Wilco i den digitala nedladdningsvärlden

Postat: 2004-11-16 kl. 11.56

Giving away an album online isn't the way most artists end up with gold records. But it worked out that way for Wilco.

After being dropped from Reprise Records in 2001 over creative conflicts surrounding Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, the Chicago-based band committed what some thought would be suicide -- they streamed it online for free.

The album's subsequent release on Nonesuch debuted higher on the charts than any of their prior releases.

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Jag vill citera hela skiten egentligen. Jeff Tweedy pratar om att varje nedladdning inte är ett förlorat köp, att musik inte är en vanlig produkt som kan säljas som en tennissko. Bra grejer.