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Bruce Springsteen offering downloadable USB bracelets at each concert How cool is this?!? Coming soon: fans will be able to purchase special USB wristbands online and at tour venues, and use to redeem one live show download, starting with the January 26th concert in Cape Town. Downloads will be available within approximately 48 hours of the show, and online orders will begin next week! | |
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this has been an idea that was mentioned awhile back, not sure if anyone tried it, i think Simple Minds are doing something like this overseas, overall its a win win situation for the artist, especially an artist that has a great live following like Springsteen, ask Pearl Jam about how great this idea is, one of the first artists to sell their live shows "We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F | |
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Genesis were also doing something similar on their European tour back in 2007..saw them in Frankfurt and immediately ordered the show on CD afterwards. Prince?? U listening?? |
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You mean I don't have to track down crappy sounding boots of shows I've seen?! "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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Great idea! I'm in... 
It's not going to stop the bootleg trade. Personally I'm beginning to feel more and more that a concert should live on in your memory. I do have live CDs of course but it's not like I listen to them all the time. How many times do U really want to hear the same concert? | |
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Doalwa said: Genesis were also doing something similar on their European tour back in 2007..saw them in Frankfurt and immediately ordered the show on CD afterwards. Prince?? U listening?? Is it going to make him a lot of money? No? Then he's not listening. | |
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Matchbox Twenty did this a couple years ago as well...nice concept Love God and I shall 4ever Love u | |
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lots of discussions on bruce forum about the prices 40 dollars!!
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i think you are wrong.there are so many amazing concert boots and some artists made a career with their live albums | |
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I have to agree on that too. The Pearl Jam experiment worked, and it totally destroyed any chance at bootlegging them. Bootlegs of shows are awful when shot by an audience member, terrible and trust me i spent tons on Prince ones from back in the day and they suck. To me doing this kills that whole thing off. "We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F | |
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thebanishedone said:
i think you are wrong.there are so many amazing concert boots and some artists made a career with their live albums Not right or wrong, just a personal opinion, okay? Yeah, I know, Bob Marley's live version of No Woman No Cry was a smash hit. Just saying I don't need to hear the same live recording over and over again. That's all. | |
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Prince too ornery, Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise. | |
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No. Mr Nelson needs to cease being overly protective of his music and reach out to distrusting fans. He's so out of step with reality. | |
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Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise. | |
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The problem I've been hearing from Bruce fans are pretty severe. I don't think this is going to be a hit unless he changes the plan. The cost of the concerts in MP3 format is $40, but you also have to buy the USB drive and pay $10 shipping for it. No one wants the USB drive, and at $50 a pop he's priced himself 2-3 times higher than other artists offerring a similar thing. And the mp3 being the only format means collectors arent happy with the sound quality.
I like bering able to purchase official recordings of gigs I went to and am willing to pay up to around to $20 for good quality audio, maybe a little more for video. But $50 is prohibitive. | |
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^And more expensive than a bootleg CD! | |
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It's on, baby! | |
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I agree.Instead of wasting time going after bootleggers,Prince should be trying out new ways to distribute,sell and present his music and concerts to the fans. | |
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[Edited 1/31/14 6:17am] "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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SoulAlive said:
I agree.Instead of wasting time going after bootleggers,Prince should be trying out new ways to distribute,sell and present his music and concerts to the fans. Right he ain't about to do shit with those soundboards of all those shows Might as well take my money with them. Its..not that difficult is it? Straight Jacket Funk Affair
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