Re: Lycia also affected

[robert vanportfleet <lyciummusic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Yeah, I get these all the time too, but I have written off most of them.
> Some are legitimate though.  Only about 10%.

yep, there's like one out of every 10 of those emails that's actually
sincere........most people just want to jump on your train.....as if our
train could help anyone! hahaha!!!

> 
> It's just that this "Back the Band" thing is totally crap, because it is
> suposed to be for someone to post a comment, I'd rather have a negative
> comment than just some band's link.

word!

> 
> I agree too that it seems most people on mp3.com are just out to spam and
> make as much money as possible by annoying other artists.  How does this
> make any sense?  A starving artist spamming other starving artists to
> listen and buy their music...?

it just seems to really bring out a lot of arrogance in a lot of people on
there. i mean, i've seen people post stuff about their own band like "we've
been on this chart and that chart" blah blah blah......who fucking
cares????? mp3.com is not the end all, be all of the music world. it's just
a nice service that's supposed to be there to help spread your music! :)

xox
> 
> Jesse.
> http://www.mp3.com/Numina
> http://www.frii.com/~numina
> 
> On Sat, 17 Mar 2001, robert vanportfleet wrote:
> 
>> it sorta makes me ill the way some bands on mp3.com operate. all they care
>> about is making money any way they can. i'm tired of getting emails that say
>> something like this: "i've only heard a couple songs by your band but i love
>> gothic industrial music. go check out my band and put a link on your site
>> please"..
>> 
>> um....gross
>> 
>> xox tara xox
>> 
>> --
>> **************************
>> mike@support-cause.lyciummusic.com
>> **************************
>> http://www.lyciummusic.com
>> http://www.mp3.com/lycia
>> http://www.mp3.com/estraya
>> **************************
>> 
>> 
>>> From: Numina <numina@support-cause.frii.com>
>>> Reply-To: The Lycium <lycia@support-cause.lists.darkspire.net>
>>> Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 11:49:02 -0700 (MST)
>>> To: The Lycium <lycia@support-cause.lists.darkspire.net>
>>> Subject: Lycia also affected
>>> 
>>> By the way, regarding my rant of bands spamming the Back the Band feature,
>>> this is also happeneing with Lycia's page as well.
>>> 
>>> Jesse.
>>> 
>>> http://www.mp3.com/Numina
>>> http://www.frii.com/~numina