This will be my last reply on this topic. We may just have to agree to disagree. But I will respond to your points.
1. To complain or not to complain that is the question. Does it get heard? I think it does. Does it mean it will change? Probably not. That's called life. Dream all you want, but sadly, $$ rules the bottom line 99.9% of the time. But my question to you is: Make lemons out of lemonade or go thirsty while complaining? Your choice. I choose lemonade, but that's just me.
2a. I agree with many of your 'wants' for music releases. My only response is: Does the market demand that type of a release on every album put out? It may still be too early to tell, but my guess from what is out there right now is , no. So why change? At the end of the day, the people in control of the things we want are a business. This is not their hobby, it is their lively hood. And if you don't want to do that on every album, what would your criteria be for determining which albums to release like that? I doubt 'Ukulele Ike Sings Again' would be high on anybodies list except those of us on this board.
2b. You need not have children to enjoy Disneyland. Heck, I'd wager you'd become a kid by noon if you tried. Sadly, I think once you waited in a line longer that what you deem 'appropriate' or saw one to many specs of trash on the ground, you would leave in disgust and tell all your friends never to return. Nothing is perfect and everything can be improved. I would suggest you go, but I think the 'dream of what Disneyland should be' would only disappoint you when you saw the 'Disneyland that is'... despite it being a very magical place in deed.
3. I must have missed your point on this one. If you mean no future 'cd' releases you may be right. I think at some point in time a hard copy (cd) will be a thing of the past. Digital releases are probably the thing of the future. What is your point? Did dvd's start out with 2 disc sets, feature length commentary, outtakes, promo's, etc,... No. They started out as a movie in a box. When the companies realized that people would buy them, things expanded into what we get today. Nowadays it's getting hard to just buy a movie with no extras. Heck, we get pissy when there aren't enough extras (what? only 2 discs, not 4???)... there goes 'the grass is always greener' again. If you mean that by supporting the release, they will just stop making that music available... well, I think your crazy. I doubt any record exec would say, "Gee, that last album sold pretty well. We should just stop." :
4. I did answer your question. I bought the music that I wanted, that iTunes made available, with the quality they released it in, for the price they were asking for it. That probably is not the answer you wanted, however. I assume you are directing your question at the Black Hole SOundtrack? If so, no, I would not pay $20 for a cd release of this music... but not for any reason you have stated. The quality is good enough, I just am not a fan of the music. Would I have paid $20 for other Disney released music, previously unavailable, at less than perfect sound quality, that I liked? You bet. One look at my vast collection of Disneyland & WDW Forever cd's will tell you that I will.
5. How/why/what is the logic behind releasing something in limited quantity over iTunes? That completely boggles me????? ???
Lastly, I can tell you from personal experience... if you try to please everyone, you wind up with crap. And while many people may think that what we have been given is crappy quality, the vast majority of folks disagree. Sorry.
Now excuse me whilst I go listen to my audio collection of various qualities... that I LOVE!!!!
I guess you can go listen to some silence in honor of all the music you'd like to have, that's available, that isn't up to your standards. :-[
I hope someday you find what you're asking for.
In the mean time.... MR. Thornton, keep cranking 'em out my friend... I luv ya and the work you do!!!! Thanks again. ;D