Oblivion with Bells

[dubman]

Originally Posted by stauff

5.Ring Road
Middle-eastern hip-hop beat with Karl doing a "The Streets" style rap makes this quite a novelty.

this is either going to be trim pt. 2 or fucking amazing.
either way that's... different.

[BeautifulBurnout]

Originally Posted by dubman

this is either going to be trim pt. 2 or fucking amazing.
either way that's... different.

Me´s thinking some rai influence would be damn good.

[botkiller]

Even if it does get leaked, I won't have anything to do with it until the real release. I can't bear having that spoiled for me.

[Future Proof]

Originally Posted by grady

If I recall correctly, AHDO was leaked around the last week of June as I was finishing up a final paper and checking some newsgroups when I spotted it. The final I was writing was a bit late, but I had been given an extension.

Despite downloading the leak, I still purchased the album proper in September 02 and also purchased one of the promos that came in the DVD case.

LOL... god, I remember the frenzy surrounding the leak. The vibe here was very "If you download this record then you support the turrrrists" kinda thing. In the end, I wonder if any regular here actually did not buy the album?

Basically, what I'm saying is that if OWB leaks, you bet your ass I'm dl'ing it. And then buying at least one copy on release day if not more. It's just how these things work. And I encourage people to not get more emotionally involved than is necessary if it does leak. I'd consider it a reasonable notion to believe that people that would pirate the leak and not buy the album also would pirate it post-release and not buy the album.

Thanks for the leaked tracklisting guys, now I wanna hear snippets you bastards!

[grady]

Originally Posted by Future Proof

LOL... god, I remember the frenzy surrounding the leak. The vibe here was very "If you download this record then you support the turrrrists" kinda thing. In the end, I wonder if any regular here actually did not buy the album?

Basically, what I'm saying is that if OWB leaks, you bet your ass I'm dl'ing it. And then buying at least one copy on release day if not more. It's just how these things work. And I encourage people to not get more emotionally involved than is necessary if it does leak. I'd consider it a reasonable notion to believe that people that would pirate the leak and not buy the album also would pirate it post-release and not buy the album.

Thanks for the leaked tracklisting guys, now I wanna hear snippets you bastards!

It definently had that vibe of, 'You're either with us, or AGAINST US.' I remember talking to some radiohead fans who had a similar stance around the time that rough mix of Hail to the Thief got leaked a couple months early.

The thing I remember about the leak of AHDO is Scott posting the track list for the CD and cueing up the conjecture about what the tracks could be like, even including some rather humorous discussion of tracking Mr. Warner down at his place of work and nabbing his copy of the promo.

Then it got leaked.

I think people did get a bit too emotional over the whole ordeal. So perhaps a SPOILER thread for OWB will be necessary to appease some of those around here.

I will be downloading it. I know I'm not patient enough to wait. It's like seeing movies early or going to a test screening. It might not be the final product, but it's pretty damn close and it's just as interesting to see a work in progress for as it is to see the final piece. (Just my opinion though.)

[kowalski__]

it'll be really cool if they won't send any promo copies to press or anyone. i had a strong feeling that radiohead wont do that too. interpol were really succesful at it, album leaked just 2 weeks ago before actual release.

actually i want to see oblivion in top 3.

:-)

[potatobroth]

Originally Posted by botkiller

Even if it does get leaked, I won't have anything to do with it until the real release. I can't bear having that spoiled for me.

Ugh, I'm terrible at this. I always aim to wait, but then I just get too damn curious. I'm also notorius for buying like 5 copies of their new album for me and my friends; its not like anyone on this msg board is going download and not purchase.

I remember when AHDO was leaked. That feeling of "you're a bad person if you download" was quite humorous as I know a LOT of people that had advance listens and some of them were on the side of "i'm not going to download."

[grady]

Originally Posted by kowalski__

it'll be really cool if they won't send any promo copies to press or anyone. i had a strong feeling that radiohead wont do that too. interpol were really succesful at it, album leaked just 2 weeks ago before actual release.

actually i want to see oblivion in top 3.

:-)

Interpol didn't release any promos?

I remember the last nine incha nails album With Teeth was also quite successful in keeping the album under wraps until about a week and a half prior to it's release in the spring of 05.

[stauff]

If history has taught me anything, I'll be too impatient and download it, then buy the single, then buy the album, then weaken as soon as a version with any sort of extras is released and buy that too, then next time I'm in overseas I'll cruise record stores specifically to pick up any different versions released there.

I don't think there's anything the band could do to make me *not* buy this album at least once.

I guess they could not release it? (note: not a recommendation)

[Dirty0900]

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