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Post by dipstick on Jan 7, 2019 0:19:55 GMT
Songs topping the Billboard charts are more likely to have the Explicit "E" tag next to the titles than not. Does that put you off a song in any way? Do you think artists and labels strive for the tag to get more attention or is the label simply describing a threshold for listeners?
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Post by oh oooh on Jan 7, 2019 1:11:37 GMT
I had no idea this was a thing. What does it mean? What sort of things do you hear?
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Post by dipstick on Jan 7, 2019 1:20:36 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2019 10:08:49 GMT
It's probably a selling point for hip-hop albums, in the same way you wouldn't want to see a 15 or 12 horror movie.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2019 17:52:59 GMT
It's probably a legal requirement, I've seen similar stickers on cds in the UK. I guess it makes sense on goods that could be sold to minors.
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Post by dipstick on Jan 8, 2019 14:09:08 GMT
It's probably a legal requirement, I've seen similar stickers on cds in the UK. I guess it makes sense on goods that could be sold to minors. From what I understand, the tag is being used to sell to minors rather than restrict what they hear. There's a lucrative strategy of exploiting that forbidden fruit effect. Personally I'd rather it not exist as it junks up the titles! But really the "(Remastered)" tag is more offensive to me. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2019 16:55:09 GMT
Oh, true (it doesn't stop them from hearing it). I don't know. Maybe they're notice so you don't play them at work in fast food places or so on.
The tags don't bother me.
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