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Somebody said... kid a was released = mr. brau got pwned!
xaviMF22 said:
and diehard U2 fans would do the same I think...I mean they would get any bone U2 throw at them
Utoo said:Sure, and 1/3 of this forum would bitch all the way to Best Buy that U2 were taking advantage of diehard fans. How many people bitched like hell when U2:18 came out and we had to pay $18 for a concert dvd and two new tracks?
Zootlesque said:
I think the anger against U2 is pent up because of past crimes like the new mixes and terrible compilations. This is Radiohead's first crime as opposed to U2's 40th.
Zootlesque said:This is Radiohead's first crime
Zootlesque said:Somebody said... kid a was released = mr. brau got pwned!
Zootlesque said:Somebody said... kid a was released = mr. brau got pwned!
MrBrau1 said:
is pwned a newfangled internet word for "a drink coaster?"
Because when Kid A was released, I did indeed, get a coaster.
It's amazing this internet thingy. People I haven't interacted with in months know I got a nice coaster in 2000.
MrBrau1 said:
is pwned a newfangled internet word for "a drink coaster?"
Because when Kid A was released, I did indeed, get a coaster.
It's amazing this internet thingy. People I haven't interacted with in months know I got a nice coaster in 2000.
Zootlesque said:
I do remember you talking about using Amnesiac as a coaster. Are you such a huge fan of Kid A & Amnesiac that you have to have them not only in your CD player but also as coasters?
I don't see how this is pretentious. U2 are ripping off fans left and right by making songs that could be downloadable off itunes impossible to get unless you buy another hits album. Even the Ultimate U2 collection on itunes requires paying $150 just to get some rarities in addition to the albums most U2 fans already own.intedomine said:
So us folk who like to obtain our music the normal, reasonable and traditional way have to wait potentially 4 months to own the bloody thing, just 'cause we like to hand our money to a human being over the counter rather than sign up for a credit card and lose our hard earned in cyberspace.
It's just completely uneccessary.
More pretentious than innovative or brave...
You're right. They do care about profit, but it's an important degree of difference. U2 have signed a deal which is allowing their record company to be really egregious in their profiteering. Charging for the official site?Earnie Shavers said:Careful about saying Radiohead don't care for profit. It was a risk that could have failed them, but it sounds like In Rainbows earned Radiohead more cash in one single day than Bono and Co. would have pocketed from weeks and weeks of Atomic Bomb sales.
Yes, U2 were the first and only band to pull off that masterful scheme. You really think U2 is the first to make a box set with some new stuff, or a hits album with new tracks? Think of all the bands that did this before the digital age... when they truly were BOX sets.Muldfeld said:
U2 are ripping off fans left and right by making songs that could be downloadable off itunes impossible to get unless you buy another hits album. Even the Ultimate U2 collection on itunes requires paying $150 just to get some rarities in addition to the albums most U2 fans already own.
This is why your posts are so frustrating, because 99% of the time you don't know what you are talking about.Muldfeld said:
Radiohead aren't doing to be popular. They're doing it because they can and don't care as much about massive profits.
You know you could have printed them from the internet for free, right?Muldfeld said:
Good for them for actually caring about art, and not charging membership fees, and putting out deluxe editions without lyrics (forcing us to buy the regular versions of HTDAAB)
Now YOU are being the greedy one. The bonus u218 only cost 3 bucks more than the regular. 3 bucks for 10 songs, not bad. Maybe they only liked those 10, it's not some fucking conspiracy that they will release it later...Muldfeld said:
and live DVDs with far less material than is possible; Milan had only 10 tracks and the official Vertigo DVD had an awful vocal performance by Bono, compared to so many better performances the band has recorded; the deluxe edition of Vertigo was just an insult; even the Zoo TV and Popmart deluxe versions had 6 extra songs or something. How about another concert on that extra DVD, especially since this is a rerelease?
Probably felt they would have upset the... I love the speculation. When Radiohead do it, it's for art sake, when U2 do it, it's only for money sake. That's so cute that you actually believe that.Muldfeld said:
Also, keep in mind, the bonus disc is not "In Rainbows", but something else. These songs aren't on the vinyl for a reason. Radiohead probably felt they would have upset the cohesiveness of the album.
Wow, you really need to get over this dude.Muldfeld said:
The album is available for mp3 lovers for any price they'd like. U2's latest hits repackaging didn't include the full concert,
Does this go for every collaboration known to man or just when U2 does it?Muldfeld said:
had 1 lame track and another cover with Green Day, which is not what U2 fans want; it's more a cheesy attempt to crossover and pick up Green Day's fans.
Muldfeld said:
Radiohead also don't like people buying songs separately and that's why they haven't released them on itunes. They feel strongly that it should be a full album-listening experience.
Muldfeld said:U2's latest hits repackaging didn't include the full concert, had 1 lame track and another cover with Green Day, which is not what U2 fans want;
corianderstem said:
Really? What kind of research did you perform to determine that there were no U2 fans who were also Green Day fans?
I loved the collaboration.
Speak for yourself all you want (which you do very well ), but don't lump everyone into your little Camp O' Bitter.