Comments on: The trouble with Salem http://averyfineline.com/2009/06/24/the-trouble-with-salem/ Criticism and commentary on southern gospel music Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:01:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Wade http://averyfineline.com/2009/06/24/the-trouble-with-salem/#comment-930451 Wade Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:11:52 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2009/06/24/the-trouble-with-salem/#comment-930451 The last SN thread had maybe 3 post. I hate to add to this one... but think the lack of post shows how UNIMPORTANT the SN has become!! Looks like 4 of 6 post are piled on complaints and the other 2 are question that the answers do not matter much...much like the SN itself!! Ron... if you have money to burn I have a lighter. The last SN thread had maybe 3 post. I hate to add to this one… but think the lack of post shows how UNIMPORTANT the SN has become!! Looks like 4 of 6 post are piled on complaints and the other 2 are question that the answers do not matter much…much like the SN itself!!

Ron… if you have money to burn I have a lighter.

]]> By: cdguy http://averyfineline.com/2009/06/24/the-trouble-with-salem/#comment-928602 cdguy Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:21:13 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2009/06/24/the-trouble-with-salem/#comment-928602 RonF-- I think the cover price is still $5.00. If your local Christian bookstore doesn't have it, they can get it from New Day Distributors. RonF– I think the cover price is still $5.00. If your local Christian bookstore doesn’t have it, they can get it from New Day Distributors.

]]> By: Extra Ink http://averyfineline.com/2009/06/24/the-trouble-with-salem/#comment-927836 Extra Ink Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:45:27 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2009/06/24/the-trouble-with-salem/#comment-927836 How many people does the SN have on staff? How many people does the SN have on staff?

]]> By: Ron F http://averyfineline.com/2009/06/24/the-trouble-with-salem/#comment-927365 Ron F Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:25:31 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2009/06/24/the-trouble-with-salem/#comment-927365 I dont have the money to buy Singing News. Just wondering what would it cost to purchase The SN Magazine? Anybody have a Ballpark figure?? I dont have the money to buy Singing News. Just wondering what would it cost to purchase The SN Magazine? Anybody have a Ballpark figure??

]]> By: RDB http://averyfineline.com/2009/06/24/the-trouble-with-salem/#comment-927228 RDB Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:32:56 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2009/06/24/the-trouble-with-salem/#comment-927228 Sometimes the assumption is made that the CCM end of things is more professional and sophisticated or (insert your own fancy word here) than the SG side. It really isn't as far ahead, though, as we awe-struck yokels from the backwoods might assume. CCM and its relatives are more urban, popular, and profitable than SG but not necessarily better run. SG would do well to look to its own internal strengths and recognize its weaknesses in order to determine its future trajectory, rather than assuming that the answers can be implanted from somewhere else. I think, incidentally, that's one thing that this site can help with, although the musings of one academic and his enraged readers may not really get us that far . . . Sometimes the assumption is made that the CCM end of things is more professional and sophisticated or (insert your own fancy word here) than the SG side. It really isn’t as far ahead, though, as we awe-struck yokels from the backwoods might assume.

CCM and its relatives are more urban, popular, and profitable than SG but not necessarily better run. SG would do well to look to its own internal strengths and recognize its weaknesses in order to determine its future trajectory, rather than assuming that the answers can be implanted from somewhere else. I think, incidentally, that’s one thing that this site can help with, although the musings of one academic and his enraged readers may not really get us that far . . .

]]> By: scope http://averyfineline.com/2009/06/24/the-trouble-with-salem/#comment-927222 scope Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:14:45 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2009/06/24/the-trouble-with-salem/#comment-927222 SN magazine has continued to put out fewer pages, while increasing the price. I've been a subscriber for nearly 25 years, but may not be much longer. SN magazine has continued to put out fewer pages, while increasing the price. I’ve been a subscriber for nearly 25 years, but may not be much longer.

]]> By: Rob http://averyfineline.com/2009/06/24/the-trouble-with-salem/#comment-927026 Rob Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:48:22 +0000 http://averyfineline.com/2009/06/24/the-trouble-with-salem/#comment-927026 I think since Salem has taken over the SN publication it has taken a turn for the worse. You can't hardly make a comment on the SN Forums without getting a threatening note from a mod or banned from the site. I for one would like to see Salem turn the SN back over to the former owners or to someone else that is interested in Southern Gospel Music. When Salem purchased it they thought they could make a big buck from it. Like all SG there is very little money in SG for the groups or the products. I think since Salem has taken over the SN publication it has taken a turn for the worse. You can’t hardly make a comment on the SN Forums without getting a threatening note from a mod or banned from the site. I for one would like to see Salem turn the SN back over to the former owners or to someone else that is interested in Southern Gospel Music. When Salem purchased it they thought they could make a big buck from it. Like all SG there is very little money in SG for the groups or the products.

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