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Originally Posted by Bassnut
Tool and the others you mention arnt stupid, they are also huge in the music business. Anyway, that not the point. iTunes store is not the fountain of all music (yet,I wish they were), it just adds to the frustration that they have massive holes in there inventory and tempts one to just not bother with all the uber anal systems they have in place to make the experience as difficult as possible, and just get it for free via google in half the time.
I don't mind paying BTW, just don't make it harder than getting it for free.
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Dammit Fred..
This isn't me typing....
I didn't say they were stupid or even imply it. I said that they don't believe in internet distribution because songs can be and are sold independently - i.e. they can be bought without having to purchase the whole album. I think that this thinking will eventually die because it quite frankly must. These guys will only be able to hold out for so long. CD's have a very short life expectancy at this point - as do record shops unfortunately. It's a bit bull-headed to try and force people to buy your entire album unless you're setting out to make a Floydesque "theme" album that really is intended as a whole-album experience. I'm not into Tool, but do they produce these theme albums or mere track collections? I bet they'll argue the former...
