In Rainbows - What did you pay?

I want to know what you payed for in rainbows

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[m52pwr]

I downloaded it for free... For the next two days I was wrought with an overwhelming guilt. I sunk into a drinking binge. After some rehab I went back and paid $15 US for it. <3 Radiohead

[PattyBoy31]

lol, since when did UG do this? Ive been away for a while

[jeremybarnes42]

80 dollars for the pre-order limited edition vinyl set,..... that they made over 500,000 copies of,.... and that I sold for 40 dollars for gas because our American economy blows,...... I'm not bitching though,..... I still get to listen to my favorite album for free and at will, thank you youtube :D :D :D :D

[brrnay]

i believe i paid like a dollar fifty or something.

[fatcat2939]

15 euro in 07. D/L from in rainbows website.

[RHMETAL]

@LOC241186 The middle men walk away with the millions they made from the artist and make another artist just like the one they just dumped. We've seen it too many times! Modern day pop stars come and go and the middle men are still here. It's all a matter of business smarts. It's not a cakewalk to cut out the people who have become perhaps too vital in the industry. There are artists who don't know how to go about it without the middle men. Therefore, what I described happens. It's not easy.

[RHMETAL]

@LOC241186 Companies would consider them bad investments at that point. So then, since they can't sell their old music, they'd have to make new music. But, if they did it by themselves for the first time without middle men, they would have difficulties and they would still need investors of some sort to fund it in some way. When word gets out that they're a bad investment, who's going to invest in them? I wish it were as simple as just cutting out the middle men. It's not.

[RHMETAL]

@LOC241186 I agree. But, it's not that simple. The main reason why so many artists go with the middle men known as record companies and publishing companies is because they don't feel they can succeed without those middle men. So therefore, when you take that away from them by stealing the music and making the companies dump them, you take away what they did. It's hard to do it a different way and try to build up another following at that point. Where would they have the money to advertise?

[LOC241186]

@RHMETAL Do not cling on the old business model of the entertainment industry. The world has changed and with the rise of free communication comes the fall of "the middle men".

I'm just saying we should all strive to support the artists directly.

We are the media, we are the marketing, we are the consumer, we are the artists...or at least, we will be.

[LOC241186]

@RHMETAL What I mean is, that the record companies, in their current form, are unnecessary. They used to be "the HUGE middle man" that was needed to get the music from the artist to the fan...with the rise of digital media and free communication, they're no longer needed..."piracy" is just the publics response to publishers continued struggle "to keep the power".

The band can market itself directly, and true fans can support the band directly with as much money as they see fit...

[RHMETAL]

@LOC241186 So therefore, when they steal the music, the price only gets higher, then eventually the artist will be out of work. All because the fans weren't true fans. If you don't buy the record and see the band live, the band loses money, and won't be able to make anymore music at all. Concerts included. So whether or not you feel cheated, it's really still the fan's fault if it comes to something like that. The fan just causes serious damage over an issue that could've been easily solved.

[RHMETAL]

@LOC241186 Well the price rises when there's not enough money coming in. If the records set the world on fire like they use to, the price would be lower. But when people don't support the artist like they use to, the price has to go up to make the money back. If they don't make the money back, the record company drops them, and they still have to pay distribution, publishing, studio time (Unless the record company pays for it), and the cost to put on concerts in support of it.