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« on: May 16, 2008, 03:22:25 PM » |
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We've talked about the music industry a lot on this board and how it's changed radically in the past 15 years...and especially in the past 6 months alone.
Radiohead gave away their album for free. Coldplay and Offspring are giving away new cuts off their albums on their websites. And just this week, Nine Inch Nails released a full length album on their website...for free. No pay what you want...just plain free. (this happens to be the 3rd album this year NIN has done that with).
So here's my question...what if they gave Chinese Democracy away for free? Completely. Obviously, albums sales are struggling...so why spend millions of dollars promoting the album that may not make its money back. Why not just give away the album and let the "free" album be its own publicity?
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« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2008, 03:26:54 PM » |
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can't since they actually have a contract. NIN and radiohead didn't for their free albums
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« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2008, 03:35:54 PM » |
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I'm holding out hope they charge 173 dollars and 18 cents + applicable taxes for the album. But not before you pay 54 dollars and 19 cents + applicable taxes for a link that gives you a chance to win another link that brings you to page where you can sign up for a contest that gives a chance to win a coupon to enter into a site that allows you to download low quality mp3s for 46 dollars and 98 cents ...... + applicable taxes.
NO CHINESE DEMOCRACY SHOULDN'T BE FREE!!!
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« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2008, 03:45:00 PM » |
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Coldplay and Offspring have labels who are allowing the free music.
If there really are 3 Chinese Democracys in the near future. Why not give the first one away for free? Introduce a whole new generation to the band...then start charging for the next 2.
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« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2008, 03:53:46 PM » |
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Coldplay and Offspring have labels who are allowing the free music.
If there really are 3 Chinese Democracys in the near future. Why not give the first one away for free? Introduce a whole new generation to the band...then start charging for the next 2.
well y it would be ''the right move'' to do it with the first album but isn't the reason the album isn't even out because the label doesn't think it will be profitable, so why even do it for free from a label standpoint (looking at the time and cost it has took to make this album) |
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« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2008, 04:03:20 PM » |
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I think they should release it in digital format - on a free iPod!  But I digress . . . I can't see how the publicity would do them much good if they're not charging for their product . . . All this delay is about money, so I'm sure they're going to come up with something different than just giving it away. Unless they're going with the Domino's pizza marketing plan - delivered in 15 years or less or it's free! |
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« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2008, 04:05:55 PM » |
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no way
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« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2008, 04:23:13 PM » |
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Hell no
This thing is going to cost some bucks.......mark my words
And I'll be first on line with the wallet open
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« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2008, 04:35:22 PM » |
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Would you give 14+ of your work for free? and an invesment of lots of mulla  |
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« Reply #9 on: May 16, 2008, 04:52:02 PM » |
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Nope. Democracy will come to China for a price. And I wouldn't have it any other way.
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« Reply #10 on: May 16, 2008, 05:29:53 PM » |
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Nope. Democracy will come to China for a price. And I wouldn't have it any other way.
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« Reply #11 on: May 16, 2008, 05:48:08 PM » |
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I say you can download it for free on DR pepper.com and Guns N Roses.com for a low quality for free and then have it released traditionally for 9.99 alot of people will buy this album.
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« Reply #12 on: May 16, 2008, 06:09:08 PM » |
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How the hell does an album make money if it is given away? We know it is at least $13 Million in the hole so far
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« Reply #13 on: May 16, 2008, 06:23:37 PM » |
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How the hell does an album make money if it is given away?
You get sponsors for each track. For example Better - Johnson and Johnson IRS - H&R Block There was a Time - Rolex Sorry - Hallmark Prostitute - Trojan Chinese Democracy - IOC The General - GM |
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« Reply #14 on: May 16, 2008, 06:34:27 PM » |
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You get sponsors for each track. For example
Better - Johnson and Johnson
IRS - H&R Block
There was a Time - Rolex
Sorry - Hallmark
Prostitute - Trojan
Chinese Democracy - IOC
The General - GM
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« Reply #15 on: May 16, 2008, 06:44:45 PM » |
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I couldn't care less if the only way the album is available is on an iPod shuffle shoved up a dog's ass that you have to retrieve with your tongue. I just want the damn thing to come out.
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« Reply #16 on: May 16, 2008, 07:46:58 PM » |
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There is no way a cd that cost that much to make is going to be free. I don't want a cheap download anyway. I want the real thing! Cover, sleeve the works.
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« Reply #17 on: May 16, 2008, 07:56:00 PM » |
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I couldn't care less if the only way the album is available is on an iPod shuffle shoved up a dog's ass that you have to retrieve with your tongue. I just want the damn thing to come out.
Axl could video tape you 'getting' the album, sell the tape to pervs online and make a profit. |
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« Reply #18 on: May 16, 2008, 08:02:00 PM » |
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I couldn't care less if the only way the album is available is on an iPod shuffle shoved up a dog's ass that you have to retrieve with your tongue. I just want the damn thing to come out.
Axl could video tape you 'getting' the album, sell the tape to pervs online and make a profit. I think I'd try talk Buckethead into doing it. Apparently he loves the smell of dog shit in the morning....or so I read somewhere.  |
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« Reply #19 on: May 16, 2008, 08:57:34 PM » |
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you know what would be even cooler??? get CD for free, and a Dr pepper, and a $150 rebate and a free dinner and a hug from axl and tickets to every concert till they release another album and ....
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