I have yet to read an actual review of Radiohead's latest. It seems like all the buzz revolves around this "pay as you wish" concept. I still don't quite get it.
I sat, staring at the rainbow webpage, the cursor blinking at me. How much is enough? I wavered between 8 pounds (16 + dollars) and 2 (4+ dollars). They're giving me the choice, and I'm a poor student, I thought. As I entered in 2 pounds (and 0 pence - that was a crucial step to the purchasing process) I suddenly felt guilty. I don't exactly know why, but I did. Finally after much agonizing I settled on 4 pounds. 4.45 including a credit surcharge. I'm getting a .98 cent bargain over iTunes' 9.99 album rate. Should I feel guilty for *slightly* ripping off already wealthy artists?
Now, on to the album. "In Rainbows" has all the characteristics of the Radiohead that I know and love, yet I feel like it will become one of their more commercial releases, especially after the buzz around its release.
Right now I'm listening to "Nude" and its taking me on an ethereal voyage with Yorke's mellow voice floating mid-air. The next track, "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi" is fabulous as well. They all are.
As I'm listening to the album for the second time through, I'm feeling an inverse buyer's remorse. I should have paid more.
2 comments:
No you shouldn't have. I paid around 6 bucks (not pounds) and I'm happy with that. At first, I was like, damn...if I'm gonna buy the 80 dollar box set or even the real CD (comes out late-december), why the hell did I pay for this lower-quality mp3 download???
but then I realized the band did make their new album available to us MONTHS in advance...basically giving us an album preview that we can carry around, burn, copy, whatever...(I say preview because of the relative low quality and the fact that it's only half the album...there's an 8 song "bonus" disk that comes with the box set.)
So 6 bucks (or 10 bucks for you) seems more than appropriate, I think.
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