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yeah, that’s pretty damn steep. that’s a bill right there. i hope he comes up with a better idea.
plus really this stuff will be traded on torrents sites and the like as soon as it arrives, so if you want people to actually pay lower the price. i really don’t think i could pull that fee off in one shot plus pay for school, etc.
here it is:
Hello SP World!!
Welcome to the first edition of the Archives Newsletter! I’m planning on writing a blog and newsletter once a week. The first thing that I want to talk to you about is my job and what we’re doing. As a fan of the band for many years, I have always hoped the band would release old shows and demos. There are a lot of misconceptions out there that it would be so easy for the band to release (insert title here) show or demo. Now being on the other side, I can see that it is a lot more difficult to do that. There is a large process that we have to go through in order to get a recording ready to release. Looking through the archive, there is an overwhelming number of live and studio recordings. The first thing we have to do find something that is worthy of release. Since Billy has been focused on new things, work with the archive has been slow. This is where I come in. My job is to work in the archive and work on finding the best items to release. There is a lot to choose from. Some of the items being discussed are the 12/2/00 Metro show and the unfinished Adore Documentary. Aside from those two things, there is a mountain of great stuff. In the coming weeks, I’m going to be giving updates on the treasures I find.
The next subject that I want to talk about is the process on how to deliver this stuff to you. I want to expand on Billy’s idea of a subscription service that I mentioned in the blog. Going through and finding material that is suitable for release is a very in-depth process. The idea of a subscription service is where you can sign up for a yearly subscription, and in return you will receive a guaranteed number of tracks and releases. These releases will be from all eras of the band. Some items may not be up to the quality of a professional release, and may be rawer sounding. This could mean a track of the band rehearsing that might not sound good enough for the general population, but Billy might say that it would be good for the subscription service. We would put it up because that is the only version of that song. This is for the type of fan that is interested in getting unreleased live and studio tracks. This is the Holy Grail. One example is that you’ll pay $300 for the subscription, and we’ll give you 200 releases. For those of you who don’t want to sign up for a subscription, we’ll still sell some material to you, but the subscription members will get it first. If you don’t want to purchase anything, we are also looking at distributing some material for free. Basically, if you want to get everything, you want to take a look at the subscription service.
The reason why we’re talking about a subscription model is that if the band just releases individual shows for sale, we wouldn’t have a budget to work with to make it a long-term project. The subscription service would automatically give us a budget to prepare and distribute material to you. If you have any ideas or comments about the subscription service, please let me know. My e-mail is frank@smashingpumpkins.com. If you’re on the message board, please voice your opinion on the SP Archive Project Forum in the Live Recordings/Collecting/Trading forum.
Frank
[/quote:289krzz3]so $300 huh
hmmm, yeah *cough* SP fans aren’t millionaires. you quit? hmmm, i guess your boss was being a big bitch there taking advantage of you.
what are you going to do now?
that would have been awesome
and Billy could step into Neiman Marcus and buy a dress with his Visa [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aajvG_qUJQg[/youtube]
that is awesome! i so plan on scoring one of those this summer when my damn school takes a break from emptying my pockets.
my thought is that i think maybe he’s past that song some. plus hasn’t Today kind of become the mark of the old casual fans who scream for it at gigs because they don’t care about the SP here and now. they just want to relive Vieuphoria. maybe although its special its just been tainted and he wants to let go- move on.
i don’t know. i love the SP either way.
it feels slightly wrong, but its up to him and he loses no respect from me really. he’s still Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins- the best band ever. and on another note i think Visa’s commercial sucks anyway just from a visual standpoint. it fails to live up to the kickass-ness of the song.
so i was disappointed anyhow.
i would help. i would join. i guess it could be the SPfreaks SP fan club ran by SPfreaks.
afterall only SP freaks (as in hardcore freak fans) would join i suppose. i don’t know. good idea, but how to start it
The Everlasting Gaze [5]
Raindrops + Sunshowers [5]
Stand Inside Your Love [5]
I Of The Mourning [6]
The Sacred And Profane [6]
Try, Try, Try [5]
Heavy Metal Machine [5]
This Time [5]
The Imploding Voice [5]
Glass And The Ghost Children [5]+
Wound [5]
The Crying Tree Of Mercury [5]
With Every Light [5]
Blue Skies Bring Tears [5]
Age Of Innocence [5]
Speed Kills [4]
Here’s To The Atom Bomb [4] –i’m up for a full game on Machina II.
A guy asks for FLAC file buyers and gets tons of dancing bananas… SPfreaks on it’s haywiring best…
[/quote:1byyt0h8] You should blame Benway.Before him and his banana squad of fruitcakes this threat was in decent sane level.
[/quote:1byyt0h8]i love that
banana squad of fruitcakes that sucks reggae ^^ i’m sorry. your boss shouldn’t be taking advantage of you.
and that’s lame about your money too.
i’m sick of FOL for some reason. i don’t know why though. i still like it, but i think it was just everywhere and i got sick of it.
i love it too.
awesome. it did use to take forever and now its instant.