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| From | Bob Hutton <bob_hutton@standardlife.com> |
| Subject | Re: IKE |
| Date | Thu, 17 May 2007 08:35:03 +0100 |
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"It would be ballsy if IKE came here hat in hand. Instead a fan re-posted
their
e-mail, which was sent only to people who asked to be on the IKE mailing
list
and presumably had a special interest in the band.
Unlike many of the other bands discussed here, the members of IKE are
professional musicians who do not have other sources of income."
See, I'm no particular fan of Ike (I find them a bit too sugary in the vox
department, a bit close to the Busted/McFly boy-band sound). And who am I
to decry people spending their money on whatever they want ... but to me
this somehow smacks of taking advantage of your fans' good nature. The
fans may be happy to cough up, but is it right for the band to ask in the
first place? $50 is a lot to pay for an autographed CD - unless the CD
launch party is a fantastic event with a few "free" drinks included!
For what it's worth (not much probably), I also don't get the idea of
David Grahame's "boutique" $2 downloads - unless "boutique" is a euphemism
for over-priced.
Still, when some non-descript Rothko painting gets sold for $70,000,000,
... who knows what music/art is worth?
Bob (np: The Mellowmen - Tomorrow's Sound Today)
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