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- kevinrose, on 11/11/2007, -21/+521I really wish I could preview the album (even streaming) before deciding how much to spend. So, I just bought the 'download' version for $0.00. If it's good, I'll go back and buy it again for $15. If it's just OK, I'll go back and give them $5. I really like this idea..
- canewediggit, on 10/27/2007, -18/+405how about those 8125 go get the album from the band directly for whatever price they want? god forbid you fork over $1 to get the album on release day directly from the artist. ***** cheapskates. here's a band doing EVERYTHING we always say we want bands to do, and people still want to rip them off. i hope they get virus laden torrents tracked by the mpaa.
if you're going to bitch about the music industry, start supporting the artists doing things the right way. - Evdawg, on 11/10/2007, -6/+391It's not an experiment. It's called doing it right.
- Darrelc, on 10/19/2007, -22/+361As much as I've never been a big fan of Radiohead I applaud them for this. Allowing fans to buy it direct at a price they want? with no RIAA bollocks? quality stuff, I wish more bands would release stuff like this. I just hope CD's don't go away, or at least lossless downloads with artwork are available.
I hope this sends a message to the record labels: "we're bored and tired of your *****". Radiohead don't have a label and now they can proverbially do what the ***** they want. which Im guessing the public will like.
Edit: This is gonna be massive too. the torrent site I'm a member of, 8125 people have requested it, the most requested album there. - Protoss, on 11/10/2007, -1/+270Pre-ordered mine for 15 bucks. They deserve it, I don't care if you can order it for completely free, they're really sticking their heads out with this.
- HUNK23, on 10/21/2007, -11/+167omfg! Yes!
- AndrewDB, on 01/10/2008, -4/+147Holy crap.. what is up with the LSD trip in the background.
It's freaking brilliant. - brightscreamer, on 11/11/2007, -15/+154So why not start off with $5?
- theblueprint, on 10/14/2007, -0/+123If it's DRM free, I'll throw them $10 on general principle. I'm at best a casual Radiohead fan, but I'd like to support this business model.
- optoomistic, on 10/10/2007, -2/+100tracklist
15 STEP
BODYSNATCHERS
NUDE
WEIRD FISHES/ARPEGGI
ALL I NEED
FAUST ARP
RECKONER
HOUSE OF CARDS
JIGSAW FALLING INTO PLACE
VIDEOTAPE - quiksliver, on 11/11/2007, -6/+97stop sucking up to him, he will never be your best friend
ps: i love you kevin rose, hugs and kisses! - marcomc2, on 10/10/2007, -1/+92I Love Radiohead.
I Love This Purchasing Method.
I Want To Shake Their Hands. - Bloc, on 10/10/2007, -3/+93Album Name: In Rainbows
Available In: Download or Discbox
Release Date: Download: October 10 Discbox: December 3
Prices: Download: Whatever you want it to be Discbox: £40 (roughly $80)
Tracklisting:
CD 1: (digital download and discbox)
15 STEP
BODYSNATCHERS
NUDE
WEIRD FISHES/ARPEGGI
ALL I NEED
FAUST ARP
RECKONER
HOUSE OF CARDS
JIGSAW FALLING INTO PLACE
VIDEOTAPE
CD 2: (discbox only)
MK 1
DOWN IS THE NEW UP
GO SLOWLY
MK 2
LAST FLOWERS
UP ON THE LADDER
BANGERS AND MASH
4 MINUTE WARNING
Questions:
1. Is this legit?
The site has been posted on DAS, official W.A.S.T.E. servers are being used, and the official W.A.S.T.E. e-mail address is being used to send out confirmation e-mails. All signs point to this definitely being legit.
2. What is...
Faust Arp? No idea. It's all speculation at this point.
Jigsaw Falling into Place? Open Pick. The name is taken from one of the lines of the song.
MK 1 + 2? No idea. They're assumed to be short instrumental interludes, but again, it's all speculation at this point.
