INTERESTING

RAGTOP · Post by **RAGTOP** » July 29, 2003 2:09 pm

http://ae.boston.com/ae/music/articles/ ... ant_replay

Fruitcakes101 · Post by **Fruitcakes101** » July 29, 2003 2:13 pm

I'd buy one after every Buffett concert I went to

santa · Post by **santa** » July 29, 2003 2:16 pm

Neat concept (does anyone actually say 'neat' anymore). if the price point wasn't too high, I would consider plunking down some cash on the way out of a show...

Besides... if you were *at* the show... neat way to remember it, and cheaper than a tee shirt.

I'd also be happy if they let people download the feeds, etc. But this is perhaps a step in the right direction (hopefully they won't gouge people).

12vmanRick · Post by **12vmanRick** » July 29, 2003 2:24 pm

You know if the record companies would listen to us and work with us they could make money off of us instead of trying to prosectute us.

santa · Post by **santa** » July 29, 2003 2:28 pm

12vmanRick wrote:You know if the record companies would listen to us and work with us they could make money off of us instead of trying to prosectute us.

Precisely. I agree that most of us would pay money for perceived or actual value. We'll get there, eventually

Air M'Ville Cap'n · Post by **Air M'Ville Cap'n** » July 29, 2003 2:33 pm

That would be very cool and I would buy one

botdrnk · Post by **botdrnk** » July 29, 2003 2:39 pm

Hey, with Jimmy's marketing genius and now his own record label, it wouldn't surprise me if he did this himself through Mailboat Records after each show.

botdrnk · Post by **botdrnk** » July 29, 2003 2:40 pm

HOT DAMN! I off "Just A Keet" and onto "Nibblin' On Spongecake"....(sorry 'bout the change of subject)

jollymon · Post by **jollymon** » July 29, 2003 2:42 pm

Pretty much a no brainer.....amazing it had taken this long for a big company to figure it out.

Just think of all the threads and posts here about getting JB shows that there have been!

iuparrothead · Post by **iuparrothead** » July 29, 2003 3:02 pm

I hate that Clear Channel is profiting from it though...they're bastards...

mason · Post by **mason** » July 29, 2003 3:08 pm

as good of an idea this may be, and with all the people wiling to pay what it takes, you should remember that clear channel came up with this idea. clear channel probably owns most of the venues, where jimmy plays, so this would be another way of making money for them, therefore they will probably charge way too much before they get it right and charge something reasonable.

"listen to the stories i could tell"

viva las vegas

margaritamyers · Post by **margaritamyers** » July 29, 2003 3:12 pm

I love the idea of getting a recording but after paying $8 for a beer and $32 for a shirt I hate to think what a CD would cost.

I know I am only kidding myself if I think I wouldn't buy it

tryin' to reason · Post by **tryin' to reason** » July 29, 2003 3:36 pm

margaritamyers wrote:I love the idea of getting a recording but after paying $8 for a beer and $32 for a shirt I hate to think what a CD would cost.

I know I am only kidding myself if I think I wouldn't buy it

Like $150 for a lawn ticket is a bargain??!!??
Somehow, I suspect folks will open their wallet a little wider.

Gypsy In The Palace · Post by **Gypsy In The Palace** » July 29, 2003 6:19 pm

This has to be the most interesting title for a thread in the history of BuffettNews!

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » July 29, 2003 6:25 pm

It is a neat theory. (And yes, Santa, I still think things are "neat"

) I don't go to many concerts, but if the price were not exhorbitant, I'd love to be able to do that. Phortunately phor us parrottheads, Jimmy plays all his shows on RM, and (phortunately again) I can usually beg a copy of the show I've been to phrom some kind hearted soul. I'll be really interested to see how this develops.

DrunkenIrish · Post by **DrunkenIrish** » July 29, 2003 6:46 pm

does this seem, um, very expensive to anyone else? Maybe it's the fact that I haven't bought any CD's (with the exception of Buffett) in the past five years. But really, $20?!

dean_siu · Post by **dean_siu** » July 29, 2003 7:01 pm

Its $20 for a 3 CD set though....I think thats a great deal...much better than any record store deal!

UAHparrothead · Post by **UAHparrothead** » July 29, 2003 8:24 pm

12vmanRick wrote:You know if the record companies would listen to us and work with us they could make money off of us instead of trying to prosectute us.

I couldn't agree more. $18.99 for a CD is completely crazy, even if you go to Wal-Mart or Best Buy it's still $15 bucks for a CD that probably cost less than $5 to make. Instead of taking advantage of the Internet, like the way I feel that Buffett has done. They are prosecuting the very people that made them rich in the first place.

tryin' to reason · Post by **tryin' to reason** » July 29, 2003 8:36 pm

UAHparrothead wrote:
12vmanRick wrote:You know if the record companies would listen to us and work with us they could make money off of us instead of trying to prosectute us.
I couldn't agree more. $18.99 for a CD is completely crazy, even if you go to Wal-Mart or Best Buy it's still $15 bucks for a CD that probably cost less than $5 to make. Instead of taking advantage of the Internet, like the way I feel that Buffett has done. They are prosecuting the very people that made them rich in the first place.

Counterpoint:
I would gladly pay $20 for an on-site recording of a concert I attended. I'm not like some of the other phans on BN who travel the country to hear JB. I'd love to re-live a concert I was at. (No, I'd never pay $20 for a concert I didn't attend).
Remember, a big part of the cost is the "instant" service they're providing
as a convenience, which costs a bit extra. It's not like they can set up a CD "factory" to crank them out on site.
Guesss it's similar to our experience with scaalpers. Everyone complains, but most of us pay a significant premium because we want to be there.
The free market may not price things the way you'd like them, but if people didn't PAY the high prices, they wouldn't BE so high!

DrunkenIrish · Post by **DrunkenIrish** » July 29, 2003 9:09 pm

yeah, I'd pay it, I just think that's a lot of money for a cd. But, like others have said, you are paying for the "instant-ness" of the purchase.