donut
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| posted on 10/10/07 at 04:04 PM |
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Radioheads new album, pay what yoy want for it
Yep i have just bought Radioheads new album from
http://www.inrainbows.com/Store/Quickindex2.html
You can pay whatever you want for it – I paid the equivalent to what I’d pay normally but you can buy it for a quid!! It's MP3 at 160kbs
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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nick205
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| posted on 10/10/07 at 04:08 PM |
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Me personally, I won't be paying anything for it, but then I don't want it either. Never been a fan myself 
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 10/10/07 at 04:12 PM |
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Seems to me like a gimmick to sell a (reportedly mediocre, though I won't pass judgement as I haven't heard it) album that otherwise
wouldn't do very well.
They have no record company and no CD production costs so they will keep the majority of the sale price of each item. I don't know what a band
usually gets but it probably means that at only a quid or two they make more than they would from CD sales through a record company!
All that said I think it's a great idea and look forward to finding out what the average price paid over a large number of sales is! I doubt
it's a model that will catch on though!
[Edited on 10/10/07 by matt_claydon]
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donut
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| posted on 10/10/07 at 04:27 PM |
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Listening to it now.... not bad but not great. Mind you it's only the 1st play
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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Hellfire
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| posted on 10/10/07 at 04:31 PM |
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Personally I think it's the way forward, about time Bands made the money for their music rather than the producers and editers...
It's been on five live that Mr Bacon tried to buy it for 1p and it cost him £5+ due to Credit Card charges etc... all a bit of a con me
thinks!!!
I won't buy it either - too depressing for me....
Just for the record (no pun intended) there was speculation a few ago that Woolworths were stopping selling albums that they paid the record companies
more than £1 for... how much of that would go to the Band???
Radiohead have a bit of a lead with this as they are already a decently large band... so will sell just because... smaller bands stand a better chance
going through myspace.com and gigging.... that way there musical skill improves they financially they see the benefit of gigging.
Makes me laugh at X Factor - how many of them over the last 3-4 years have been; honestly, any good... apart from Will Young? Can anyone name the
rest? WHo cares? There is only 1 winner - Simon Cowell, the mugs that think they are going to be a success and fall for all this, are right
muppets!!!
Steve
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donut
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| posted on 10/10/07 at 04:37 PM |
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Card charges were 45p for me
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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Hellfire
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| posted on 10/10/07 at 05:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by donut
Card charges were 45p for me
I think there must be a minimum charge then... how much did you opt to pay to get that CC charge?
Steve
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donut
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| posted on 10/10/07 at 06:06 PM |
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ok i admit i only paid £1 for the download and 45p for the card charge.
Good eh however the album is only worth a quid!!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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MikeR
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| posted on 10/10/07 at 07:42 PM |
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hmm, i'd rather listen to it for nothing and then buy it if i like it - its what i normally do (i listen to friends music and then get what i
like).
Driving home i was thinking about this whole subject. I remember listening to someone who was saying in the 60's music was huge and people spent
a high proportion of their wages buying records. It occurs to me the more accessible music has become the less its been valued. Its like anything, if
you have to work for it, you appreciate it more. Between your toy car you've personally built and your tin top - which do you appreciate more?
which did you put more effort into?
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RazMan
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| posted on 10/10/07 at 08:00 PM |
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I'm listening to it right now - quite quirky but still the usual (rather maudlin) style. Certainly not their best anyway imo.
The 'you choose the price' thing is a brave move by the band, and I am convinced that direct downloading is the way things will go in the
future. Definitely a nail in the coffins of the fat cat record labels who rip off their artists, which can't be a bad thing.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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RK
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| posted on 11/10/07 at 01:52 AM |
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Nobody likes the record companies until they want to have them pay for a tour or get their stuff out to the shops. The shops won't take just
anybody, and a band website won't generate a lot of interest unless there's a hype started already ie. BBC (for you) or whatever. And who
gets their stuff listened to at your BBC? The ones with the contacts. Who has the contacts? That's right, the record companies, that pay for the
touring, recording, etc etc. DIY will get most bands nowhere because they don't want to do the work.
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