Misc

The Eagles are playing a one-off private concert in London with tickets starting at £1000. Apparently the concert is not open to the general public. It is an invite-only event for music industry executives.

Can you imagine spending that kind of dough on a concert ticket? Unless Elvis comes back from the dead to play a gig at The Roxy in L.A., I won't even begin to consider spending big money on a show. No concert is worth £1000. Are they raising money for a political campaign? Are they financing their settlement with Don Felder? Maybe they want to see what it feels like to be Barbra Streisand?

The only funny thing about it is that one article called this the seminal line-up of the band. Are you kidding me? It is down to four "real" members. Granted they can still play, but don't tell me this current line-up is better than when Don Felder was playing dueling leads with Joe Walsh or when Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner where involved with the band. PR work at its finest.

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The Radiohead saga continues with “In Rainbows.” While the band prepares to release this project to the masses on CD via a major record label, the latest development is that they are going to add bonus tracks to the CD version.

So, the hardcore devoted fan that downloaded the new album last week; is now going to have to repurchase it on CD for the exclusive bonus tracks. Now, some consumers probably took advantage of the “pay what you want” download, but some probably contributed at least $5 - $10 to the cause. Does the fan that purchased the $80 deluxe version get the bonus tracks? Will the band allow fans to download the bonus tracks that already paid for the download of the actual album?

There is nothing more annoying than an artist and/or record label reissuing a fairly new album shortly after the initial release date with “bonus” material. I love bonus tracks as much as the next guy. But, I like it when they are added to an album at least ten years after the initial release date. Adding bonus material so soon is nothing more than the artist screwing the fan.

“In Rainbows” has become one big cluster-f**k. Two weeks ago, Radiohead looked like visionaries, now they look like jackasses. This is the last time I plan on commenting on it because musically speaking, I have no interest in the album. A once compelling story is turning into a joke. Time to move on.

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Looking for a good book to read? Check out Eric Clapton’s new autobiography. It is a fantastic book that flows very smoothly. Clapton has an incredible story and he doesn’t shy away from any topic. The fact that he is open about the good and the bad lends credibility to his story. It is an intriguing look inside one of music’s greatest talents.