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In Rainbows being a failure is the recording industry's spin and, as usual, once you stop taking the cherry-picked data at face value and look at the big pictur
by getonit 16y ago
In Rainbows being a failure is the recording industry's spin and, as usual, once you stop taking the cherry-picked data at face value and look at the big picture, you find the complete opposite is true: http://techdirt.com/articles/20081015/1640202552.shtml http://techdirt.com/articles/20081015/1640202552.shtml
- tptacek 16y agoNo, you are conflating two different issues. On the one hand, Radiohead demonstrated that disintermediating the major labels is a win (naturally, the industry wants to spin that). On the other hand, the response rate they --- one of the most popular and beloved rock bands of all time --- got from this promotion was... disheartening. Think of it this way: Radiohead demonstrated that anything, even letting customers set their own price, is better than working with a major label. That doesn't mean letting customers set their own price is an economically sound move by itself.