the economy is down in general... (Score 1)

i realize that there are a few posts like this, but anyway...

with the economy on the down side and unemployment on the rise and in the middle of a "recession", doesn't it make sense that there is less disposable income out there so sales will be down? look at all the layoffs, etc. does the music industry think it's immune to the world around them? i work for a .com still in start up mode struggling to stay afloat. i used to buy cds all the time. recently i think i've only bought three cds in the last six months and not many more in the last year or so. also, most of the music coming out isn't as good as the stuff i can _listen_ to on the 'net. i'm sure there is some impact of the p2p networks that has hit the music industry - maybe now they'll take notice of us - the music listeners.