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Radiohead pulls in $10-million in a day

Started by mathewi · 1 year ago

(this is cross-posted from my Globe and Mail blog)

When Radiohead’s “pay what you want” download experiment was first announced a couple of weeks ago, it seemed obvious that fans (particularly the poor ones) would like the idea. But would i ... Continue reading »

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  • Tom

    1 year ago

    I'm one of those buyers (paid $7). Like the album, but Radiohead deceived those who bought the download. In retrospect it's clear this was a well-orchestrated ploy on their part:

    Dear Radiohead: How Does It Feel To Out-Label The Labels?

    If a LABEL had orchestrated this, everyone would be up in arms, but since it was a popular band no one seems to care. Oh well, I learned my lesson.
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  • Anthony

    1 year ago

    Tom,

    How did Radiohead deceive you?

    I dig the album too, but I haven't played it on a high-end system yet, so I don't know how the audio quality stacks up to my standards (I digg vinyl).
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  • Ruaidhri

    2 months ago

    Catch a bloody grip, people.Of course they wanted to make money. They have jobs, just like anybody else, and they deserve to get paid for the work they do. We paid the money for the music, and we got the music. Not only did we get the music, it was wonderful. Hardly a deceipt. Quit your yapping.
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