What does everyone think about that U2 IPOD commercial now! - Page 5

Bono's shades · 08-22-2005, 04:56 PM

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Originally posted by starvinmarvin
Jesus Christ is OK too if you like the country influenced rattle and Hum songs, but I know lots of people don't.

The Woody Guthrie tribute album this song originally appeared on is available through iTunes so you can download Jesus Christ for 99 cents if you want. That's what I did! I seem to remember it being slightly longer or shorter than the version offered through the digital box set, but I believe it is essentially the same tune.

CPTLCTYGOOFBALL · 08-22-2005, 04:57 PM

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Originally posted by blueeyedgirl

Ok but why are U2 doing this NOW? Why haven't they been allying their name with other products in the past? To me it indicates a desperation to find a marketing tool for them now.

This isn't new to U2. Larry Mullen did a print ad for Harley Davidson back in 87 or 88. I didn't see anything wrong with that, and I don't see anything wrong with the Ipod ad. For anyone with the Flanigan book, reread it. There's a part where they were talking about how in the future Music would be Downloaded straight to the enduser, that Music stores would be obsolete. They were excited about this and wanted to be part of it. They were one of the first acts to make sure that they secured separate royalty rates for downloads.

U2 have always been interested in the future, and they've professed excitement about things like the IPOD years before...When they said last year that they really did like the Ipod they weren't just blowing smoke, it's true. The proof is in that book. It's not like they're selling Coke, while privately hating the stuff and stocking crates of Pepsi(Like Michael Jackson-BTW ShaunVox, aren't you a big Michael Jackson fan?)

CPTLCTYGOOFBALL · 08-22-2005, 05:01 PM

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Originally posted by financeguy

That is a fair point, but it still doesn't address the issue raised by Chizip and Bonoshades that to get certain tracks, you had to fork out the full 150 rather than download them on a track by track basis.

That is a fair point. But it's also fair to point out that I've downloaded all of those tracks and not paid a cent.

catwoman · 08-22-2005, 05:12 PM

This might be a stupid question but where on the net can I watch the commercial?
When they used to show it on tv,I never paid much attention....I wasn't really a fan then.

starvinmarvin · 08-22-2005, 05:12 PM

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Originally posted by CPTLCTYGOOFBALL

That is a fair point. But it's also fair to point out that I've downloaded all of those tracks and not paid a cent.

True, but maybe you would have bought them if you could have bought just those tracks, and not the whole box set. Another enticement to buy would have been if those tracks were CD quality sound., but they're not, so what are they really worth anyways? The answer is nothing, and that's why I downloaded them for free too. LOL!!

Utoo · 08-22-2005, 05:47 PM

starvin---- where'd you get them? I have a few of them, but wouldn't mind completing the set.

starvinmarvin · 08-22-2005, 05:49 PM

I downloaded them WinMX, but it took FOREVER. They're not that easy to find. Which ones do you need?

Utoo · 08-22-2005, 06:08 PM

drop me a line at utooguyATgmailDOTcom. I'll send you a list of what I've got---we can trade some, if you'd like.

catwoman · 08-23-2005, 05:18 PM

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Originally posted by catwoman
This might be a stupid question but where on the net can I watch the commercial?
When they used to show it on tv,I never paid much attention....I wasn't really a fan then.

HELLO!!!
I can't save or download anything from the apple/itunes website on the computer I use,which is a library computer,I tried a number of times already,I thought there would be another site where I could watch it.
If there is,you guys aren't telling me.
For some reason you are ignoring me.

doctorwho · 08-23-2005, 05:27 PM

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Originally posted by starvinmarvin

Yeah, I agree. The ad wasn't a problem, but the iTunes collection was a rip-off. And U2 certainly profitted from it.

I'm glad that I downloaded the rare and unreleased tunes, becasue truth be told they're not worth the 150 bucks. I don't even know if it was worth the time it took to find them for free.

Oh c'mon!

iTunes charges $1/song. With the U2 package, you received almost 450 songs for $150 - or just $100 if you had the coupon code. That works out to 22 cents a song!

Sorry that you feel so ripped off for paying 22 cents a song...

Zoots · 08-23-2005, 05:38 PM

I forgot about that commercial.

**ramblin rose** · 08-23-2005, 05:44 PM

I like U2's ipod commercial a lot more than the Stones' Ameriquest one.

gareth brown · 08-23-2005, 05:46 PM

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Originally posted by shaun vox
What does everyone think about that U2 IPOD commercial now!

shit

Bono's shades · 08-23-2005, 06:16 PM

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Originally posted by doctorwho

Oh c'mon!

iTunes charges $1/song. With the U2 package, you received almost 450 songs for $150 - or just $100 if you had the coupon code. That works out to 22 cents a song!

Sorry that you feel so ripped off for paying 22 cents a song...

