I\'d NEVER complain about what you do Travis, never.
Fact is, you\'re one of my most favoritest places to order from. So this is just a suggestion, based upon my latest purchase of That 1 Guy\'s new album Packs A Wallop! from the Artist Farm. The way they have it set up is that when you order, either physical or digital, you can download your purchase immediately, in whatever format you\'d prefer. I think that this is totally the way of the future. You get choice of preference AND instant gratification, what could be better than that?
I LOVE this arrangement. I guess maybe it\'s not for every artist, but if I had my druthers I\'d have this purchase model for everything I buy. It was cheap & easy and SO satisfying! Fast too! I was listening to my purchase mere minutes after PayPal\'ing for it.
(http://bandcamp.com/files/25/09/2509408155-1.jpg)
I would totally KILL to be able to listen to my new Buckethead purchase while waiting for it to come in the mail. As I said, you are fast and awesome in your mailing, so it\'s not like it\'s a big deal to have to wait for it, I mean I\'ve waited this long so what\'s another week or so, right?
I do NOT mean to sound ungrateful or impatient, as I said I LOVE your store here Travis, it\'s one of the best. Period. I just wonder what you think of this (http://music.that1guy.com/) other, different system? Would it be a possibility here?
smooches,
» Phy³
+1
Nine Inch Nails does that too. and i was very impressed by it. i think its a good idea
fantastic idea that\'s what i did with the new T1G cd
Just my .02, but I\'d rather rip the actual CD on to the computer at the best bit rate I can. Seems like online services skimp on the bitrates a bit too much...
And Travis is amazingly quick getting the albums out any way!
This is something we may do at some point. At the moment though we rather like the few days of anticipation. As someone I know says, things are too easy now, everyone wants everything right now. Didn\'t looking at your presents under the tree for several days before Christmas prolong the whole experience? Isn\'t it fun to speculate wildly and completely off base and have a few people make stuff up from whole cloth only to be made to look ridiculous when the real thing arrives?
I could go on and on but...hmmm, maybe that\'s just me. Oh well, at least I\'m having fun.
Also, as I\'ve said here many times. If you don\'t want to buy something you know nothing about...don\'t. Wait a few days, there will be plenty of feedback as soon as the first CD\'s arrive.
i hope it\'s like ARDITR ;D but if it\'s not i\'m positive i\'ll love it just as much if not MORE than other buckethead albums in the past, he never stops amazing me ;D
QuoteThis is something we may do at some point. At the moment though we rather like the few days of anticipation. As someone I know says, things are too easy now, everyone wants everything right now. Didn\'t looking at your presents under the tree for several days before Christmas prolong the whole experience? Isn\'t it fun to speculate wildly and completely off base and have a few people make stuff up from whole cloth only to be made to look ridiculous when the real thing arrives?
I could go on and on but...hmmm, maybe that\'s just me. Oh well, at least I\'m having fun.
Also, as I\'ve said here many times. If you don\'t want to buy something you know nothing about...don\'t. Wait a few days, there will be plenty of feedback as soon as the first CD\'s arrive.
"too easy" is an oxymoron to my mind.
I don\'t savor the anticipation, at all. As I mentioned, what I REALLY loved was that once I paid for my CD I was listening to it almost immediately. If I was scared about ordering it I wouldn\'t have. Like I said previously, the T1G model was absolutely perfect for me. The CD is coming in the mail AND I am listening to it in the meantime. Best of both worlds.
I know it will be here soon, you always send them out so fast it\'s almost scary sometimes Travis. I would never have anything bad to say about the way that you do business. I just had this one suggestion based upon what I\'d experienced somewhere else, which I thought was the best idea in the World.
I like that you\'re not closed to the idea entirely. As you said, it may happen in the future. Imho, this could put your already excellent store right at the top of the heap.
Again, I\'m not complaining, whatsoever.
TDRS rocks!
smooches,
» Phy³
Sorry, the second half of that was aimed at a comment in the other Shadows thread .
The anticipation is 1/2 the fun!!!
8)
QuoteThe anticipation is 1/2 the fun!!!
8)
Yeah. I agree with that. I think Buckethead is the kind of artist that the instant download might not work for. Besides, what would life as a Buckethead fan be w/o all the wild new cd speculations, hopes, and complaints?
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"too easy" is an oxymoron to my mind.
I don\'t savor the anticipation, at all. As I mentioned, what I REALLY loved was that once I paid for my CD I was listening to it almost immediately. If I was scared about ordering it I wouldn\'t have. Like I said previously, the T1G model was absolutely perfect for me. The CD is coming in the mail AND I am listening to it in the meantime. Best of both worlds.
I know it will be here soon, you always send them out so fast it\'s almost scary sometimes Travis. I would never have anything bad to say about the way that you do business. I just had this one suggestion based upon what I\'d experienced somewhere else, which I thought was the best idea in the World.
I like that you\'re not closed to the idea entirely. As you said, it may happen in the future. Imho, this could put your already excellent store right at the top of the heap.
Again, I\'m not complaining, whatsoever.
TDRS rocks!
smooches,
» Phy³
"too easy" isn\'t an oxymoron by definition, at least:
n., pl., -mo·ra (-môr\'ə, -mōr\'ə), or -rons.
A rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined, as in a deafening silence and a mournful optimist.
http://www.answers.com/topic/oxymoron
Looks like T1G has a neat thing going, but I personally like the tease or the anticipation of getting an actual cd, perusing the artwork, etc...And most of all, having the hard copy for my collection. None of the digital hassles of a crappy bit-rate, and it may be one extra layer for an artist to stay away from the illicit file sharing services, or at least delay it a bit.
