tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post115541025303013117..comments2024-03-06T03:15:58.539-05:00Comments on <b>THE NEW REFORM CLUB</b>: Politics of Pop Culture PopularityHunter Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961831404331998743noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1155588176146079312006-08-14T16:42:00.001-04:002006-08-14T16:42:00.001-04:00I'm deleting your comment as adding nothing new an...I'm deleting your comment as adding nothing new and simply beating a dead horse.S. T. Karnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971214612730402709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1155565910571663382006-08-14T10:31:00.000-04:002006-08-14T10:31:00.000-04:00My original post specifically said the group's pop...My original post specifically said the group's popularity was declining in red states. And I also prominently mentioned the radio stations' refusal to give the band free promotion. And it is important to understand exactly what this means. The stations do those promotions <I>because they benefit the station, not because they benefit the artist.</I> The stations in the red states recognized that the DC are not a big plus for them, and made a business decision not to put them on air for free.<BR/><BR/>Anyone who wishes to believe that the red states still love the Dixie Chicks is free to do so. But the facts say otherwise.S. T. Karnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971214612730402709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1155493978739991672006-08-13T14:32:00.000-04:002006-08-13T14:32:00.000-04:00No, but people who cannot make distinctions are. W...No, but people who cannot make distinctions are. Where and to whom the discs are selling is a crucial fact missing from the raw numbers of disc sales given here. If the discs are not selling well in St. Louis and Houston but are doing grandly in the "blue" states, both the sales numbers and the decline of the band's popularity in the "red" states are true. A look at the amazon.com customer reviews confirms this, as positive reviews from large cities and "blue" states predominate.<BR/><BR/>In addition, concert tickets cost a great deal more than CDs do, so if people are buying CDs but not going to concerts, that indicates a serious decline in what they're willing to put out for a performer. That means they are less popular and liked than before. Those are facts.S. T. Karnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971214612730402709noreply@blogger.com