http://fenxy.com/notes/ Fenxy Thread: Radiohead Blasted By Veteran Rockers KISS For Giving Their Music Away For Free en Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:13:13 +0000 http://fenxy.com/music/notes/15172/p/1/#response-118213 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:29:39 Scrivs 118213 <p>Well the old-schoolers were essentially making money the easy way. I know making it big is anything but easy, however you should never just sit back and expect nothing to change. Now they can't record an album and expect people to run and buy it. They have to get creative, which as artists you would think they could do. </p> http://fenxy.com/music/notes/15172/p/1/#response-118133 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:55:23 shadowsun7 118133 <p>Change makes people uncomfortable. I believe Radiohead's experiment to be a hugely successful one - I'd never have really thought of donations as a business model until now. </p> http://fenxy.com/music/notes/15172/p/1/#response-118124 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:14:10 Ozone42 118124 <p>Gene Simmons is just running out of money. Thus the shift to television and comic conventions, etc. </p> http://fenxy.com/music/notes/15172/p/1/#response-118123 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:03:53 Scrivs 118123 <p>When I first read the article I was a bit perplexed. An old rock band says they are just going to wait till the record industry makes a comeback and then start selling records again...</p> <p>I didn't know it was cyclical like that or you could all of a sudden reverse technology AND time to get back to the "glory" days. Radiohead did nothing wrong, they decided to evolve while everyone else was hoping someone would come up with a solution to their problems. Yeah it sucks to be an artist and have all your work taken for free, but you deal with it and work with it. </p> http://fenxy.com/music/notes/15172/p/1/#response-118121 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:26:54 synunoi 118121 <p>Gene Simmons is just old, and bitter.</p> <p>Radiohead trusts their fans. They know that the people who can afford to support their music, will do everything in their power to do so. Sure, they might have lost a few dollars here and there to the random listeners, but...</p> <p>My girlfriend, a die-hard Radiohead fan, was ready to pay for her download the moment it was available on-line. </p> <p>Yes, it's true that CD sales have dropped due to p2p file sharing... but... </p> <p>I know I'd be lost in a world without free mp3s. It allows me to make the decision whether or not I like something BEFORE investing a lot of money in a CD that I end up hating. Really, what's the harm in that? </p>