...why Radiohead is so cool.
Some NIN fans side with Trent Reznor's criticisms and get upset that after Radiohead practically gave away their 2007 release, In Rainbows, they went on to distribute it through retail outlets.
The way I see it, both bands want to create music and are looking for new ways to get it to the consumer. One wants to make money off of it still, and the other doesn't really care.
Whether you side with Reznor or not, you have to admit that the Oxford band did a great service to the music industry by marketing it the way they did. For that, they will go down in music history as one of the most dominant creative musical forces of the early 21st century, as well as for their innovation and business saavy by working with the consumer instead of trying to sue him. Does anybody remember what Metallica did to Napster? Yeah...about that.
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