BOC: Those Buck CDs!!!

[Joseph Sardo]

In my opinion, it seems he's taking advantage of his
most loyal fans. Ya'll think it's a character flaw?



--- ANDREW GARIBALDI <andygee at DIAL.PIPEX.COM> wrote:
> yeh - if I read it right on the Sony press release,
> Todd Rundgren tried
> something like that - you paid something like ten
> dollars a month to
> download 12 exclusive tracks over a year, and then,
> lo and behold, the album
> comes out on general release a while later, after
> the year is out and the
> money has rolled in. Musicians with regard for the
> fans where finances are
> concerned, may be hard to find these days in some
> quarters.
> Andy Garibaldi
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nick English" <nick at NETPHD.NET>
> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 9:09 PM
> Subject: BOC: Those Buck CDs!!!
>
>
> > This is not meant as a slam on anybody who did --
> or
> > plans to -- spend 150 bucks to join that Web site
> to
> > get those 4 discs, but I would NEVER in my wildest
> > dreams consider paying $150 for 4 CDs.  Even if
> money
> > grew out of my ass I wouldn't do it!
> >
> > I know there are other benefits to being in the
> "fan
> > club", but I'm 30 years old with kids.  If I can
> make a
> > show, I'll make it.  If I can't, I can't.  And
> while
> > Buck is still the best damn guitar player in rock
> and
> > roll and BOC is still the best damn rock and roll
> band
> > on the planet, I have -- sadly -- become one of
> those
> > folks for whom "it's only rock and roll" (but I
> like
> > it!!!)
> >
> > It's really a shame, too, because if Buck would
> only
> > put the discs on sale to the general public at a
> > reasonable price, I'd probably own at least the
> first
> > two by now.  Instead, he gets no money from me.
> Not
> > sure that's smart business sense.
> >
> > --Nick
> >
> > P.S.
> >
> > I truly do envy those of you who have copies!!!
> > Someday, hopefully, I'll be one of you.  :(


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