snr79
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Post by snr79 on Dec 9, 2010 18:53:00 GMT -5
Who gives a sh*t? If you don't wanna listen to the songs, then don't. The tracks aren't even listed as DURAN DURAN on YouTube so the only people listening to/seeking them out are fans who want to hear the songs and are gonna buy the album either way. It's not about listening to the tracks it's about some Richard that was privileged enough to get a copy of the album early only for them to share it on the Internet when they knew quite well the band have been working hard to keep full versions of the songs off the Internet till the release date.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2010 19:08:28 GMT -5
It's not about listening to the tracks it's about some Richard that was privileged enough to get a copy of the album early only for them to share it on the Internet when they knew quite well the band have been working hard to keep full versions of the songs off the Internet till the release date.
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Oh, get over yourself. He leaked a few pop songs by a pop band. Big deal.
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Post by nightboat13 on Dec 11, 2010 3:43:42 GMT -5
I think it's a great idea. Free advertizing. Just like MTV used to do back in the before time, and radio before then.
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Post by nick715 on Dec 11, 2010 9:15:02 GMT -5
It's not about listening to the tracks it's about some Richard that was privileged enough to get a copy of the album early only for them to share it on the Internet when they knew quite well the band have been working hard to keep full versions of the songs off the Internet till the release date. Glad someone gets it. I know there is really nothing that can be done about it, but this fandom almost seems to encourage that type of behavior. No patience, its all "oooh! I want it now now now!" I have only heard 2 tracks in full so far, the single and "Mediterranea". If I choose to listen to the entire album on youtube it still won't stop me from buying it. That's just me, but I always buy their albums for the collection. Hopefully all the true fans purchase it.
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Post by fna692002 on Dec 11, 2010 9:27:24 GMT -5
What confuses me is when Nite Runner Skin Divers Falling Down, and mostly all of RCM all leaked people were PMing like crazy asking for mp3s and it was fine. Now its like a sin to want to get a track that is already out there regardless if its offical. I don't agree with leaking a album ,but i'm not going to blast any fans who listen because they will probably buy it anyway. I think its safe to say 99% of people on this board will buy the album regardless if it leaks 3 months early or what
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Post by nick715 on Dec 11, 2010 12:37:21 GMT -5
Oh sh*t! Just listened to "Girl Panic" on youtube.....love it!
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Post by nightboat13 on Dec 11, 2010 21:43:42 GMT -5
you think its a great idea to have the ENTIRE album out there to listen to before its release? MTV and Radio never did those things. *sighs* This fanbase perplexes me... Yes, radio did. Usually one night a week, a station would play an entire album. It's how I first heard Pink Floyd's The Wall. The leaks aren't just free advertizing. They give the band feedback from a bigger cross section of listeners, not just the diehard fans. It's a great marketing tool. Without a label to back them, they're going to need all the free promo they can get.
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Post by sarahb1863 on Dec 11, 2010 23:10:54 GMT -5
Is a song being available on YouTube really that different to when, 20 or 30 years ago, people would record songs off the radio? (In terms of affecting sales, I mean) The difference is, when you tape a song off the radio there's ONE copy, yours, and even if you shared it, you'd affect a very small number of sales. And of course, if you made copies the tape would degrade with every copy, so you could make maybe 20 copies before the quality would be significantly degraded. Not to mention, DJs used to talk over the beginnings of songs specifically to discourage taping songs off the radio instead of buying them. If, however, you post a song on YouTube, you've instantly made the song available to MILLIONS of people, who can use readily available software to rip the YouTube version to an mp3 and stick it on their iPod or collect the songs and burn them to a CD. Sure, there's data loss, but your average music slob doesn't care about that. And they can share that one file with THOUSANDS of people through email, website, etc. with NO loss of quality. And that's why leaking the album on YouTube - or, for that matter, anywhere on the web - will impact AYNIN's sales significantly. Why buy the album when you can get the music for free?
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Post by Dr Of The Revolution on Dec 12, 2010 6:34:29 GMT -5
I work in radio as an engineer. The only reason deejays talk over intros of songs is because they find themselves more interesting than the music they play.
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