"Next Album" rumor / speculation thread *UPDATE AUG 22/2023*

[Ow-So7411501]

I would do what I did with the Radiohead item. Pay $20 bucks for it. More than what an album technically costed at the time plus it goes to supporting a band that you love.

[jarmo]

It's true, it was Radiohead's first album after leaving their record company.

I'm not saying GN'R would do that, or are planning on doing that.
This is just a hypothetical discussion since we already had the one where I learned that many fans don't care about the packaging.



/jarmo

[sky dog]

I think I paid like $10 for In Rainbows...I would pay whatever I had to pay for an ITUNES release.

[GeorgeSteele]

Just saw this in the news today... relevant to GNR, since they'll possibly be dealing with early leaks of the next album, as they did with CD.

Bj?rk Releases Album To Combat Leak, Because She's Badass

http://defamer.gawker.com/bjork-releases-album-after-leak-because-shes-badass-1680715786?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

[D-GenerationX]

I'd pay for decent, high quality stuff.  As in...not the slop that iTunes feeds us.

With CD, I bought it and then ripped it in WAV format, which is 1411.  I think iTunes is still trying to push 256, right?  Or is it at least 320 now?

[jarmo]

Considering iTunes is the standard, better to assume they wouldn't distribute WAV files.

How much would you pay for similar quality if the price would be up to you?




/jarmo

[Nytunz]

Not sure if it's more interesting. Different.....



Does anybody remember when Radiohead released an album and told fans they could pay what they wanted for it? Let's say GN'R offered an album using that model, how much would you pay for high quality mp3s?






/jarmo

if GNR did that, i would pay about 25 dollars for it. I would also buy the LP/Vinyl later if they decided to release it in that format.
I would also pay about anything for concert tickets if they played here in Norway 

[D-GenerationX]

Considering iTunes is the standard, better to assume they wouldn't distribute WAV files.

How much would you pay for similar quality if the price would be up to you?

A full length CD in pristine sound?  I could be talked into more than a set price.

Meaning, I would say I would pay twice the amount of a regular CD.  But if they said it was going to be $40, I'd pony up.

But...and this is key...tracks are available for immediate download.  No way I'm pre-ordering and crossing my fingers with this crew.

[Scabbie]

Considering iTunes is the standard, better to assume they wouldn't distribute WAV files.

How much would you pay for similar quality if the price would be up to you?




/jarmo

I would begrudge paying for a download only as I would prefer to have the physical media, printed artwork etc.

If you could pledge upfront, I would happily pay 40 pounds / 60 dollars for a decent vinyl (with download voucher for convenience).

[Gavgnr]

I would pay for a download and physical release and any deluxe editions, I'd like to think a lot of other fans would too.

After all, we keep harping on about how much we want a new album, the best way we can support this is to buy the shit out of it when it arrives. Sad fact it may be, but record companies will only release what brings $$$$.

Which is why I'm glad to see that appetite for democracy sold so well; this can only be a green light for the next record

[axlvai]

Considering iTunes is the standard, better to assume they wouldn't distribute WAV files.

How much would you pay for similar quality if the price would be up to you?




/jarmo

If the quality is loseless i'll pay 4 bucks max each song.

But like a fan, i'll love a limited edition. With an art booklet.

[Limulus]

i wont buy anything lesser quality than 16bit//44.1khz CD standard audio. so, nope, i wont buy any studio MP3s, period!
FLACs, even 24bit FLACs or Blu-Ray Audio with more high resolution = yes, but nothing lossy, never!

we do have 2015 and still have to mess with lossy audio being inferior quality than Audio CD standards from early 1980s!!!
take a look on video quality upgrades over the years (vhs -> dvd -> Blu-Ray -> 4k)....music quality also should finally IMPROVE!
it would be a good sign to just offer FLACs! or if so....to offer physical CDs (nothing can beat that for collectors), FLAC and other lossless downloads (little more expensive) and MP3 downloads (little cheaper) seperately - just like Metallica is doing with their live shows for years and years already, check here:

MP3  = 9,95 $
FLAC = 12,95 $
ALAC = 12,95 $
ALAC HD = 17,95 $
FLAC HD = 17,95 $
CD = 19,81 $

source:
http://www.livemetallica.com/live-music/0,495/Metallica-mp3-flac-download-8-9-2014-HEAVY-MONTREAL-at-Parc-Jean-Drapeau-Montreal-QC.html

[FreddieJames]

Considering iTunes is the standard, better to assume they wouldn't distribute WAV files.

How much would you pay for similar quality if the price would be up to you?




/jarmo

I wouldn't pay anything anymore for any download. Ever since I started using Spotify, and pay a monthly fee for that, I have no desire to buy a CD/downloads anymore since I don't even own a device that can play it (CD's that is). I will not pay for iTunes downloads cause the quality is not that great, and I don't want to support Apple in any way (they take 20% per purchase on iTunes).

However, I would definitely purchase the album on VINYL. So I play it digitally on Spotify, and then I'd buy the VINYL to play it in my living room in high quality.

[jarmo]

This hypothetical discussion is about GN'R doing what Radiohead did and offering the album on their site. Not through iTunes.

So you could choose how much you want to pay for mp3 files of the album.



The music business being what it is, there's so many possibilities on how to release music.
We can have these hypothetical discussions, but it doesn't mean Interscope is gonna go down any of the paths discussed here.

But I find these discussions more interesting than yet another setlist discussion. 




/jarmo

[D-GenerationX]

GNR doesn't exactly have a sterling reputation with their web presence though.

They would need to re-establish that a bit before undertaking this sort of effort.

[Gavgnr]

For a new album, I would happily drop ?100.

Shit, I'd pay more than that if it meant getting it out that bit sooner!!

[jarmo]

GNR doesn't exactly have a sterling reputation with their web presence though.

They would need to re-establish that a bit before undertaking this sort of effort.

This is hypothetical discussion about how much you'd be willing to pay for a digital download of a new GN'R album if one was sold though their own web site instead of regular digital outlets.
It's not about what you think is wrong.

So if you could buy the album digitally before it was out on physical formats, how much would you pay?



/jarmo

[D-GenerationX]

This is hypothetical discussion about how much you'd be willing to pay for a digital download of a new GN'R album if one was sold though their own web site instead of regular digital outlets.
It's not about what you think is wrong.

So if you could buy the album digitally before it was out on physical formats, how much would you pay?

Asked and answered.  Look up.

[jarmo]

I know, just making sure the discussion doesn't steer away from the actual question.

i wont buy anything lesser quality than 16bit//44.1khz CD standard audio. so, nope, i wont buy any studio MP3s, period!

So you wouldn't pay a single cent to have a new GN'R album as mp3s before it was out on CD, vinyl and whatever other format(s)?




/jarmo

[D-GenerationX]

Honestly, I could be talked in to most anything, price wise.

Anything within reason.  Not like, $500 or anything.  But most people would likely balk at $50, but I could probably justify it in my head.