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Barenaked USB Drive

Posted by Zonk on from the not-a-bad-deal dept.

CryptoKnight writes "The Barenaked Ladies are releasing their next album via a reusable 128 MB USB flash drive. From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer article: 'Rather than distribute via CD, DVD or download, the Barenaked Ladies are making their newest selection of songs, videos and exclusive material available on a USB flash drive. Nettwerk Music Group is releasing Barenaked on a Stick beginning today, says the Hollywood Reporter. It plays on PCs, Macs and any other audio product with a USB port -- like some car stereos -- and costs $30.'"

26 of 519 comments (clear)

  1. If I had a million dollars... by altoz · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd buy this thing...

    $30 for some songs?!?

    1. Re:If I had a million dollars... by Kelson · · Score: 4, Funny

      But not a real market segment, that's cruel!

    2. Re:If I had a million dollars... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      If CD's were perfect audio sources for human ears, why make DVD Audio? Why does an analog amplification of a performance still sound better than a digital capture and playback of that performance through the same microphones?

      Dunno... so they can sell you the same product numerous times, even though most people cannot hear a difference, and of those who say they can, most are lying to themselves.

      Anyway, gotta go put all my CD's back in the freezer. They sound better this way, and I swear I get Dolby 5.1!

    3. Re:If I had a million dollars... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      like Lame

      Now available from Sony! ;-)

  2. wow by ReKeKt · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can I pay more for one without Barenaked Ladies songs on it?

    1. Re:wow by Griim · · Score: 1, Funny

      Yes. Please make cheques/money orders out to 'Griim'

    2. Re:wow by MikeXpop · · Score: 5, Funny

      *Police Chief Wiggum pulls out a cassette tape*

      Lisa: Hootie and the Blowfish?
      Wiggum: It's cheaper than blank tape.

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    3. Re:wow by Husgaard · · Score: 2, Funny
      Careful, or one day you may have to pay more for an USB drive without music than you pay for one with music.

      In Denmark where I live we have special taxes for blank media.

      A blank USB drive has a tax of about 66 US cent per piece, and that money goes to the music industry no matter what the drive is used for.

      For blank VHS tapes the situation is even worse. Here it is quite common to find VHS tapes with movies on them at lower prices than blank tapes.

  3. Won't work well with significant others... by The_Rippa · · Score: 5, Funny

    Girlfriend: Hey, what do you have on that flash drive?
    You: Barenaked ladies...why?

    SLAP!

    1. Re:Won't work well with significant others... by Kelson · · Score: 4, Funny

      Sounds like you need an alternative girlfriend.

  4. Re:Let me get this straight... by Halfbaked+Plan · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe it's WAV files on a 512MB flash drive.

    Maybe they're selling it at a big loss.

    Where do we download this, anyhow?

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  5. "Album" name... by sedyn · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Barenaked on a Stick" describes what it'd be after I formatted it.

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  6. Don't be so down on it by jimmyhat3939 · · Score: 5, Funny
    If you buy one you can copy the songs off onto your computer and then copy whatever you want onto the USB drive.

    Think of it. With this device you can keep 128MB of raw data under there.

    Hah! I just made you say underwear!

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    1. Re:Don't be so down on it by lewp · · Score: 4, Funny
      I'm shopping for a laser pointer, but I haven't found the right one yet.

      A man who takes his laser pointer purchases seriously. I can respect that.

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    2. Re:Don't be so down on it by Filip22012005 · · Score: 2, Funny

      The green laser is amazing. It's so bright you can see the lightbeam in the dark.

      You should really vacuum more.

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  7. Bring your own container! by Leomania · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey, while travelling in France I was taken to a small wine shop that sold wine in bulk; bring your container, they'd fill it up from what looked like a gas hose. Wouldn't it be nice to do the same with music and your flash drive? As long as there will be physical buildings where people go to buy their music, it would be great to avoid all the shipping of the physical media.

    Plus I'm sure the music publishers would pass the savings on to us consumers.

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    1. Re:Bring your own container! by dangitman · · Score: 2, Funny
      Hey, while travelling in France I was taken to a small wine shop that sold wine in bulk; bring your container, they'd fill it up from what looked like a gas hose.

      Ahhh. I see you've met "old gushy."

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  8. Re:DRM? by jfengel · · Score: 4, Funny

    TFA sez MP3, which AFAIK is w/o DRM.

  9. Re:DRM? by atta1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    AAAHHHHH!!! HELP! I'm being attacked by acronyms!

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  10. Re:Stupid by mfifer · · Score: 4, Funny

    NO WAY!

    I hope to god that AOL adopts this distribution method!!!

    ;-)

  11. Other releases not mentioned by gregarican · · Score: 2, Funny

    In the "grasping at straws" department we also have Harvey Danger releasing their next album as a 12 three-and-a-half-inch floppy box set. Also the Goo Goo Dolls are planning to cut a new album on recycled AOL CD's...

  12. Re:What about the music Quality? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I dont' care what people say, compressed audio sounds different/worse than straight recordings.

    What if it's the artist's intention of creating music that sounds slightly compressed? Think the compression as a sort of an instrument.

  13. What was that song?? by gregarican · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Well it's been five hundred weeks since you listened to me..."

  14. Disappointed... by einhverfr · · Score: 1, Funny

    I went to the Official Homepage of the Barenaked Laides (http://www.bnlmusic.com/) and there wasn't a single naked lady on the site....

    Can we get them in trouble with truth-in-advertising laws?

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  15. Re:Way to stick it to the man. by jaseparlo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Considering that you have broadband, you get the content faster and without the physical waist.

    That's weird, having broadband and fast content have increased my physical waist.

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  16. Re:The topic title is so misleading by Thunderbuck_YT · · Score: 2, Funny

    You know, this technology could be used to distribute porn, too... ;)