guess I'll continue ripping CD's to ALAC.
WOW Apple is ****** stupid.....this was the unforgettable thing??? THIS??? Does Apple really think that by now people haven't gotten the beatles from other sources? Do they really think people held out for years until iTunes got them? Steve Jobs' cancer has infected his ****ing brain...
Wow some of you people need to calm the hell down. It IS a big announcement whether you like them or not (I'm part of the not so much group). What did some of you expect? And why are you so angry? It's not like they had a special keynote for it and yes people could get the Beatles in other forms but iTunes is the biggest music store in the world. You have to think about who Apple sells to. It's not more knowledgable people (I say that lightly) here on macrumors; it's the general public that is going to eat this up.
Yeah, The Beatles' music still sells incredibly well. People often get really fired up for no apparent reason. Maybe it's because it's Apple...
It's all in the mind.
People saw what they WANTED to see, and then "hyped" themselves!
Any poster quoted above for whom English is a second language have my apologies. But Americans, Aussies, Brits, Canadians, Scots (etc.), that misread Apple's announcement have only themselves to blame. The "hype" and "exaggeration" was all manufactured by you!
Read it again, carefully: Two separate sentences.
Totally different meaning.
Get it now?
Quoth the Ringo: It's all in the mind.
People saw what they WANTED to see, and then "hyped" themselves! Well, this is... disappointing. I don't think any of us could have expected such a hype filled announcement that was full of empty air
I'm sick of this MAGICAL s**t!
Apple's over exaggeration machine is working in full swing.
Any poster quoted above for whom English is a second language have my apologies. But Americans, Aussies, Brits, Canadians, Scots (etc.), that misread Apple's announcement have only themselves to blame. The "hype" and "exaggeration" was all manufactured by you!
Read it again, carefully:
Tomorrow is just another day.
That you'll never forget.
See? That you'll never forget.
Two separate sentences.Totally different meaning.
Get it now?
Quoth the Ringo: It's all in the mind.
I think it's great that Apple finally has The Beatles music on iTunes. But...if you're a Beatles fan then you'll have this music by now. Only thing I can think of is that more people will start listening to them because Apple is going to advertise this like mad. It's great nonetheless to see The Beatles on iTunes
Sorry to say the obvious - but - if you listen to classical music on your iPod and you use that stupid 128kBit AACs - please, pretty please, get your ears checked.
I wouldn't consider myself audiophile, but I'd take a CD over AAC any day (and btw - given the right equipment, vinyl really is 'warmer' than CD).
If "vinyl" itself was inherently warm, then the stylus wouldn't need to supply such drastic equalization.
I have had this feeling since I started reading MacRumors that if you hold an Apple announcement with all the MR members in person in a room full of guns and knives, nobody leaves alive.
Very true!
It's a big deal for the Apple Inc. vs. Apple Corp. case that's been going on since the 70's - and of course it's a band that's going to sell a lot of music on the iTunes Store
So, Apple Marketing come up with "This Changes Everything" and everyone's perfectly happy that they're referring to a mobile phone. "This Changes Everything. Again" and it's an update to the same mobile phone.
Don't know about everyone else, but my life has been pretty much unchanged since that massive hype. Pick any other Apple advertising campaign and it'll probably be no more literal than "Tomorrow is just another day. That you'll never forget". Yes, I was also hoping for a bit more, but I'm not going to damn Apple for what was always just a marketing caption. What were people actually expecting that they would literally never forget?
In fact I'd say that to the average person (i.e. not the typical MacRumors member), the Beatles announcement is probably more significant than the iPhone 4 release.
Besides, Apple invest in bringing the Beatles to iTunes. What do you expect them to do, not tell anyone and leave it to people finding out by accident? Without the teaser and press releases do you really think the iTunes charts would be so full of Beatles stuff already? The success of their marketing isn't based on the number of negatives MacRumors rate it as, it's based on sales.
Don't know about everyone else, but my life has been pretty much unchanged since that massive hype. Pick any other Apple advertising campaign and it'll probably be no more literal than "Tomorrow is just another day. That you'll never forget". Yes, I was also hoping for a bit more, but I'm not going to damn Apple for what was always just a marketing caption. What were people actually expecting that they would literally never forget?
In fact I'd say that to the average person (i.e. not the typical MacRumors member), the Beatles announcement is probably more significant than the iPhone 4 release.
Besides, Apple invest in bringing the Beatles to iTunes. What do you expect them to do, not tell anyone and leave it to people finding out by accident? Without the teaser and press releases do you really think the iTunes charts would be so full of Beatles stuff already? The success of their marketing isn't based on the number of negatives MacRumors rate it as, it's based on sales.
...But Americans, Aussies, Brits, Canadians, Scots (etc.), that misread Apple's announcement have only themselves to blame. The "hype" and "exaggeration" was all manufactured by you!
Read it again, carefully:Tomorrow is just another day.See?
That you'll never forget.
Totally different meaning.
Get it now?
Quoth the Ringo: “It's all in the mind.”
Ah yes, but the message in other languages translated back into English was "Tomorrow is another day that/which you'll never forget."
Maybe their memories work differently to ours?
LOL @ number of negative ratings for this thread!
no kidding! I haven't seen a 1690 post count since 1984.
I agree. I think some people took this really hard. They just posted a little teaser message on the website. It could be anything. It's amazing to see so many people attached to Apple emotionally. But it's very shallow of people to flame this announcement. Ya know, Apple doesn't revolve around you. Like Andrew said, they cater to other general markets, not just mac geeks like us. According to the reviews, thousands of people have already bought the boxset and apparently they are happier then heck. So give everyone a break, go back to work, take a deep breath, tomorrow is a new day.