morningsong said:

Are folks scared to be seen famming out?

The world doesn't need NEW ways to introduce music. It's all been done!

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U2 gave away their latest album in iTunes for free - automatic to all iTunes accounts

U2 also partnered with Apple to sell their own iPod that was pre-loaded with their entire catalog

The Beatles sold a USB apple with high-def versions of the remasters

Prince gave away Musicology CDs at concerts

Prince gave away Planet Earth CDs on a newspaper

Prince gave away 20Ten on a tabloid

David Gray gave away his last album free to concert ticket buyers

NIN gave away The Slip as a free download (MP3 on website, lossless on torrents)

NIN gave away Ghosts as a free download (MP3 and lossless on website)

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And, countless artists sell their albums on their own professionally-maintained websites.

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Downloads have been done, USBs have been done, free giveaways have been done. In the end, the distribution method doesn't matter -- only the music matters.

dustoff said:

thedance said:

I have this Musicology show on dvd.. nice boot... however: very very bad sound..

It's like you are standing in a bathroom (sound wise), it is ruining this recording..

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I remember this differently... I saw the Musicology show at a theater in Portland... it felt like kind of a dud. The theater was pretty empty, and the sound was terrible (it wasn't just that DVD). The whole thing felt kinda underwhelming, like the energy from the show didn't quite make it. The disconnect between the projected performance and the shitty sound/empty venue just felt too weird. To this day I don't really listen to Musicology because of that experience. I'm sure it was a cool show to see in person, but I wouldn't go back to a movie theater to see a Prince concert again..

I saw the Musicology simulcast in a theater in San Diego. The image was dark, and the sound during the ballad medley really bad. It was still enjoyable, but like you said the theater wasn't even full. It wasn't free -- it cost about as much as seeing a normal movie. My girlfriend (wife now) and I both got Musicology CDs, so that was cool.

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In contrast, I saw the SOTT in a very limited run here in Detroit when it was new and it was nothing short of amazing. Literally an edge-of-your seat experience for me.

Master P built No limit records by delivering to your house from his trunk

Se7en said:

The world doesn't need NEW ways to introduce music. It's all been done!

.

U2 gave away their latest album in iTunes for free - automatic to all iTunes accounts

U2 also partnered with Apple to sell their own iPod that was pre-loaded with their entire catalog

The Beatles sold a USB apple with high-def versions of the remasters

Prince gave away Musicology CDs at concerts

Prince gave away Planet Earth CDs on a newspaper

Prince gave away 20Ten on a tabloid

David Gray gave away his last album free to concert ticket buyers

NIN gave away The Slip as a free download (MP3 on website, lossless on torrents)

NIN gave away Ghosts as a free download (MP3 and lossless on website)

.

And, countless artists sell their albums on their own professionally-maintained websites.

.

Downloads have been done, USBs have been done, free giveaways have been done. In the end, the distribution method doesn't matter -- only the music matters.

Se7en said:

The world doesn't need NEW ways to introduce music. It's all been done!

.

U2 gave away their latest album in iTunes for free - automatic to all iTunes accounts

U2 also partnered with Apple to sell their own iPod that was pre-loaded with their entire catalog

The Beatles sold a USB apple with high-def versions of the remasters

Prince gave away Musicology CDs at concerts

Prince gave away Planet Earth CDs on a newspaper

Prince gave away 20Ten on a tabloid

David Gray gave away his last album free to concert ticket buyers

NIN gave away The Slip as a free download (MP3 on website, lossless on torrents)

NIN gave away Ghosts as a free download (MP3 and lossless on website)

.

And, countless artists sell their albums on their own professionally-maintained websites.

.

Downloads have been done, USBs have been done, free giveaways have been done. In the end, the distribution method doesn't matter -- only the music matters.

What about delivering a free album with every gun purchase? That aint been done. It would be bigger than any iTunes giveaway, especially in the US. It might also get people unfamiliar with his music on board too, such as the big-shot dentist hunter types who are always on the lookout for a new gun or two.

He could also release his music on the next NASA deep-space mission. No one would hear it, no one would be able to download it and no one would be able to stream it.... That would keep him happy. He could even add a video or two, a tshirt and a live concert and make a box-set of the whole thing. Of course, the org would still be highly critical of the music though, but so what. Unless spacetorrent.com becomes the next big startup, his music would be safe from piracy for many many years and once ET gets his hands on it, it would be so old and in need of a remaster that no one would care.

If Prince really wanted to innovate, he could pair releases of his sub par new material with pristine sounding, unedited tracks from the vault recorded from 1978 - 1998. For every Plectrum Electrum you're forced to suffer through, you get a Roadhouse Garden or whatever.