3. What is contained within the discbox?
(Taken from inrainbows.com)
THIS CONSISTS OF THE NEW ALBUM, IN RAINBOWS, ON CD
AND ON 2 X 12 INCH HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL RECORDS.
A SECOND, ENHANCED CD CONTAINS MORE NEW SONGS, ALONG WITH DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND ARTWORK.
THE DISCBOX ALSO INCLUDES ARTWORK AND LYRIC BOOKLETS.
ALL ARE ENCASED IN A HARDBACK BOOK AND SLIPCASE.
THE ALBUM DOWNLOAD AUTOMATICALLY COMES WITH THIS PACK.
Basically, you get a lot of cool ***** and the album download when it releases on October 10.
4. Help! It's not letting me place any of the items in the basket!
That's not a question, but clear your browser's cookies and try ordering them again.
5. Does this mean Radiohead has a record label now?
It's unknown at the moment.
6. Will this be sold in stores?
It's unknown at the moment.
7. Is there any way to buy the discbox without certain elements (i.e. vinyl, hardcover book, etc.) in order to reduce the cost?
It's unknown at the moment.
8. Up on the Ladder? Where the hell did that come from?
Shut up.
9. Is this ***** awesome?
Yes, it is ***** awesome. - Kazanoe, on 10/14/2007, -1/+86I love how when things cost money, people steal them, but when things are free, people pay for them.
Of course, this really just means that we're stealing costly crap and paying for free gold. - kevinrose, on 11/12/2007, -16/+100because if it sucks then I'll just delete it and pay nothing.
- Ellord, on 10/10/2007, -2/+79Love Radiohead. This is the way it should be.
- yfguitarist, on 10/14/2007, -0/+76Love the link at the payment screen that takes you to: "It's up to you." Then the next click: "No really, it's up to you."
- whoadude, on 10/10/2007, -2/+67Pre-ordered. The next 10 days are going to drag by as I wait to get my hands on those MP3s.
- theradical, on 10/10/2007, -6/+70This is an excellent idea, but would not work with many bands. With Radiohead we are basing our purchase on brand recognition. Some people are going to pay them 10$ or 15$ simply because they know what, within reason, they will be getting, sight unseen. With newer bands especially this is an impossible business model.
- canewediggit, on 10/10/2007, -3/+60i wasn't jumping on you, just the 8125 people that feel the need to pirate an album the artist is giving away. as for the mpaa/riaa typo; ***** happens.
- oo7akbnd, on 10/21/2007, -0/+55Yes :)
Everything IS in it's right place... - rgodfrey, on 10/10/2007, -2/+54Can anyone divine what format this download will be in? The "advice" is less than helpful.
- LeeMaple, on 10/14/2007, -1/+53Well looks like I broke my 8 year streak of not paying for music...
- sevenhelmets, on 10/14/2007, -0/+44I'm waiting to see the next Digg article "Guy pays $(insert insanely high dollar amount here) for free Radiohead album"....because you know someone will do it
- Protoss, on 10/10/2007, -1/+43We're not scaremongering, this is really happening.
- Homest4r, on 10/10/2007, -4/+45Radiohead are simply the best. On top of downloading it I'll also be getting the discbox to support one of the greatest bands of all time.
- apolloae, on 10/10/2007, -0/+40This is absolutely brilliant. Not only does it show the ridiculousness of record labels, etc. it also shows logical thinking; if you don't have to make the actual CD and you're just doing what you love doing, you should only charge what people are willing to pay.
***** brilliant. - CapeKid, on 10/10/2007, -1/+40Actually, hobos have distributed music this way for years.
- No13Baby, on 10/10/2007, -2/+40I bet it will be DRM-free MP3. But betting is all you can do, at this point.
- canewediggit, on 10/10/2007, -6/+42hold on, let me check my calendar. what do you know? it's rationalize like a pirate day! good to see you're celebrating.
