| Radiohead stand head and shoulders above all bands imo. They are beyond trends, they set them. Now obviously Im elevating them to the status of gods, but they are the oracles who are way beyond their time.
Its the greatest publicity stunt of the year. Bear in mind The Charalatans are giving their album away for free and the back catalogue of the BJM is free on their website. But Radiohead are better imo, and are a much more prominent band in the public eye so what they're doing has a greater resonance. I think it doesn't matter whether they could have distributed the bends, ok computer etc for free. During the years for their biggest selling two albums file sharing wasn't in the mainstream media, at least as I recall it, and besides it takes a while for people to formulate ideas. Its not a dead giveaway, the album will be released on cd. Its not the practicalities of the situation that are important imo, its what the act in itself represents. It shows that the standard corporate model is not the only one that need be followed. They have completely subverted the hype generating process too. So +1 to Radiohead. |