Cheap Trick: More Afraid Of Being Ignored Than Ripped Off
from the indeed dept
Last week on the Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert did a gag about the new Cheap Trick album coming out on 8-track. I assumed it was just a joke, but apparently it's real. The band, as a little marketing gimmick is actually releasing the album as an 8-track (for you kids out there, the 8-track was a briefly popular form of cassette music, though it lived on at radio stations for years after it disappeared from public use). But, much more interesting is a quote at the end of the article about plans to offer the digital tracks at a steep discount from the typical iTunes price:"We're kind of more worried about being ignored than being ripped off."Indeed. This is just another way of saying that "obscurity is a bigger fear than piracy." And while such things are usually applied to new, up-and-coming artists, it's nice to see that more well known artists recognize the same formula applies to them, as well.
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Then, my next radio started eating cassette tapes...
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us
to want them.
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Obvious
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Re: Obvious
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Placed on the list of muscians whom 'get it.
Keep sharing your views Cheap Trick.
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8-tracks
Try having someone older than 17 do your research.
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Wonder what they think of the RIAA?
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Hypocrisy
"Surrender. Surrender. But don't give yourself away."
And if that wasn't clear enough, they emphasized:
"Aaaay. Aaay. Aaaaaaay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay."
It seems they've changed their tune...
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"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about."
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Heyyyy babe..
"Hey babe...wanna come over to my house & check out my new 8-track"
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