Comments on: RYAN ADAMS A to Z . . . LIVE!: The originals http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/06/04/ryan-adams-a-to-z-live-the-originals/ A little bit of BK in the VA Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:40:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: giles http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/06/04/ryan-adams-a-to-z-live-the-originals/#comment-19151 giles Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:41:47 +0000 http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/06/04/ryan-adams-a-to-z-live-the-originals/#comment-19151 Hey, I just read this blog about RA & yeah I think for sure he should of said something, I still really love his music, but not sure if he was cooler when he was getting drunk... Saw he live a while ago & he stood in the dark for 1.30 mins & spook at the end. Nice! Hey,

I just read this blog about RA & yeah I think for sure he should of said something, I still really love his music, but not sure if he was cooler when he was getting drunk… Saw he live a while ago & he stood in the dark for 1.30 mins & spook at the end. Nice!

]]> By: ekko http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/06/04/ryan-adams-a-to-z-live-the-originals/#comment-18571 ekko Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:57:21 +0000 http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/06/04/ryan-adams-a-to-z-live-the-originals/#comment-18571 Not entirely true, dude. My real problem with Ryan is that he didn't speak out against the practice, even when he was asked about it. Prosecutorial discretion is not unimilited, either. If RIAA had said they did not want to pursue the charges, the charges would have been dropped. The decision did not even rest entirely with Lost Highway, because they are members of the RIAA and are bound by the decisions of their corporate affiliate in many ways. So, was Ryan responsible for the charges being brought? No. Could Ryan himself have influenced the decision, or at least made it known that he does not believe in throwing his fans in jail over music? Absolutely. That's all I thought he should have done. Several musicians I've interviewed agree with me (and actually, I made the same arguments you made and it was an artist who suggested to me that Ryan was not wholly without blame). And Prince has specifically directed his lawyers to go after anyone using his stuff without his permission. I don't fault Prince for doing that, but I would never post on him because of it. Not entirely true, dude. My real problem with Ryan is that he didn’t speak out against the practice, even when he was asked about it. Prosecutorial discretion is not unimilited, either. If RIAA had said they did not want to pursue the charges, the charges would have been dropped. The decision did not even rest entirely with Lost Highway, because they are members of the RIAA and are bound by the decisions of their corporate affiliate in many ways. So, was Ryan responsible for the charges being brought? No. Could Ryan himself have influenced the decision, or at least made it known that he does not believe in throwing his fans in jail over music? Absolutely. That’s all I thought he should have done. Several musicians I’ve interviewed agree with me (and actually, I made the same arguments you made and it was an artist who suggested to me that Ryan was not wholly without blame).

And Prince has specifically directed his lawyers to go after anyone using his stuff without his permission. I don’t fault Prince for doing that, but I would never post on him because of it.

]]> By: Mina Page http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/06/04/ryan-adams-a-to-z-live-the-originals/#comment-18555 Mina Page Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:01:00 +0000 http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/06/04/ryan-adams-a-to-z-live-the-originals/#comment-18555 I'm both a lawyer and a Ryan Adams fan. (Hey, it can happen.) I read this post and was disturbed. I want to point out to Ryan's fans that he did not, nor could he, have anything to do with the arrest of the teenagers in Florida. It is prosecutorial discretion as to whether or not charges are brought against someone. The decision whether or not to bring charges rested in the hands of the label, Lost Highway - the same label, I might point out, that Ryan is leaving. Feel free to boycott whomever or whatever you please. But make sure that you know exactly who your enemy is. You should be concerned with the record labels - check out the legal history behind Prince cum The Artist Formerly Known as cum Prince again - not necessarily the artist him/herself. I’m both a lawyer and a Ryan Adams fan. (Hey, it can happen.) I read this post and was disturbed. I want to point out to Ryan’s fans that he did not, nor could he, have anything to do with the arrest of the teenagers in Florida. It is prosecutorial discretion as to whether or not charges are brought against someone. The decision whether or not to bring charges rested in the hands of the label, Lost Highway - the same label, I might point out, that Ryan is leaving. Feel free to boycott whomever or whatever you please. But make sure that you know exactly who your enemy is. You should be concerned with the record labels - check out the legal history behind Prince cum The Artist Formerly Known as cum Prince again - not necessarily the artist him/herself.

]]> By: Music http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/06/04/ryan-adams-a-to-z-live-the-originals/#comment-2820 Music Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:44:00 +0000 http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/06/04/ryan-adams-a-to-z-live-the-originals/#comment-2820 CLICK HERE WWW.KRONIMEDIA.COM CLICK HERE http://WWW.KRONIMEDIA.COM

]]> By: Ryan of the RSLMusic Weblog http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/06/04/ryan-adams-a-to-z-live-the-originals/#comment-2789 Ryan of the RSLMusic Weblog Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:23:22 +0000 http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/06/04/ryan-adams-a-to-z-live-the-originals/#comment-2789 I am hosting a song off Heartbreaker today. What a coincidence. Have you heard Halloweenhead yet? It's great! I actually have all of these except for "One of Us Is A Sucker..." It's good. I am hosting a song off Heartbreaker today. What a coincidence. Have you heard Halloweenhead yet? It’s great! I actually have all of these except for “One of Us Is A Sucker…” It’s good.

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]]> By: Stu http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/06/04/ryan-adams-a-to-z-live-the-originals/#comment-2770 Stu Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:11:10 +0000 http://berkeleyplace.wordpress.com/2007/06/04/ryan-adams-a-to-z-live-the-originals/#comment-2770 I've felt that way about Ryan Adams too, but I still listen to him. I had no idea about the court cases though... that worries me. I’ve felt that way about Ryan Adams too, but I still listen to him. I had no idea about the court cases though… that worries me.

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