Community Forums => General Chat => Topic started by: Dasmos on March 04, 2008, 12:23:54 AM
Title: Digital Download
Post by: Dasmos on March 04, 2008, 12:23:54 AM
Radiohead did it with In Rainbows, some rapper (who was working with Trent Reznor) did it and now NIN has released Ghosts I-V as a digital download.
In Rainbows was a massive success with many fans opting to pay for the album, NiggyTardust not so much (only 1 in 5 people paid for the album) and it is yet to be seen if Ghosts is sucessful.
Can you see this being the way of the future with album releases? I can definitley see this catching on, maybe it's a better path for already established bands to take rather than somebody releasing a debut album.
Title: Re: Digital Download
Post by: vudu on March 04, 2008, 02:09:51 PM
NiggyTardust was amazing. I never would have given it a shot if it was released any other way. (I couldn't even be bothered with acquiring it through illicit means.) Which brings me to my response.
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NiggyTardust not so much (only 1 in 5 people paid for the album)
You have to keep in mind that a lot of people downloaded NiggyTardust just because it was Nine Inch Nails related. Most of these people (like me) wouldn't have given the album a second thought had it not been free to download. So even if only 20% of people download it, if 1,000% more people check it out than would have otherwise, Saul Williams (aka some rapper who was working with Trent Reznor) comes out ahead.
Title: Re: Digital Download
Post by: Dasmos on March 04, 2008, 06:25:37 PM
I guess coverage-wise it was a success, but I think read somewhere that more people had purchased his last album than they had paid for it this time. I guess we'll just have to see his next release to see how much an effect it has made on the whole thing.
Title: Re: Digital Download
Post by: Shift Key on March 05, 2008, 05:32:56 AM
