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1. Radiohead's 'In Rainbows' Site Killed By Popularity

2. “ I'm curious as to whether or not yorke left in the intro piano…” http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6636175875531614926&q=Radiohead+Rainbows&total=42&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=6 “ I wish i could explain my $0.50 download- but i cant send radiohead my bank statement... i feel terrible though.” http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3349691034215994165&q=Radiohead+Rainbows&total=42&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=5 “ Anyone else think this song at the end of this cd signifies the end of this amazing band?” http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3310261254000575968&q=Radiohead+Rainbows&total=42&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0 Google Video “ It remains to be seen whether Radiohead will reap the rewards later from practically free downloads now as Prince did.” ~http://www.marketingblurb.com/2007/10/radioheads_in_rainbows_uses_a.html “ The new album is going to be good if not great and I feel I can say this because, well, it IS Radiohead.” ~http://digg.com/music/In_Rainbows_by_Radiohead_Completely_Free_Album “… at the very least they should offer both mp3 and vorbis options and we could get a good side by side quality comparison…” ~http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=58020 Google Blog Search “ By asking people to pay whatever they think the music is worth, Radiohead have thrown the whole thorny problem back into the hands of music fans.” “ Radiohead's In Rainbows Makes Everything Right With The World, In Bigger Than The Sound” ~Http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1571043/20071002/id_0.jhtml “ This isn't the first time bands have tried to become businessmen and failed” http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2007/10/radioheads_in_rainbows_site_ki.php Google News Neutral Quotes Positive Quotes Negative Quotes ~

3. “ Big news last week came from Radiohead who announced that not only was the new album 'No Rainbows' ready, but it would be available to download this Thursday.” http://giginaflat.blogspot.com/2007/10/beware-karma-police.html “ I can’t tell you how excited I was (and still am) when Radiohead announced that their new album In Rainbows was finished and that it would be released on Oct. 10th.” http://www.cryptoflow.net/%7eslade/blog/?p=37 “ I should also note, and will now, that In Rainbows is the stupidest album title I've ever heard of.” http://joshlaurawyrtzen.blogspot.com/2007/10/brief-notenever-talk-religion-andor.html BlogPulse “ it's the way more and more pricing is being handled.” http://jaylipe.typepad.com/smart_marketing/2007/10/radioheads-mark.html “ Of course, you can only really do this if you are a band like Radiohead. They seem to ooze integrity and coolness, much to the envy of their peers.” http://igod.typepad.com/godcasts/2007/10/radiohead-band-.html I will state for the record that I am not particularly curious about Radiohead's new album In Rainbows, largely because I expect I know to a degree of roughly 95 percent what it will sound like and I am equally confident the remaining five percent will not move me. http://newyorkcandy.blogspot.com/2007/10/radioheads-in-rainbows-gang-of-four.html Technorati “… so we can expect more experiments in direct distribution and promotion, probably culminating in an album release not unlike Radiohead's In Rainbows.” http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/burn/nine-inch-nails-dumps-record-labels-going-direct-to-fans-308409.php I am very impressed with Radiohead. In the very near future, more music will be given away, and consumers will pay for live performances and extra content. http://jeremyrwelch.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/radioheads-new-album-in-rainbows-leading-the-music-industry/ "Good luck, Radiohead. I tried that with my old comic books and they've been on eBay for like three years.” http://www.theonion.com/content/amvo/radioheads_new_honor_system Ask.com Blog Search Neutral Quotes Positive Quotes Negative Quotes

4. “ The band that has been unsigned for more than a year, have several potential labels on their list including old time partner, EMI.” http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00011676.html “ The brilliance of the Radiohead release is entirely in the extent to which they have approached both of these types of media on their own terms. The way in which you make a desirable item of quality in the world of bits is not the same way in which you make a desirable item of quality in the world of atoms.” http://newmusicstrategies.com/2007/10/03/bits-and-pieces-of-radiohead/ No negative comments on first 5 pages. Digg “ The most fascinating tidbit: on the first day of the pre-order (last Monday) more folks nabbed the box set than the regular digital download proving their is still a market in packaging and special cuts--at least in Radiohead's fanbase.” http://community.livejournal.com/elecvp/28278.html “ it really defies expectations in every sense of the word” http://breakfastsession.blogspot.com/2007/10/first-proper-review-radiohead-in.html The ramifications of Radiohead's pay-what-you-want experiment will take time to sort out, but for established artists at least, turning what was once their highest value asset — a much buzzed-about new album — into a loss leader may be the wave of the future.” http://www.grokdotcom.com/2007/10/01/radiohead-lets-fans-choose-how-much-to-pay/ Icerocket Neutral Quotes Positive Quotes Negative Quotes