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Originally posted by ericg75:
Like Barry Bonds, this album is getting a giant asterisk next to it's slot in my top 20 list.

That's too bad eric but at least you caught it before any serious damage was done—or rather, your bank caught it. That is pretty strange that something like that would happen. I am wondering though, you should e-mail them; try to call them or something. Maybe Radiohead will show up at your door with lots of free gifts and a concert. That is definitely something that should be brought up to their attention.

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Originally posted by FragileKidA:

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Originally posted by ericg75:
Like Barry Bonds, this album is getting a giant asterisk next to it's slot in my top 20 list.

That's too bad eric but at least you caught it before any serious damage was done—or rather, your bank caught it. That is pretty strange that something like that would happen. I am wondering though, you should e-mail them; try to call them or something. Maybe Radiohead will show up at your door with lots of free gifts and a concert. That is definitely something that should be brought up to their attention.

I'll see what the bank turns up with their investigation. It's possible that my card could've been compromised somewhere else, but as I said, it's a really big coincidence.

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Originally posted by ericg75:
It's possible that my card could've been compromised somewhere else, but as I said, it's a really big coincidence.

Indeed so, yes.

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Originally posted by ericg75:
It's possible that my card could've been compromised somewhere else, but as I said, it's a really big coincidence.

the website was secure so i don't think your information was leaked out via radiohead. i also used a debit card and have had no problems. however, i am not an expert on internet encryption so i have no idea.

still debit cards suck so get rid of 'em (i'm getting rid of mine soon). they're too easy for a thief to pretend to be you. at least the decent credit card companies will protect your money.

I'll use the 600th post! to say RADIOHEAD WILL BEING DOING A WORLD TOUR, that means they could come to Australia!

http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2504683

saw this

bad habits die hard.

Bleh. Too ballady. Thom is singing in falsetto throughout the entire album. Ease up on the touchy feely crap, fellas.

I've never really been in love with Radiohead, I think their music is OK but they're not my favorite band or probably even in my top 20.

But I downloaded In Rainbows anyway because of all the good reviews. (And it was free...I'm not paying unless I get a physical copy.) And I again feel sort of indifferent towards it. I don't know why, but Radiohead simply doesn't do anything for me. I'm sort of disappointed, I thought maybe this would be one I could like.

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Originally posted by The Friar:
saw this

bad habits die hard.

That article is such bullshit.

I dl'ed the album from demonoid because I could download it in 2 minutes rather than having to wait for their slow servers to let me grab it.

I'm fighting so hard going on a rant about "piracy".

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Originally posted by Jglass:

That article is such bullshit.

I dl'ed the album from demonoid because I could download it in 2 minutes rather than having to wait for their slow servers to let me grab it.

I'm fighting so hard going on a rant about "piracy".

At least you can download from demonoid!

I think people just chose the best outlet to get the album and probably at a better quality as well.

I think that people are in love with what Radiohead did. This didn't affect me at all as I generally don't pay for albums. (I do pay for albums I really like after listening though).

It took all of 30 seconds for me to download from Radiohead's site. What are you talking about?

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Originally posted by Jglass:

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Originally posted by The Friar:
saw this

bad habits die hard.

That article is such bullshit.

I dl'ed the album from demonoid because I could download it in 2 minutes rather than having to wait for their slow servers to let me grab it.

I'm fighting so hard going on a rant about "piracy".

the question is, is that piracy? you can't steal something that is free or in your case, since you did pay for it.

though i'm not sure if everone was in the same scenario as you jglass. its ignorant to for you to generalize about possibly hundreds of thousands of people (the article states 240,000-500,000) all stuck in the exact same scenario as you.

i also had a problem with who conducted the study: music industry analysts and Big Champagne. Well, who do you think are their bosses?

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I think people just chose the best outlet to get the album and probably at a better quality as well.

If there were a higher quality rip of the album available somewhere, I think we would have heard about it unfortunately.

Right guys?

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Originally posted by Shadrach:

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I think people just chose the best outlet to get the album and probably at a better quality as well.

If there were a higher quality rip of the album available somewhere, I think we would have heard about it unfortunately.

Right guys?

considering the original source of all those torrents is from Radiohead, which was 160, then i'd say shadrach is correct. congrats on your apprenticeship, by the way!

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Originally posted by ericg75:
It took all of 30 seconds for me to download from Radiohead's site. What are you talking about?

Probably he just figured it'd be slower there. Or at least just wasn't sure if it'd be fast or slow ther. I downloaded it elsewhere because like one guy said in the article, it's just easier if that's what you're used to. What they don't mention in the article is that it doesn't matter. They act like there's a huge difference between downloading it from Radiohead's site for free and downloading it elsewhere for free. I wouldn't expect any more from Forbes magazine though. I mean, seriously, business people have got to be the lamest people in the world. I have no respect for the vast majority of these people. Way too many people worship money. They need to read Thoreau's "Life Without Principle." Wouldn't make a difference I know, but damn is that an awesome essay.

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Originally posted by stereo:
I've never really been in love with Radiohead, I think their music is OK but they're not my favorite band or probably even in my top 20.

But I downloaded In Rainbows anyway because of all the good reviews. (And it was free...I'm not paying unless I get a physical copy.) And I again feel sort of indifferent towards it. I don't know why, but Radiohead simply doesn't do anything for me. I'm sort of disappointed, I thought maybe this would be one I could like.

If you don't like ok computer, the bends, or kid a then you probably aren't going to like anything they will ever do. Granted In rainbows is probably more accessible than they usually do, it does contain most of their normal tricks and signature moves. As well as uncovering the overall feel of the album which gives each track added meaning (some people don't rally adhere to this concept, thats cool). Hence there is still a whole sonic universe to discover with repeated listens and for me more listens than I am going to give any album this year.

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What they don't mention in the article is that it doesn't matter. They act like there's a huge difference between downloading it from Radiohead's site for free and downloading it elsewhere for free. I wouldn't expect any more from Forbes magazine though. I mean, seriously, business people have got to be the lamest people in the world. I have no respect for the vast majority of these people. Way too many people worship money.

If money doesn't really mean anything to you, then it shouldn't mean much to spend $10 on an album, right? I'm not being snarky - it's a serious question.

I personally didn't pay anything for this album, but only because I did it on the day it was released and didn't realise there was a whole 'pay what you want' thing going on.

After I realised, I felt guilty for a couple of days and was then tempted to go back and do it again and make a contribution.

Then I decided to wait for the CD which I will definately be buying as soon as it comes out.

Thanks for reading this post which on 2nd read back, is probably the most boring post on this subject so far.

I downloaded it from the Radiohead website originally. But then downloaded it again from a torrent site from another computer. It really shouldn't matter as the album didn't cost anything. This is probably going to be one of the few albums that I actually purchase.

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If money doesn't really mean anything to you, then it shouldn't mean much to spend $10 on an album, right? I'm not being snarky - it's a serious question.

I'm not trying to answer for him, but that's ten bucks that I need to spend on food or rent or college tuition. I love music, but I love having a place to live more. Money doesn't mean anything to me, I could really care if I ever get rich, but if something is available to me for free, I'll probably take it. It's not like I've got bags of money lying around and simply refuse to pay for albums. I completely understand the whole argument with regards to funding musicians, but seriously, they aren't going broke. In most instances I'd just be padding the pockets of some record label executive instead of the actual musicians. Given the opportunity though, I try to catch shows though.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mike:
I completely understand the whole argument with regards to funding musicians, but seriously, they aren't going broke.QUOTE]

especially in radiohead's case. they're doing just fine.