August 18, 2008 9:41AM
AC/DC Sold Exclusively at Wal-Mart; Or, Rock n Roll Is Dead
By Cody Willard
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First they sold out to Motorola. Then to Gap. Now to the evil empire of Wal-Mart?
And don’t get me started on Jimmy Page’s playing for the opening of the NYSE at the top of WMG’s market cap, when it came back public after its owners fleeced its value.
I love rock n roll. I love AC/DC. But…
Sigh.
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Rock N Roll died in the 1970’s. Sure you had your glimmers of hope with Van Halen and Guns N Roses, but these days all you need to be considered a rock artist is a heavily distorted guitar and a knowledge of power chords. Soloing is so 30 years ago.
To be fair though, there are a few bands that came out of the 1990’s that I liked. STP (interstate love song is iconic 90’s rock), Collective Soul (shine has such a simple sweet riff), some AIC (got me wrong is so bad ass), and a few others I can’t think of off the top of my head. Until rock makes a comeback, I’ll continue listening to roots/bluegrass/alt country/ music.
Cody I find that pattern with Rock n’roll music a constant with Walmart. Often in my Rolling Stone magazine it often carrys articles on the music industry beside celebreties,it has been reporting how internet downloads are affecting the music indusstry. Especially in the retail sector. Since CDs are priced in $15 dollar range some aren’t selling. Also Tower Records went bankrupt a few years ago. But retailers like FYE are going strong still. The reason is FYE bought out dvd retailer SunCoast and music Retailer Goody’s. But downloads are having an effect on the cd retail beside Walmart and Best Buy. U and GOGO should talk about this music trend on Happy Hour sometime. Beside lawsuits against music filesharing programs,the music retail brick and mortars are up agains Amazon and others internet sites. So why not look at the state of the music cd retail industtry? Just an idea but Rolling Stone reports on this frequently in thier magazines.