What's your opinion on this.....?

[poppachubby]

OK, ok, I don't want to argue here. I think the virtue of "few" lends itself to "fast". NO?

You are correct, who knows about his estate really. I certainly don't. I am making assumptions as did the post that prompted me to reply in the first place.

HOWEVER, Miles Davis' shrugged off alot of corporate "deals" and such through his career. Would he care about this one? We will need a spiritual psychic's assistance to really know. What I am saying, is based on everything I have read about him, including his own memoir, I am left to believe that he frowned on stuff like this.

What does Miles Davis have to do with any audio equipment? Nothing. This is all I am really trying to say. Bottom line, they are using his name and image to help sell a product.

Peace and love, Chubbs

[Geoffcin]

OK, ok, I don't want to argue here. I think the virtue of "few" lends itself to "fast". NO?
What does Miles Davis have to do with any audio equipment? Nothing. This is all I am really trying to say. Bottom line, they are using his name and image to help sell a product.

Peace and love, Chubbs

We certainly aren't going to change anything by our arguing about the "morality" of branding these buds with Miles' name. They are out there for sale and that's not going to change.

However, I want you to consider, even if you hate the idea of "selling his name" that Miles' name is now going to be seen/read/talked about by a lot more people than before. Even if only one of them gets newly exposed to his music isn't that a GOOD thing?

[poppachubby]

We certainly aren't going to change anything by our arguing about the "morality" of branding these buds with Miles' name. They are out there for sale and that's not going to change.

However, I want you to consider, even if you hate the idea of "selling his name" that Miles' name is now going to be seen/read/talked about by a lot more people than before. Even if only one of them gets newly exposed to his music isn't that a GOOD thing?

Take the blathering you and I are doing right now. Do you suppose even you or I are going to dust off some vinyl, feeling inspired? I don't.

I also don't think that this will lead to alot of people discovering his music. However, of course it's a good thing!! Should someone find his music through this product, it would probably be of more importance than the product itself.

I will give you this, if his name and likeness appeared on the brand of trumpet he used, I could maybe dig it. I just think that the buds are no different than a box of cereal, pair of jeans, etc.

I think the thing that bothers me the most, is that he's dead Geoff. It wasn't his decision, so to me it feels exploitative, regardless of the decisions of his estate trustees.

We will agree to disagree my good man, although I do feel your points fully.