tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808855881644419120.post4788270646801115824..comments2023-06-18T19:53:43.096-04:00Comments on aweissman.com: Radiohead, freedom, artistryAndy Weissmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11493408072558017807noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808855881644419120.post-64472796206386444632007-11-01T02:04:00.000-04:002007-11-01T02:04:00.000-04:00I have yet to give this any direct thought: "But I...I have yet to give this any direct thought: <BR/><BR/>"But I think something more significant is going on, related to pricing mechanisms. Radiohead shifted the decision of what to pay to its audience. Allowing, in essence, its listeners to have more control in determining what the content is worth. Recognizing that each consumer has a different value they put on the content (and maybe that value changes over time too). "<BR/><BR/>But you're absolutely right. <BR/><BR/>While I was concentrating on the idea of music being worth something:<BR/> <BR/>http://www.melatonemusic.com/blog/2007/10/19/charge-it-to-the-game-but-keep-your-receipt.html<BR/><BR/>I never actually took the idea far enough to think about it in your terms...<BR/><BR/>Very helpful. Thanks.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14634942690118486439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808855881644419120.post-62335714353041757302007-10-22T10:56:00.000-04:002007-10-22T10:56:00.000-04:00I ask myself: who would *I* rather have a relation...I ask myself: who would *I* rather have a relationship with -- a nameless faceless corporate bureaucracy (EMI plc) or a bunch of guys who make music that I'm passionate about (Radiohead itself)? That means I'm likely to to share much more about myself with Radiohead directly than I ever would (or was ever asked to, for that matter) with EMI.<BR/><BR/>When you take away the distribution problem, media reduces to a information relationship problem. And in a relationship what matters is the level of commitment of each party. And the level of commitment is much higher for the fan-band than for the fan-recordco-band. So the overall value of the relationship will go UP.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and just you wait 'til they drop the you're-invited-to-buy-tickets-to-the-shows-on-our-upcoming-tour-but-only-if-you-bought-the-album-before-this-announcement TWENTY MEGATON BOMB on us all next year. You know they could sell out MSG and similar venues around the world. And all the folks in the room will look around at each other and think what a wonderful thing they all accomplished together. That is a kind of power even EMI could never harness for the band.<BR/><BR/>-BenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com