| I like what Prince did here. You have a bona fide superstar attempting to shift peoples perception of recorded music. Who wouldn't throw that CD in the player and give it a listen? I would never buy that CD as I'm not a Prince fan, but if it came to me for free, I would give it a chance. Maybe its really f'in good, and I'll become a Prince convert. Who knows... What I do know is: this CD will undoubtedly sound amazing in comparison to all the MP3s people have been rotting their ears with lately, and maybe it will kickstart a desire for quality over quantity.
Or maybe I have no idea what I'm talking about. Who's to say...
For a while I've been thinking that eventually we're going to see recorded music given away for free as the standard way of marketing a musical performer. It's then just a matter of how to use that giveaway to sell whatever it that people will buy in order to sustain the artist/label/publisher (merch? ringtones?). I think its unavoidable. |