What is a Radiohead Album Worth to You?
Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at 1:10pm 8 comments (last by Aaron Again)
Radiohead has set the internet abuzz with the announcement of their new album, In Rainbows will be available next week for download with no set price. The way it's set up, when you go to pre-order the album, there is a field where you are prompted to entry what you want to pay for it. They don't even have a suggested price, the default is an empty field.
I haven't placed my order yet because I'm not sure how much I should pay and I think I'll just wait until after the release to see what is actually included in the download. My dilemma isn't over whether to pay, because I'm planning on giving them $15 or so, which seems fair for a full length album, I just don't want to pay now for a download and pay a second time if they release it on CD with additional liner notes and artwork.
That assumes they even will release a CD, and one worth buying. The main reason I still buy CDs is to have a backup copy in case anything happens to my music library since you never know if there will be anything worth while in the liner notes or it will just be a simply insert with one page of credits. If the album can be downloaded again for free (because I would have paid the first time) then I don't need the CD at all.
So what are you going to pay them for the album? Do you plan on paying anything for it?
8 Comments
ERic Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at 1:35pm
Think beyond Radiohead! There's a service called SongSlide where any band can sign up and let fans pick the prices they pay for music. Check it out! www.songslide.com
CitizenRob Thursday, October 4, 2007 at 9:54am
I paid $21.03 because I was aiming for $16 and forgot that the Bush Administration had run the dollar into a ditch, set it on fire, abandoned it to burn, and then passed out drunk a hundred yards down the highway with a coke straw hanging out of it's collective nose.
lantzilla Thursday, October 4, 2007 at 11:31am
Thanks, Rob. I didn't think to adjust for currency fluctuation.
Damn, $21. Geez.
Jamison Thursday, October 4, 2007 at 3:33pm
For their next album, maybe Radiohead will invent their own currency.
Anonymous Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at 5:01pm
dude im going to pay 15 for the cd cuase its going straight to radiohead not the record companies and radiohead def deseves it
Aaron Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at 5:33pm
I paid $18 and its worth EVERY PENNY! This Band rules
Aaron Again Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at 5:40pm
Also they will have a CD out in Jan. this will include all the downloadable tracks, they also have a "box set" Coming out in December as well, this includes vinal, CD's, some art, lit, and extra tracks. Visit www.ateaseweb.com its the biggest fan site out there
Bryce Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at 6:00pm
I think I'll probably get it, and I'll probably pay right around $8, which is what my gut tells me any decent CD should be worth. Of course, I'm not an avid Radiohead fan, so maybe i'm being a little stingy.