New UK Singles Chart Industry Rules ~ Ludicrous!

[BattleMonkey]

Does anyone still really care about the singles charts anymore? I mean, I remember the days when I used to tape the Top40 on a Sunday, but does anyone still do that and think the chart is a meaningful entity?

Ah the good old days before the started talking over the start and the end of songs ruining it for everyone. I dont bother with the charts anymore, barely even bother with the radio.

Heh heh! My brother used to do that, wasn't it Bruno Brooks and all that? I'm playing GTA: Vice City at the moment and I was listening to Go West's 'Call Me' on Flash thinking "There was some great stuff back then". I remember first hearing Metallica's Sad But True and Faith No More's Midlife Crisis that way. It'll be interesting as artists like Fleetwood Mac and recently Bob Dylan are still high up in the album charts. I'd like to hear more stuff from the past.

[Captain Nigel]

I don't think there is anything wrong with singles charts having older music in them, book charts (for example) have books competing with old books too, so do album charts, DVD charts etc. I don't think it will make much difference to the charts though but I could be wrong.

[dw2k6]

who cares, all you hear in the charts nowadays is fucking trash anyway.

[Killerclaw]

I'll never pay for a song online, if I pay, I want something physical in return. If my comp crashes, I still have all my music on CD.

[Gemini-Phoenix]

I'll never pay for a song online, if I pay, I want something physical in return. If my comp crashes, I still have all my music on CD.

It's nice to have a piece of universal media that can be used in almost any compatable device, and be transferred from one to another with the knowledge that it will work. The Cd is an amazing piece of technology. It has lasted for 20 years, and even outlasted superior technology to it (Mini Discs), yet still goes strong. I like to know that I can take a Cd from my collection, and play it in my Dvd player, PC, Cd player on my stereo, portable Cd player, and also various games consoles...

There are even some video games that require the usage of actual Cd's, such as Vib Ribbon for example, which would be deemed useless. I also like to rip certain tracks onto my Xbox hard drive for use during certain games liek Tony Hawk III or PGR II etc...


I like the option to be able to rip a Cd at various qualities and formats. I also like to know that the source is pure, which you can't always be assured of with downloaded MP3's. You also don't know what "Cut" of track you are downloading either most of the time.

[RivaOni]

There are even some video games that require the usage of actual Cd's, such as Vib Ribbon for example, which would be deemed useless. I also like to rip certain tracks onto my Xbox hard drive for use during certain games liek Tony Hawk III or PGR II etc...

Eh whered that side of the argument come from? No ones saying "death to CD's" and you're the only one who seems to believe downloads will do this. As you pointed out, theres nothing like having an actual physical piece of media (when compared to something downloaded anyway) therefore CD's or if something replaces them, whatever that is, will always be in the shops, so long as we have high street stores that is. Vinyl has never really dissappeared, and I know a few people who only buy an album if its released in vinyl.

[tiger_of_Sudan]

Digital distribution will, in some form, overtake other physical forms of media distribution in the future, be it downloading at home, via a mobile device or in shops/download stations. But there will always be something missing.

I've never downloaded music (legally or otherwise), ripping stuff I own, but I'm guessing with downloads you miss out on all the artwork and lyrics. With some releases, thats a significant part of the package- take Tool's 10,000 days. The packaging is AWESOME, with 3d artwork that you could not download.

Even my Dad bemoans buying CD's, saying when you bought vinyl it was an event, that you could smell new vinyl when you opened it. Obviously that's a nostalgic view, and maybe I'm a bit backward here, but I just prefer a physical maniestation of what I buy. Mind you, good music has a magic about it that transcends how it's delivered.

As for the charts (I'm a bit off topic in this post!), t's supposed to chart what sells the most, not when something was released. Unless it's the Accurist Chrono-Chart.

[PRNelson]

I haven't really seen for myself and was wondering if anyone had noticed wether or not there had actually been a major impact on the charts?

[bubble pop]

I didn't even realise this new system had been introduced! Shows you how much attention I pay to the Charts these days...

Anyway, I personally think this isn't a bad thing at all. I'm not particularly impressed with the music that is charting at the moment anyway. Perhaps this means future 'talent' show winners, such as The X Factor, will have less chance of shooting to No. 1 regardless of how rubbish the song they've realsed is.