New Radiohead Album

[Norelco]

Whoa, where the hell did this come from? Apparently the band is no longer tied down to a record contract so they are releasing the digital version now, and are asking fans to name their own price. That means, you can download the album for free, or pay any fee you want. Later on, they'll release a hard copy that they will charge for.

How do you feel about this? I think it's genius, because judging from past Radiohead releases, the albums were always leaked months in advance and the band never saw a penny on those downloads. Now people have the option to pay if they want, and if they don't want to, the band really isn't losing any more money anyway.

Here's the CNN article on it with some reactions from fans: http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/1 ... index.html

I'm going to download this tonight. If I like it (which I'm sure I will), I'll throw them a few bucks.

[Creeps]

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=24262

First time getting to do this, so excited!

[Norelco]

http://www.bluegartr.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=24262

First time getting to do this, so excited!

Oh snap, you got me. Please lock this (or let it die).

[aurik]

:O