Travis Dickerson Recording Studios Forum

QuoteAlso about that thing for cd vs cdr, as long as the cdr is burn as a AUDIO cd and not mp3, then it\'s fine. I didnt even know there was a physical difference between cds and cdrs.

Not true. Many older stereos don\'t recognize them, and even some newer ones don\'t recognize certain brands.

QuoteAm I the only one that\'d buy pretty much anything?

No. There are several other diehard fans that will buy anything Buckethead puts out and just be happy they were able to give him money.

Here\'s something I don\'t get though; why even send out a CD-R? Seems like anyone that would be ordering online from TDRS would be able to make their own copy of a cd. So why not just offer a download with artwork?

I may be wrong, but doesn\'t sound quality decrease a bit each time an album is copied? So we\'d be buying a copy, and to ensure a long life, we should copy it to our computers, then make another copy.

Shipping isn\'t free either. All for artwork? Hell, offer the artwork for sale as an extra with the download.

I feel a certain pride these days when I have a pro-pressed cd that I love by one of my favorite artists. CD-Rs just don\'t feel special to me. Inferior image, sound, and overall experience. I may be the only one here who feels this way, buy not the only potential customer in general.

It was said that we\'re talking about the new method of music delivery here

QuoteCool. I guess I\'ll retire and take up gardening.

I would gladly purchase your fresh crops.

I liked the idea of a pressed cd without a case, and would purchase those without hesitation. Though saying I\'d just pirate CD-Rs is a bit extreme, I would still rather buy digital and make my own cd.

I just can\'t see myself ever wanting to buy a burned cd that isn\'t of the "limited edition" breed.

Being 100% honest here, if the CDs were only available in digital format/CD-R, I would just download them for free and make my own copies. I\'d be more likely to buy an overpriced copy on Amazon than a jank one from TDRS.

I have no ideas but I want Shadows Between the Sky.

I\'ll trade a copy of the Holiday LE for it.

Where are you in Indiana? I live in Bloomington and decided to hit the Covington show. It\'s about a three hour ride.

We can carpool if you need transportation.

Wait, so if you can\'t find one to buy you\'re just gonna bootleg one?

That\'s pretty funny considering how much shit people catch for downloading Buckethead\'s music.

That\'s my birthday. I\'ll be there.

I would buy a vinyl copy of the Elephant Man\'s Alarm Clock or Population Override in a heartbeat.

He uses a backing track, then That1Guy comes out and jams with him for a while.

Start putting things on the back of these t-shirts.  I was wearing my Buckethead t-shirt today, and I usually feel like I\'m showing it off when I\'m seen in public with it on.

I was in the gas station today and there was a big line befind me, and it made me realize that none of them could see that I was wearing a pimp ass Buckethead shirt.  Anything would be better than nothing.

So how many of these have been sold so far?

I\'m guessing the original poster hasn\'t seen the "Artist Support" page since he asked Travis for his opinion on the subject.  Since no one else has mentioned it, I will...

"I have been asked on many occasions what I think about music downloading, file trading and music on the internet and its effects on the music business. I want to be clear here, I\'m talking about out of print studio recordings, live recordings, videos and other art produced by working artists that are commonly traded or downloaded freely.
As long as there has been music or art there has probably been the question, how does the creator of things we all enjoy get compensated for the time and talent he or she puts into creating those things? After all, art is not something you have to have to live, it\'s just something that\'s hard to live without. In other words it\'s not life-sustaining, it just makes living more enjoyable. I also think that since the beginning of art there have been the people who make it, the people who consume it and the people who make money off it, and these are three distinct groups of people. In the past it was the collective society or the ruling elite who were patrons of the arts. The Pharaoh, King or socialist state realized it was in their interest to patronize the arts, to show their power or status. With the coming of the digital age, the traditional roles for the players have changed. While multi-international corporations struggle with how to control access to digital art, I have been thinking about how does the independent artist cope with the age of easy digital copying. First I have to say I have not been one of those who thinks file trading and sharing is necessarily a bad thing, particularly for the struggling independent artist. After all, if someone thinks enough of your art to share and trade it, is that necessarily a bad thing? I think at the moment the state of things is that it\'s just a fact of life: If you create digital art, it\'s going to propagate out of your control. At the moment I don\'t care too much about what the people who traditionally try to make money off of artists are going to do; they always seem to land on their feet. It\'s how can an artist continue to produce art while never being compensated for it? The fact that the art is hard to find, out of print, copied or bootlegged doesn\'t matter, because the artist is effectively put out of work and must seek another form of livelihood. It\'s like if the local food store stopped charging for food, how long would they keep stocking the shelves. I think here is where the consumer of art has to step up and help out. Let\'s just say it doesn\'t matter where you get your art or music ( I\'m not talking about store bought still in print music here, I hope that\'s a no brainier). It\'s everywhere, having propagated like the endless chain of life. You get it by downloading or trading wherever you happen to find it. On the internet, on someone else\'s computer or handed to you on a ridiculously cheap-to-produce disc. If you love the art and you listen or look or experience the artist\'s creativity and it means something to you, here\'s where you can make a big difference. Seek out the artist and make some small payment in appreciation; at least pay the royalty that the artist might have gotten in days gone by. Think about the bargain you\'re getting because of the way you acquired your art: You saved on packaging, shipping and the overhead that large media companies try to exact from artists. If you can find a CD by an artist you like at a retail outlet, you can be pretty sure a royalty is being paid (hmmm, I hope, anyway). Here we offer downloads of CDs that are hard to find, the artists still owns the copyright to this material and you can be sure the artist gets their royalty directly. If you can\'t find it any other way than trading and it becomes meaningful in your life some way, I think it\'s important to seek out and become the patron of that artist. One of the biggest misconceptions I read about justifying not paying for art is that the artist is somehow wealthy and won\'t miss the revenue. I can tell you working for over 30 years with artists who are surprisingly well-known that this is just not usually the case. Most of them live month to month like the rest of us. I hope this is something you will think about.
This page is where you can make a contribution to an artist\'s royalty for art you have acquired by whatever means and you think enough of it to seek out that artist and compensate them. Think of it like shareware, if you use it, pay something for it. I\'m going to start a row of donation buttons for PayPaling contributions to artists I work with here. Give whatever you like, but a donation of $4 or more will better survive the minimum take by the credit-card companies. I hope next time you give a disc to a friend, you will say, "This is some great music. If you love it as much as I do, I know a place you can show your appreciation, pay your fair royalty, directly to this artist."


Thank you,
Travis"

In my opinion, The Elephant Man\'s Alarm Clock is Buckethead\'s best album.  

As for "In Search of the...," you should probably hold on to your money.  There\'s some good songs, and it\'s an excellent collector\'s item, but it really isn\'t worth the $200 price tag.

QuoteI put up a poll on TK to see how many people would buy Blueprints if it was remastered and repressed.  The total at the end of 1 day is 33.

http://bucketheadland.proboards19.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1170819310

I was actually considering suggesting the idea of a poll to let people see their options and see which is the most popular.

That being said, I wouldn\'t buy Blue Prints if it was re-pressed.