The Beatles on Itunes

It is impossible to listen to any song by Los Festingos without hearing the tremendous Beatles influence in the sound. As with many bands, The Beatles played a major rolen in influencing our unique sound. Maybe it's because the Fab Four have been my favorite band since I was very young, but every song I write sounds very Beatles inspired. And so, when the Beatles were released on Itunes, I was very excitted. Other people, however, were far less enthused.
Andrew Nusca of ZDNet.com wrote an articele on the website entitled, "Apple finally brings Beatles to Itunes; Does it Matter?" A news article explaining the details about the two Apples recent business agreement. And while doing so, the author subtly hints at a declaration of the pointlessness of the new release. The article does a decent job of presenting facts to support both sides of the argument, but there are strong undertones throughout the article that claim that the band's release on Itunes, and the surrounding press coverage is overdramatic. Here's a link to the site: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/apple-finally-brings-beatles-to-itunes-does-it-matter/41740
While I do believe that most Beatle Maniacs already have The Beatles on their ipod, I think the author downplays the significance of this historic event. As we've learned in class, the music industry is an entirely different world these days. Kids are experiencing music in new ways. Radio, cds and records are all but extinct. More often than not, kids learn about music from games and searching online. Between the release of Beatles Rockband last year, and the agreement with Itunes this year, the world of The Beatles is literally opened to an entirely new generation. And while it may seem absurd to avid fanatics like myself, there are loads of people who have not experienced the music of The Beatles in more than fleeting instances. Now they have that option, the option to engage in the world's greatest band and experience some of the most important songs of all time! So maybe the release of The Beatles on Itunes is not ground breaking for those of us who have Abbey Road on vinyl, but contrary to the web author's slightly biased opinion, the repercussions of this business trade, and those of the accompanying symbolic bridging between the old and the new, will be felt for many years from now, all across the universe. 'The Beatles on Itunes; DOes it matter?' Should not be a question anyone needs to ask. Very few events in the history of online music will compare.