VEDDER FEARS TICKET PRICE HIKE

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  • Flagg
    Flagg Posts: 5,856
    That article is about three years old.
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  • Architect and Builder
    Architect and Builder Posts: 237
    UncleSpaggles wrote:
    I guess the real question should be what song would PJ use on a Viagra commercial?
    Rise ?


    He actually mentioned the possibility at the EV atlanta 1 show :lol:
  • Claireack
    Claireack Posts: 13,561
    UncleSpaggles wrote:
    I guess the real question should be what song would PJ use on a Viagra commercial?

    Heart the effects are prolonged, EV could do the commercial on his own with 'Long Night'? :)
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  • mjb
    mjb Posts: 1,315
    looks to me like they are recovering their lost revenue in shipping fees. $7.50 to send a waterbottle? ($11 to Canada?) - I love the 10c and this band but that has to include a hefty "handling fee".
  • strummers
    strummers Posts: 2,611
    Vedderwt wrote:
    ..I cannot believe they are worried about being worth 56 million instead of 52 million....

    I think its more along the lines of them continuing to have the funds to employ the people who rely on them for a living. They must, directly and indirectly, support a hell of a lot of people by doing what they do and donating to their charities. I'm sure they feel a sense of responsibility with regards to those people/companies/charities.

    Also, even though there is a rabid PJ fan base who will buy every release (multiple times) that doesn't mean they won't be affected by illegal downloading - they will, just like every artist out there. I don't see as much of an issue if you are buying the 'legal' product, but I personally would never download an official release before the owner of the work has made it legally available. I prefer to have the cd/record and listen to it for the first time from the physical product. Maybe I'm weird! :D
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  • LOV2ROCK
    LOV2ROCK Minneapolis/St.Paul Posts: 822
    mjb wrote:
    looks to me like they are recovering their lost revenue in shipping fees. $7.50 to send a waterbottle? ($11 to Canada?) - I love the 10c and this band but that has to include a hefty "handling fee".

    Yeah,they are screwing us on the shiping costs.
    But if we want what they are selling to us,we have no
    choice but to pay it.

    Have you noticed on the postage labels that they dont put the price
    on the label anymore? They used have the shipping price
    on it. Not anymore.
  • Architect and Builder
    Architect and Builder Posts: 237
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    if PJ ever play dallas again i think i would fly you down here if you bought 10c tickets for the show. of course you would have to take me ;)
  • IamMine
    IamMine Posts: 2,743
    SolarWorld wrote:

    Look, not everyone that downloads Pearl Jam's music illegally turns into a super fan like you. You are an exception to the rule.

    This is true and I am trying to teach my oldest son and others to look up to him as an example...

    He had been downloading a lot of "free" songs....when the news broke out about Kaaza (and similar ones), I had a long talk with my son about ethics and supporting bands, even if he just liked a few songs of theirs.

    Now Limeware? I don't trust that...

    Kids don't think about that... kids will find ways to get music for free. They don't care about having tangible music in their hands (eg CDs, vinyls,).... all they care is getting on their iPods.

    So Ev's concerns are valid... we may be the exception here because we not only enjoy their music, but also more than that... we have formed a community here.

    But not many are not that.... how many of us here, really? A few thousand? I think that's stretching it... unless you count the entire world.

    Honestly... if there were rich people....with good hearts and being conscious human beings, I'd want Pearl Jam to be that. They would do put their money where their mouth is....and they have proved that.

    I don't have a problem with them being filthy rich because they are not out of touch with human beings.

    I find it funny that it's ok for other people to charge 200-500 dollars for posters, rare items, tickets,whatnot... and fans would cough up the dough.

    But god forbid PJ do that with 10 to 20 dollars more.... there'd be an uproar in the community. :P
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  • 12345AGNST1
    12345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    oh great... that just makes me feel GREAT about what I did yesterday...
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  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    Opening Band For The Sun wrote:
    UncleSpaggles wrote:
    I guess the real question should be what song would PJ use on a Viagra commercial?
    the fixer, naturally.

    When something's liiiiiimp, I wanna put a little stiffy in it ...
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • Crane
    Crane Posts: 192
    I have to say if this is what he said I completely disagree with Eddie on this. The music industry is changing, rapidly. Whether or not the band likes it. Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead etc are all moving forward with new ideas on how to release their music and still make money. Pearl Jam has been great with that in the past with stuff like the ten club etc.

    The sad truth is that people are going to take music for free if they can. It is going to eventually come to a head where bands are going to have to try something new. The re-issues are a start. They're going to make a bundle from them. Hiking up ticket prices is a great way to piss off your fan base like us who provide a great deal of their money and buy the merch and the music.

    Come up with new ideas guys. PPV live concerts, or do something like idlewild and whoever pre-orders the album gets their name on the sleeve. These are revolutionary. They're just smart business and I think hiking up prices just because the music industry has changed means you aren't changing with it.
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  • Flagg
    Flagg Posts: 5,856
    I posted earlier but I'll say it again. This article is a couple of years old and was discussed ad infinitum then.

    But I do agree with him.
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  • Songburst
    Songburst Posts: 1,195
    Flagg wrote:
    I posted earlier but I'll say it again. This article is a couple of years old and was discussed ad infinitum then.
    Ya but now his ticket price increase theory is a fact.
    1/12/1879, 4/8/1156, 2/6/1977, who gives a shit, ...
  • Flagg
    Flagg Posts: 5,856
    Songburst wrote:
    Flagg wrote:
    I posted earlier but I'll say it again. This article is a couple of years old and was discussed ad infinitum then.
    Ya but now his ticket price increase theory is a fact.

    I know. I don't have a problem with it though. Everything costs more than it did a couple of years ago, except maybe gas.

    I bet they make more money of Backspacer than the previous couple of records though just because of the fact that they are self-releasing.
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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,199
    unfortunately, it is true

    and I have often said that as long as people freely trade and download music, I will not begrudge the band for charging more for shows, especially since they continue to reject any corporate sponsorship
  • Flagg
    Flagg Posts: 5,856
    slightofjeff wrote:
    Opening Band For The Sun wrote:
    UncleSpaggles wrote:
    I guess the real question should be what song would PJ use on a Viagra commercial?
    the fixer, naturally.

    When something's liiiiiimp, I wanna put a little stiffy in it ...


    That never gets old.
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  • 12345AGNST1
    12345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    oh you guys realize this article was from 2 years ago right?
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  • CJMST3K
    CJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    filthy_canvis wrote:
    either that or you're gonna have to start accepting sponsorships, or start selling your music to Viagra. I'm not sure how we'll do it.

    Indeed this is old, and I've been saying this for years the reason ticket prices are going up is because lots of people are stealing the music and not paying for it. As long as you bought the CD or LP, I think you have a clean conscience if you DL it too.

    OH, and the song was ALIVE that Viagra approached PJ to use in a commercial. ...they're basically sponsored by Verizon now, and at times Bud Light, but hopefully not Viagra.
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  • imissyoualready
    imissyoualready Posts: 438
    quit this crap. he said this almost 4 years ago.
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  • strummers
    strummers Posts: 2,611
    imissyoualready wrote:
    quit this crap. he said this almost 4 years ago.

    A lot of what I said 4 years ago I still stand by, just sayin'! :lol:
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