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Peter Gabriel Wants You to Re-Shock the Monkey

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the daddy-wants-more-cowbell dept.

PreacherTom writes "The party line for the music industry has been clear: discourage music downloads at all cost. However, singer Peter Gabriel is taking things in a different direction. In order to promote his own label, he is actually encouraging people to not only download his music, but also adapt it into something more modern. In doing so, he actually posted a sample pack of Shock the Monkey consisting of vocals and other pieces of the original multitrack recording. Some in the music business would call this the commercial equivalent of hiring kidnappers to babysit. In actuality, Gabriel is pleased with the results."

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  1. HIM! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    So HE'S the one behind those insipid "shock the monkey" banner ads that inspired me to write AdBlock! I am calling upon all wise men to boycott Peter Gabriel. It shouldn't be hard, considering he's just some stupid blogger.

    1. Re:HIM! by flewp · · Score: 4, Funny

      Apparently hitting a moving target in a little box was too difficult for some users, so they switched to a wide-angle taser or something with "Shock the monkey". One click, one kill.

      I pwned that game with my l33t aimbot and wallhacks, n00b.

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  2. i'm going by dubiousmike · · Score: 4, Funny

    to remix Peter Gabriel and Paris Hilton's new song and call it Shock the Junkie

  3. If I shock the monkey... by atomicstrawberry · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... do I "win $20"?

  4. Monkey cruelty? by Noginbump · · Score: 4, Funny

    Where's PETA when you really need them?

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  5. Never thought of it that way... by charlesbakerharris · · Score: 5, Funny
    I'm not downloading pirated music... I'm babysitting kidnapped music!

    I feel better already.

  6. Re:Someone help me out here.. by Keith+Russell · · Score: 5, Funny
    If you really want the real deal, you distribute non-lossy formats like .wav or shn.

    Somebody just spoke of losless audio on Slashdot without mentioning Ogg FLAC. What is this world coming to?

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  7. Re:It's all about "a nice cup of tea" by StikyPad · · Score: 4, Funny

    I get that "tea" is your code for marijuana, but what are "milk" and "sugar" supposed to be?

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