elevated_u2_fan
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gareth brown said:
can't you burn it to a CD?
how does one "burn" a CD?
gareth brown said:
can't you burn it to a CD?
Salome said:it's quite clever really
they're building up a bit of a hype now
will cash in on the holiday season when they release the album in stores
followed with a tour that will prolly end somewhere around next holiday season I reckon they might have given Paul McGuinness an idea
elevated_u2_fan said:
how does one "burn" a CD?
intedomine said:Whether I'm using a computer or not to type my rant is beside the point. What concerns me is that I don't manage my finances in a way that allows me to place pre-orders over the internet or pay for this $1 transaction fee. If I want to download the album next week or place an order for the "diskboxx", I'll have to reconfigure my whole way of using the internet, which to me seems like a bit of a hassle, and much more of a hassle than going to a record store.
Salome said:it's quite clever really
they're building up a bit of a hype now
will cash in on the holiday season when they release the album in stores
followed with a tour that will prolly end somewhere around next holiday season I reckon they might have given Paul McGuinness an idea
gabrielvox said:
Dude, you have to reconfigure your finances for a $1 transaction fee???
That's way more lame a statement than the pathetic jerkoff one, honestly.
My point is this: if you don't have a computer or an internet connection, of what import on your personal existence will it be if it comes out a week or two before the store, online? YOU WONT KNOW, CAUSE YOURE NOT ONLINE!!!
Analogy: we have um...coughfreecough satellite (oh the joy of living in canada). The movies come on satellite about 7-10 days after they appear on the shelves of Blockbuster and Rogers Video, sometimes only a day or two after. The kids gripe about it. My point to them is pretty much the same: stop going to Blockbuster, and pretty soon, "New" on the satellite will indeed be "new" to you, because YOU WONT KNOW WHATS ON THE SHELVES OF BLOCKBUSTER!!!
gareth brown said:
can't you burn it to a CD?
Earnie Shavers said:
They're just controlling the leak that would be inevitable around this time. New album due in stores over the next couple of months - so it's recorded and 'left' the studio and off into the world of marketing/promotion/manufacturing etc, which is when it starts to leak, no matter how hard you try. It's going to happen anyway, so they control it and maybe get a few bucks off it along the way - and their album is the biggest music news story of the past fortnight while doing so. It's not some revolutionary new way of doing business, and it's certainly not a middle finger to the music industry. They're just taking back a bit of control in the one area where artists seem to have absolutely none.
intedomine said:
Well is it going to be MP3 or WMA or will it be something obscure so the cheeky pricks make it difficult to burn and unplayable on most audio systems?
Wasn't the complete U2 like m4a or something bizarre like that. I disn't think CD's can store that file?
gareth brown said:
m4a's are only playable on iTunes and iPods, converting them to mp3 isn't allowed as they're 'protected' :
gareth brown said:sarcasm?
intedomine said:
What the fuck you on about?
I don't buy shit over the internet, I don't know how. Don't use ebay or amazon or itunes or whatever.
How would I pay for the album? I'm downloading it for free, cause I don't have a credit card. I'm not buying a credit card just so I can pay a 1 dollar transaction fee. Signing up for a credit card is more hassle than going to the store to buy a CD.
ahittle said:Just remembered something funny:
When OK Computer (or maybe Kid A) came out, Radiohead sent out promos on a cassette tape - glued inside a special Radiohead cheap-o tape player. The only way you could listen to it was through this dinky player; if you tried to get it out, you destroyed the tape; and you couldn't line-out to record it with any kind of quality.
ahittle said:More and more, bands are finding their prime source of income in touring and merch at concerts. It seems like now the CD is now just a vehicle to get out there and play shows. Used to be, you'd play a show to promote CD sales, and now it seems to be switching.
I don't know how many records Wilco is selling, but those guys tour like mad and are doing quite well. U2 makes most of their money through touring.
xaviMF22 said:
you can get the album for free no credit card required..
and buying something over the internet isn't rocket science
LemonMacPhisto said:
You can even order Pizza online. I love technology.
xaviMF22 said:
welcome to Lance's digital revolution
beaches
MrBrau1 said:What are RH? Some college band playing on the "quad"? Giving away CD's for free?
"Come see us Thursday at the "Earth Day" festival!, we rock!"
Their music has become so poor they have to give it away.
It's called a fire sale.
Tragic really. Nothing worse than wasted talent.
xaviMF22 said:
I thought you got banned?
MrBrau1 said:
I believe i was suspended.
How is giving away music innovative? Or progressive?
I do find it funny a millionaire band has decided to give away their music. Wonder if they'd have done the same thing in 1991.
xaviMF22 said:
me = pwned
Axver said:So, Brau, you're still just as cynical as before?
It really is like somebody runs over your beloved childhood pet every day. Repeatedly. While laughing with maniacal glee. And playing Kid A.
MrBrau1 said:
I don't know what that means.
MrBrau1 said:Cynical? It doesn't make sense.
You think giving away music is the cure for the industry's problems?
Good luck baby bands.
Those CD's you sell for $10 at your shows, well, according to Radiohead, you should be giving them away for free. Sorry, a "donation" (bands are charity now)
Ignore the fact you spent $15,000 recording it. Give it away and work a day job.
Radiohead could attack the real problem, radio and all methods of promotion. But they're far to clever for that.
It must be nice to be a cool (rich), hip (rich), cutting edge (rich) rock band. $$$.