Originally Posted By: svsg
Responding to the point from the other thread, can upcoming musicians make a career out of their craft? Radiohead is already big enough, but what about others?


Well, they do say that most bands make their money from touring; But releasing an album via the internet doesn't have to mean releasing it for free. It'd be just as triumphant to release an album onto the internet without a record label, and cutting out the inflated retail price that would be placed by the label, selling it for the mere five or six or whatever dollars that the band would have been receiving per album sold through a record label. I'd even feel more comfortable spending the standard eighteen dollars on an album if I knew it were all going to the artistic force, not the marketing/business team.

The only problem is, where does this leave the album sleeve, the album artwork, etc.? I believe it was Capo who pointed out that an album's cover art plays a key role in distinguishing an album, and I agree with that very much. (Coincidentally, the album artwork being used in the diskbox is not-so-good... I'm curious if they'll be changing the artwork for the individually released record in 2008, because I'm not sure if Stanley Donwood, long time collaborator, did the work for the diskbox, and it's fact that he's been working very closely with the band on new artwork.)

 Originally Posted By: bogey
I heard about this on Monday I think, and totally forgot to post about it. I can't fucking wait, personally.

So you can pay nothing, or as much as you want? Radiohead is so damn awesome.

What are you going to do, el el see?


Being unemployed, I will be downloading the album for free on Wednesday (actually, more like Tuesday around 9 in EST), but I will be purchasing the diskbox for the whopping $82 come December 3rd. Radiohead is one of few bands who I will and have gone out of my way to purchase physical copies of their material, including vinyls, EP's, singles, and other hard to find goodies.

Oh, and if anyone was wonder, the album is in good hands, because Dave Matthews' new record label has picked it up for distribution, and will be behind the December 3rd diskbox as well as the individual release of the album, which should come early 2008.

EDIT: I also have to say that I fucking love the fact that afer spending two years recording this album and creating such a buzz among fans, they just casually announce that they're going to be releasing it a week before the actual release, without doing any PR. Thom Yorke is a badass.

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