question about bootlegs....

BEnglish017
BEnglish017 Posts: 455
edited June 2008 in The Porch
.......why is there a 2 week wait i wonder for download? it says:

Digital Bootleg Downloads
Full concert digital downloads will be available exclusively at http://www.pearljam.com. Digital downloads of full Pearl Jam shows will be available for download two weeks after each concert in mp3 and FLAC formats. The price for the digital bootlegs will be $9.99 (mp3) and $14.99 (FLAC) per show.

it didn't take that long for last years did it? i thought they were up a few days after. just curious.
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  • NeverbeenLedbetter
    NeverbeenLedbetter Posts: 213
    sorry but my reading of the statement tells me that the boots will be available "for" 2 weeks after the show, meaning you got 2 weeks to download it if you want it, not that it will take 2 weeks for it to be available. Usually the boots are available within about 24 hours after the show. Just my interpretation.
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  • Gangstacro
    Gangstacro Posts: 104
    NeverbeenLedbetter wrote:
    sorry but my reading of the statement tells me that the boots will be available "for" 2 weeks after the show, meaning you got 2 weeks to download it if you want it, not that it will take 2 weeks for it to be available. Usually the boots are available within about 24 hours after the show. Just my interpretation.

    Disagree. It says it won't be available until 2 weeks after the show. Probably because they wantto mix/master in a professional studio. If the word "for" was before the words "two weeks" I would agree with you.

    Also, why would they want to limit it to being available for only 2 weeks? That would certainly hurt their sales as I am sure many people would not get the chance to download in that time frame.
  • Gangstacro
    Gangstacro Posts: 104
    Also, I think in the past the raw mp3's have been available very soon after the shows, but the high quality files came a bit later.
  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,121
    Gangstacro wrote:
    Disagree. It says it won't be available until 2 weeks after the show. Probably because they wantto mix/master in a professional studio. If the word "for" was before the words "two weeks" I would agree with you.

    Also, why would they want to limit it to being available for only 2 weeks? That would certainly hurt their sales as I am sure many people would not get the chance to download in that time frame.
    exactly
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  • Julien
    Julien Posts: 2,457
    I think they wrote two weeks in order to be sure it's avaialble and to avoid everybody to start threads and threads asking for the boots 2 hours after the show...
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  • eyesnoeyes
    eyesnoeyes Posts: 50
    Gangstacro wrote:
    Also, I think in the past the raw mp3's have been available very soon after the shows, but the high quality files came a bit later.

    Bingo - I think this guy's got it right...
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  • mjb
    mjb Posts: 1,315
    Gangstacro wrote:
    Disagree. It says it won't be available until 2 weeks after the show. Probably because they wantto mix/master in a professional studio.

    But "All of Pearl Jam's bootlegs recordings will be professionally mixed in real-time at each show"
  • nooram
    nooram Posts: 392
    Is it so they can make some money on the Verizon deal?
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  • 12345AGNST1
    12345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    nooram wrote:
    Is it so they can make some money on the Verizon deal?

    thats probably it.
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  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    Gangstacro wrote:
    Disagree. It says it won't be available until 2 weeks after the show. Probably because they wantto mix/master in a professional studio. If the word "for" was before the words "two weeks" I would agree with you.

    No, it doesn't. Not necessarily. It's vague and actually could be interpreted either way. I'm not saying you're wrong. I'm just saying that sentence is open to multiple interpretations, now that I look at it.
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  • NeverbeenLedbetter
    NeverbeenLedbetter Posts: 213
    Gangstacro wrote:
    Disagree. It says it won't be available until 2 weeks after the show. Probably because they wantto mix/master in a professional studio. If the word "for" was before the words "two weeks" I would agree with you.

    Also, why would they want to limit it to being available for only 2 weeks? That would certainly hurt their sales as I am sure many people would not get the chance to download in that time frame.


    It's all nitpicking at this point because we are all excited over this, but the 2003 boots were available for download about 24 hours after each show. Hey in about 24-48 hours the question should be answered either way.
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  • HailHailLeatherman
    HailHailLeatherman Posts: 126
    nooram wrote:
    Is it so they can make some money on the Verizon deal?

    Exactly, by holding off on selling it the old way for two weeks, it puts pressure on the die-hards and impulse buyers to purchase the Verizon stuff.

    Pretty smart. That is what the mean when they say PJ has "struck a deal" or "team up" with Verizon
  • anakin_pdx
    anakin_pdx Posts: 396
    The rough low quality mp3s were available within 24 hours in 2003. It takes time to mix (even at the venue) and then get them up on-line. In 2005 & 2006 some people bitched because of weekends and technical problems that some shows didn't go up for 3 or 4 days. I think this 2 week is just a safe window for them to work in, and not be so stressed out about it.
  • pjsteelerfan
    pjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,905
    lets just be happy that we are getting them
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  • firecrotch23
    firecrotch23 Posts: 586
    pjsteelerfan wrote:
    lets just be happy that we are getting them
    agreed, Im just happy to get them!
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  • BEnglish017
    BEnglish017 Posts: 455
    yeah i am not bitching. just curious. i am happy to get them no matter what. i can handle a 2 week wait. gonna need time to recover money to buy them anyway.
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  • blueeyedevil
    blueeyedevil Posts: 173
    I'm all for waiting if it means a better sounding recording. Anybody recall how low Mikes guitar was mixed into the 2005 boots that were released within a few days? Kinda' ruined the listening for me, stuggling to hear Mike's parts. However, when the Live at the Gorge set came out, Mike's guitar was perfectly clear and prominent in the mix. Well worth the wait.

    Let Stone sing, and I'll even wait another week for the boot! :)
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