You say TMBG should get something back for people enjoying their music, but what exactly do you mean by this? I think the satisfaction that someone likes the music, along with people showing up at their shows is pretty rewarding in itself. True, John Linnell has made reference to the whole napster saga in (semi)recent interviews, but he has also said that he doesn't really know how it works, nor has he ever used it. TMBG has a very strong fanbase online (ever go to TMBG chat?) All I'm saying is that I don't think TMBG is really being THAT affected by all this napster business, whether it's bad or good.
On a side note: TMBG is one of my favorite bands, and their most recent albums (with exception to John Linnell's State songs) have been released on emusic in mp3 format. In fact, I think ALL their albums are available to buy on emusic. By doing so, they made it much easier for their music to be distributed on napster. Note: I bought both albums which were only released on mp3 format.
I guess I don't have much of a point. Oh well. I'll shut up now.
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You say TMBG should get something back for people enjoying their music, but what exactly do you mean by this? I think the satisfaction that someone likes the music, along with people showing up at their shows is pretty rewarding in itself. True, John Linnell has made reference to the whole napster saga in (semi)recent interviews, but he has also said that he doesn't really know how it works, nor has he ever used it. TMBG has a very strong fanbase online (ever go to TMBG chat?) All I'm saying is that I don't think TMBG is really being THAT affected by all this napster business, whether it's bad or good. On a side note: TMBG is one of my favorite bands, and their most recent albums (with exception to John Linnell's State songs) have been released on emusic in mp3 format. In fact, I think ALL their albums are available to buy on emusic. By doing so, they made it much easier for their music to be distributed on napster. Note: I bought both albums which were only released on mp3 format. I guess I don't have much of a point. Oh well. I'll shut up now.