It's a rip-off when you are paying 22 cents a song each for more than 400 that you already own - particularly when you own them on CD.

martha · 08-23-2005, 06:26 PM

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Originally posted by ramblin rose
I like U2's ipod commercial a lot more than the Stones' Ameriquest one.

Especially since the Stones got paid a shitload of money for it and Ameriquest is being investigated in thirty states for loan irregularities.

MrBrau1 · 08-23-2005, 06:50 PM

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Originally posted by martha

Especially since the Stones got paid a shitload of money for it and Ameriquest is being investigated in thirty states for loan irregularities.

I'd imagine Keef has no idea. He thinks Ameriquest is the company run by Christopher Columbus.

doctorwho · 08-23-2005, 07:20 PM

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Originally posted by Bono's shades

It's a rip-off when you are paying 22 cents a song each for more than 400 that you already own - particularly when you own them on CD.

Then the answer to that is obvious: don't download the songs!!

I don't get this idiotic notion of "rip-off". You have the songs - so if you don't want them, don't get them from iTunes. Those who don't have the songs or chose to spend 22 cents/song to get everything in mp3 format got some extra goodies as their reward. Nothing about this is a rip-off, other than your juvenille notions that you should be able to get everything U2 does at your convenience for the lowest possible price.

myfavu2 · 08-24-2005, 02:38 PM

The Ipod is great, and the Itunes package was awesome for people like me: newbies that didnt have every single cd. I still bought ATYCLB and HTDAAB on cd, but I love the fact that the itunes package has live recordings. They are amazing! and U2 selling out? heck no, i was so excited to see them on tv at all!

financeguy · 08-24-2005, 02:43 PM

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Originally posted by doctorwho
Then the answer to that is obvious: don't download the songs!!

I don't get this idiotic notion of "rip-off". You have the songs - so if you don't want them, don't get them from iTunes. Those who don't have the songs or chose to spend 22 cents/song to get everything in mp3 format got some extra goodies as their reward. Nothing about this is a rip-off, other than your juvenille notions that you should be able to get everything U2 does at your convenience for the lowest possible price.

I feel you are still missing the point that you cannot download ALL of the tracks on a track by track basis.

As Chizip said, some of them are in the "Unreleased and rare" category so only available to those who pay the full 150 whack.

namkcuR · 08-24-2005, 02:59 PM

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Originally posted by doctorwho

Then the answer to that is obvious: don't download the songs!!

I don't get this idiotic notion of "rip-off". You have the songs - so if you don't want them, don't get them from iTunes. Those who don't have the songs or chose to spend 22 cents/song to get everything in mp3 format got some extra goodies as their reward. Nothing about this is a rip-off, other than your juvenille notions that you should be able to get everything U2 does at your convenience for the lowest possible price.

No. In the Unreleased&Rare category are 18 songs. Of these 18, 9 of them are never-before-heard tracks, tracks that would normally be b-sides for singles. But these 18 Unreleased&Rare tracks have next to them on the right the words 'Album Only'. Do you know what that means? That means that they are saying to the fans who have diligently spent their money on all things U2 over the years - 'Tough shit. You want the unreleased stuff, you gotta buy everything you already have again'. I don't see what is juvenile about thinking that's not fair. Evidently a lot of people agree with me since a large chunk of people on this board - who have probably paid for all their other U2 stuff - obtained those Unreleased&Rare tracks via free internet circulation.

And, btw, when you download from ITunes, you're not getting mp3 format. You're getting propietary ITunes format - .AAC.

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Utoo Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lovetown Posts: 8,343 Local Time: 01:57 AM	starvin---- where'd you get them? I have a few of them, but wouldn't mind completing the set. __________________

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Utoo Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lovetown Posts: 8,343 Local Time: 01:57 AM	drop me a line at utooguyATgmailDOTcom. I'll send you a list of what I've got---we can trade some, if you'd like. __________________

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ramblin rose Forum Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 12,865 Local Time: 11:57 PM	I like U2's ipod commercial a lot more than the Stones' Ameriquest one. __________________ ramblinrose[at]interference.com

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08-22-2005, 05:12 PM	#84
catwoman The Fly Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 30 Local Time: 05:57 AM	This might be a stupid question but where on the net can I watch the commercial? When they used to show it on tv,I never paid much attention....I wasn't really a fan then.

08-22-2005, 05:49 PM	#87
starvinmarvin Refugee Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,178 Local Time: 05:57 AM	I downloaded them WinMX, but it took FOREVER. They're not that easy to find. Which ones do you need?

08-23-2005, 05:38 PM	#91
Zoots Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: the great beyond Posts: 36,802 Local Time: 07:57 AM	I forgot about that commercial.

08-24-2005, 02:38 PM	#98
myfavu2 The Fly Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 30 Local Time: 05:57 AM	The Ipod is great, and the Itunes package was awesome for people like me: newbies that didnt have every single cd. I still bought ATYCLB and HTDAAB on cd, but I love the fact that the itunes package has live recordings. They are amazing! and U2 selling out? heck no, i was so excited to see them on tv at all!