Jay Z and RIAA rule changes... discuss.

2013/07/20 01:22:12

craigb

jimusic
If he wasn't riding the coat tails of beyonce's fame & fortune, I doubt he'd be known by anyone whatsoever - but still working graveyard shifts at 7-11 instead.

I find this statement to be very insulting.
(Everyone knows it takes more talent than Jay-Z has to work graveyard at 7-11.

)

2013/11/16 21:29:26

quantumeffect

I was reading the Wiki article on The Guess Who having been asked to learn Share the Land, and came across a discussion on an interesting album I’d never heard of called “A Wild Pair”. It was a Coca-Cola promotional item featuring The Guess Who on one side and the Staccatos (who became The Five Man Electrical Band) on the other that you got by sending in ten Coke bottle cap liners and a dollar.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guess_Who

The comment that struck me in the Wiki article was this one (under “Transitional years and Let's Go (1966–1968)” in the article):

Guitarist Randy Bachman has stated in interviews that he believes A Wild Pair sold enough copies in Canada to qualify for gold record status; however, because the album was not sold through normal retail channels, no certified sales figures are available.

The comment, reminded me of this thread and maybe I am stretching it a bit but I think I see a corollary (I think that is the right choice of words).

Samsung buys a millions albums and gives them away and the album is certified platinum.

If Coke had records (no pun intended) on the total number of albums given away in exchange for bottle cap lids and that number was high enough for a certification, with the Jay-Z rule modification could/should an album like “A Wild Pair” be certified retroactively.

Note … I do realize the Randy Bachman was probably just being facetious and the numbers were not high enough for any type of certification so, I am just throwing this out as a hypothetical.

2013/11/17 16:20:14

Ham N Egz

I like ~~monkeys~~ the Guess Who

saw them in New Orleans at a fair/festival in the early 90s , I felt sorry for them then at the merch table signing autographs, I purchased a cd and had them autograph it

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2013/11/18 09:08:18

Moshkiae

Hi,

I don't see the point in discussing ______________________________ !
Jean Genet

2013/11/21 13:05:40

quantumeffect

Moshkiae
Hi,

I don't see the point in discussing ______________________________ !
Jean Genet

I'm a bit too low brow for such hoity toity cultural stuff (I had to bing Jean Genet) ... so I will just assume you don't like The Guess Who.

2013/11/21 18:09:14

craigb

It says Jean was a vagabond and petty criminal, who later took to writing and died in 1986.

Sounds like your average forum poster, ya?

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