- luet, on 11/11/2007, -5/+41You know, you could just find a youtube video of a live version before you buy to see if you like it. And isn't it common fact that everything Radiohead does is of the gods?
- Bloc, on 10/10/2007, -1/+36You've clearly never been on a Radiohead site before...
- yoyodyne, on 10/10/2007, -1/+36I'm so very very happy that they went about it the right way: no label, pay whatever you want for the music download, make the value in owning the physical object.
Now just change the rest of the music industry to this... - jodofashodo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+34Pretty soon, this is going to be the way to go. Maybe not paying whatever you want, but definitely no more labels. There doesn't need to be...out of style.
- monsterenergy, on 11/11/2007, -10/+41In case it sucks?
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -6/+36OH GOD DOES WANT!
- AssProphet, on 10/10/2007, -1/+29Since the store is in £s I assume you remembered to convert £ to $.
- yunus, on 10/10/2007, -0/+27The HIAA is already sending letters to Radiohead concerning copyright violation for stealing their distribution model.
- catalysis, on 10/10/2007, -8/+34If you really want to support them, order the discbox
- Kazanoe, on 11/11/2007, -2/+27It's a user driven website.
He's practically our slave.
Please don't ban me :( - timjim31, on 10/10/2007, -0/+25is this some type of obscure poem format? or does your enter button press itself whenever it wants?
- esbern1, on 10/10/2007, -4/+28yeah like jessica simpson.
(you're such a douchebag) - mjsteinbaugh, on 10/10/2007, -0/+24Discbox is $80 and includes the album on CD and vinyl. I love Radiohead and all but $80 for the vinyl edition??
- Sanooj, on 10/10/2007, -4/+27no.
- deckard29, on 10/10/2007, -0/+23Thom Yorke Interview
From NY TImes July 2, 2006
"Radiohead hasn't resolved the question of how to release its new material. Although it seems that every last one of Radiohead's American and European fans is online, Mr. Yorke ruled out purely digital distribution because fans elsewhere — Russia or South America, for instance — are not so well connected. A company still needs to press CD's and get them to stores. "The truth is that the traditional medium is still there, and you need it," he says.
Radiohead has been one of the holdouts against having their music sold on iTunes, Apple's online music store, because, Mr. Yorke says, "the record companies basically don't want to pay the artists at all for the downloading." Without a contract, it can decide exactly how it wants to sell its recordings, which has left the band with "too many variables," he adds.
"We were having endless debates, spending entire afternoons talking about, 'Well, if we do something, how do we put it out?' " he recalls. "It just became this endless and pointless discussion. Because in our dreams, it would be really nice to just let off this enormous stink bomb in the industry."
Eventually the band simply decided to postpone any decision about recordings, although it has decided to own its recordings and license them for distribution rather than signing a standard recording contract.
"When we have something," he says with a shrug, "then we'll find whatever seems the most appropriate way to put it out."
He adds: "I'm not really into the idea of picking an enormous fight now because I think the structure of the music business is in a state of collapse anyway. You might as well just let it get on with it. There's no point in us trying to help. And it makes you sound really arrogant, like, 'Yeah, we're going to mess up the system.' The system's built us, so that would be a bit silly, wouldn't it?""
Full Interview
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/02/arts/music/02par ... - Protoss, on 10/10/2007, -0/+22So...why comment on a Radiohead article?
- DukeMojo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+21It's paying to support an idea.
- djsputnik, on 10/10/2007, -1/+22tell you what reed311. . . you buy me a copy of radiohead's album, and i'll buy you brittany's new album when it comes out.
- justin9, on 10/10/2007, -1/+22That's amazing! I respect them so much for doing this. I really don't want to pay because I don't have much spare cash, but I am going to for sure. That'll show the RIAA lol
- triplesix, on 10/10/2007, -1/+21I almost bought the Disc Box until I realized it would cost me $81
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