> I completely agree.  Crappy and exploitive behavior by a major.  That
> said, I do seem to notice bonus material getting packaged up-front a lot
> more, though.  F'rinstance, Josh Rouse's newest had a DVD bonus from the
> very beginning, Old 97s "Satellite Rides" had a limited bonus from its
> initial release, and if I were following good essay form, I'd come up
> with a third example too, but my brain is fried from a long long day.


Including a bonus disc with the INITIAL pressings is nothing new and rewards
the die-hard fans of the artist who will rush out and buy the material
immediately. Releasing a single album and THEN releasing an appended package
(like The Thorns) is just flipping the bird to the core audience.

So I guess the moral here is that the major labels want me to wait just to
make certain they're done screwing around? Not very bright. And they wonder
why people download music...

b, struggling with #s 11-20 on his 2003 best-of (in a good way)