Jay Smooth on the lost excitement surrounding albums’ release dates, and the migration of the “event” that constituted an album dropping from the managed-by-labels excitement around going to a specific place on a specific day to the more chaotic, less social way that albums are “released” these days. I found myself nodding wistfully at a lot of his points, although I maintain that holding Radiohead up as a way to do things now is a bit of a trick for any band without a home base of rabider-than-rabid fans. [Current via Soup]
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@MayhemintheHood: You couldn’t get me to walk in to the next room for a new Kings Of Leon record, much less go to the store.
Isn’t this video months and months old? I remember seeing it at his site.
Granted, the world needs more Jay Smooth, so I can’t complain, but…
@Nicolars: Well said. I feel your nostalgic longing. Where do we go from here?
Easy, wait for them to just announced standardized download Tuesdays.
I do miss the anticipation for Tuesdays.
I know it’s been said, but a better example is NIN’s giving away their album in as high a definition as possible and offering you multiple ways to receive the music; from the 5 buck cheap to the $300 signed edish.
=( but i’m a sucker for physical media (as my wall and shelves attest) so yes indeed, i miss the anticipation of release day.
Why miss the anticipation? There are many bands that I love so much and follow closely enough that when they have a new album coming out, I get super stoked. Kings of Leon is one of them, as an example, and i’ve been anticipating their new full length for a month or two now. The Tuesday it comes out i’m going to get my ass to the local record store and buy the sucker. Seems like it’s quite possible to still have those moments, and still look forward to Tuesdays.
Speaking of, not only a new KOL album this month, but also a new Tv on the Radio. Can’t wait.