tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post4201853648044213570..comments2023-09-07T22:24:51.654-05:00Comments on League of Melbotis: In Rainbows - What do you think?The Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-686258099556886772007-10-19T15:24:00.000-05:002007-10-19T15:24:00.000-05:00I think that eventually albums will be mostly free...I think that eventually albums will be mostly free across the board, and that albums will come to be seen as something that the music audience feels entitled to get for free. Distributing albums for free will just be seen as a way of driving the concert industry and the merchandising industry (tee shirts, bumper stickers, posters, and special collectible versions of the albums, probably on vinyl or in formats that come with cool artwork or something- one potential positive apsect could be that maybe the record companies will start to put more effort into the artwork and materials that they release with their albums, knowing that if people are going to buy the albums, they're going to be doing so in order to have a collector's item- not just to get the music)J.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03903186469796595837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-48734034742377288472007-10-18T19:57:00.000-05:002007-10-18T19:57:00.000-05:00Hey!! TA had heard all about Radiohead's unusual ...Hey!! TA had heard all about Radiohead's unusual venture. I know I'm out of it ,but I heard it on NPR.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-23597171346977638112007-10-18T16:56:00.000-05:002007-10-18T16:56:00.000-05:00Good article, Randy.Steanso, I know absolutely not...Good article, Randy.<BR/><BR/>Steanso, I know absolutely nothing about the finances of bands, let alone what the cuts on merchandising, etc... look like to the mid-success bands. <BR/><BR/>Are the t-shirt sales enough?The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-34451086910508008162007-10-18T14:19:00.000-05:002007-10-18T14:19:00.000-05:00I think that the online dissemination of music is ...I think that the online dissemination of music is inevitable, absent a massive effort by the recording industry to encrypt recordings in some way. The real money will be in touring and merchandising.J.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03903186469796595837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256317.post-64039078148642349702007-10-18T13:28:00.000-05:002007-10-18T13:28:00.000-05:00Here's an article about the album you might find i...Here's an article about the album you might find interesting<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/radiohead-download-piracy-tech-internet-cx_ag_1016techradiohead_print.html" REL="nofollow">Free? Steal It Anyway</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com