Recent comments in /f/Music

jmb052 t1_jec9j6l wrote

God, I got Metallica weekend tickets in November. Friday the openers are Wolfgang Van Halen and Pantera. Never really listened to WVH, never got to see Pantera. I’m stoked for Friday. Sunday is Ice Nine Kills and Five Finger Death Punch. Told my buddy that we’ll be fashionably late Sunday.

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GrooseandGoot t1_jec6jqs wrote

Yup, aren't required.

Thats the point. Their claims are meaningless and downplay how much profit they earn from it, it's a smokescreen.

Then you add resale tickets. A ticket that has already been charged the fees at the point of purchase get a 2nd fee hit on the seller, then a 3rd fee hit on the buyer.

Then you add in the broker networks that work directly with ticketmaster to secure sections of tickers to go directly to resale which the public never once has access to.

It's market manipulation and it's all hidden in secrecy.

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phred_666 t1_jec6gan wrote

For me it depends. I listen to a lot of foreign artists who sing in a language I don’t speak. In that case, music is #1. I will google translations to get the gist of what they’re singing about, but it isn’t my priority. As far as English language artists, I pretty much listen to both music and lyrics. Some artists, I pay more attention to the music, others I pay more attention to the lyrics. Old school country, I’ll focus more on lyrics. Metal, I’ll focus more on music.

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ztmwvo t1_jec6boh wrote

Seems most commenters do not know the definition of “vain” or “irony.” From Webster’s dictionary:

“having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : CONCEIT”

A conceited person is likely to think that everything, including that song, is all about them.

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brandonsfacepodcast t1_jec5830 wrote

It's honestly really complicated the way it all works out. Last Week Tonight has a great episode on it detailing how it works and how shitty it actually is.

They aren't required to be transparent because they're a private company and those negotiations are done via private party contracts.

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