Buckethead and TDRS are exceptions in my music-purchasing habits. I\'ve stopped buying CDs for a number of reasons, mainly because I don\'t want the physical clutter, and because they are not environmentally sustainable either. I also don\'t own a stereo system so the CD itself would never get played. But the reason I buy Buckethead CDs is because I already have an extensive collection and I know that they often seem to run in limited quantities. An album available today may not be a year from now. So even if TDRS implemented an instant-download system, I probably wouldn\'t use it. I like getting stuff in the mail. I also enjoy the anticipation of it, and with unique projects like ISOT, it\'s even better. It\'s total grabbag not knowing what you\'re gonna get. "The suspense is terrible. I hope it\'ll last."
The things you wait for sometimes have a better payoff when you actually get it rather than getting it whenever you want it. Someone once mentioned the same thing to me. It\'s like when you were a kid and The Wizard of Oz would come on TV once a year. Now you can watch it whenever wherever. Sure it\'s convenient but you lose a certain quality to it that made watching it after waiting all that time as fun.
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The things you wait for sometimes have a better payoff when you actually get it rather than getting it whenever you want it. Someone once mentioned the same thing to me. It\'s like when you were a kid and The Wizard of Oz would come on TV once a year. Now you can watch it whenever wherever. Sure it\'s convenient but you lose a certain quality to it that made watching it after waiting all that time as fun.
Ha. So true. I have found I am more likely to watch a movie that I own when it comes on tv than I am to actually put the dvd in and watch it.
as someone who actually still goes to music stores...
i love buying somthin i know nothing about... taking a chance.
in fact thats how i got my first bucket cd colma! thought it looked cool had no idea what it sounded like and the next week i went back and bought bucketheadland 1 and monsters and robots.... 8)
Quoteas someone who actually still goes to music stores...
i love buying somthin i know nothing about... taking a chance.
in fact thats how i got my first bucket cd colma! thought it looked cool had no idea what it sounded like and the next week i went back and bought bucketheadland 1 and monsters and robots.... 8)
Especially when it is Buckethead. I buy everything he puts out. If there is something I end up not liking a whole lot (the Guns n Roses and Science Faxtion cds, for instance), then I just look at it like a contribution.
QuoteAs someone I know says, things are too easy now, everyone wants everything right now. Didn\'t looking at your presents under the tree for several days before Christmas prolong the whole experience? Isn\'t it fun to speculate wildly and completely off base and have a few people make stuff up from whole cloth only to be made to look ridiculous when the real thing arrives?
Travis, you could easily do this by announcing the albums a few weeks before the release date.
;D
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Travis, you could easily do this by announcing the albums a few weeks before the release date.
;D
Nasty!smooches,
» Phy³
Living in the UK I can sometimes wait up to 2 weeks for the new releases. Hearing all the US guys talk about the new cd a couple days after it comes out sucks!
How about updating the downloads store as soon as the CD is out, and then offering the mp3 half price to those who ordered the CD?
I\'m sure others wouldn\'t mind paying that little bit extra for the mp3\'s.
I don\'t like the waiting, but I kind of do like it. I don\'t have the willpower to not download the mp3s immediately if they came with the cd purchase.
yep thats how I found Buckethead too, I took a chance.
and:
Primus
Butthole Surfers
Neurosis
Dub Trio
Thought Industry
Kyuss
and many more
But I have been burned too many times too.
Personally I now download almost everything before I buy it. I just dont have the money to take a chance. There are certain artists where I dont because it will be part of my collection, but if its a band I havent heard yet I download it first. Then Ill dole out the cash for it if I dont delete it right away.
I do agree with Travis because the wait for this new Buckethead recording has me giddy with anticipation. I have a good feeling it will be at home once I get off work.
Most albums I can listen to some tracks on amazon before I buy. With Buckethead I wouldn\'t bother even if it were an option as I know I will want it regardless.
I have had a Bandcamp set up for a while, I think this is what That 1 Guy is using too. I had been toying with the idea of adding Flac and Hi Rez versions to the download store. There are upsides to using it and some downsides. I may add some of my CD\'s to it and offer those as a trial, Iconography, Thanatopsis, Dragons and so on. If it works out I can see if Bucketheadland is interested.
I may start with downloads only, then combine CD and downloads if there is any demand. One draw back is it\'s not integrated with our shopping software so combining items in a shopping cart wouldn\'t work. And a few other problems but since there seems to be some interest so I\'m considering a trial run. I\'ll keep you posted.
QuoteI have had a Bandcamp set up for a while, I think this is what That 1 Guy is using too. I had been toying with the idea of adding Flac and Hi Rez versions to the download store. There are upsides to using it and some downsides. I may add some of my CD\'s to it and offer those as a trial, Iconography, Thanatopsis, Dragons and so on. If it works out I can see if Bucketheadland is interested.
I may start with downloads only, then combine CD and downloads if there is any demand. One draw back is it\'s not integrated with our shopping software so combining items in a shopping cart wouldn\'t work. And a few other problems but since there seems to be some interest so I\'m considering a trial run. I\'ll keep you posted.
Proving once again that Travis is the MAN! Open to new ideas etc. So excellent. "We\'re not worthy!" LOL!
smooches,
» Phy³
Personally I like the feel of a CD in my hands and wouldn\'t download anything at all if i had the money.