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Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo
Because little club bands don't have loyal fans throughout the world dying for the new album to be released. This method can only work with big names acts, and I have a feeling we'll see more adopt this.
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Considering that 99.5% of "big name" acts started as club bands how can this be considered the new way of doing things?
Most established bands have mulitple album contracts. It's not like they can leave the label and start doing this.
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Musicians make their money from touring, not from album sales.
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Not everyone tours or wants to.
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But the best part of it so far has been the massive publicity they have received over it.
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If this becomes the norm then there won't be any increased publicity.