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Don Giro · 01-28-2005, 09:11 AM

I haven't ordered any of these shows. I wanted to download them all when they were first announced, but I thought the prices to be a little steep for what I consider glorified bootlegs. At $12.95 a pop, it also seems like too much work, what with having to print out artwork (I have an old monochrome laser printer) and supplying my own 2-disc jewel cases. I quickly lost interest in the whole thing.

I was surprised they didn't officially release them all on factory-pressed discs like Pearl Jam did a few years ago (something I hoped Metallica would do when I first read about the massive slew of live releases Pearl Jam had launched on the public). I would have probably bought them all.

IIRC, Lars Ulrich said he fully expected all this material to be illegally traded on file-sharing networks, so maybe these downloads were an attempt to save face after the Napster debacle.

Thanks for the info.

01-28-2005, 09:11 AM	#2 of 8
Don Giro Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Local Time: 03:05 PM Local Date: 11-22-2008 Posts: 560	I haven't ordered any of these shows. I wanted to download them all when they were first announced, but I thought the prices to be a little steep for what I consider glorified bootlegs. At $12.95 a pop, it also seems like too much work, what with having to print out artwork (I have an old monochrome laser printer) and supplying my own 2-disc jewel cases. I quickly lost interest in the whole thing. I was surprised they didn't officially release them all on factory-pressed discs like Pearl Jam did a few years ago (something I hoped Metallica would do when I first read about the massive slew of live releases Pearl Jam had launched on the public). I would have probably bought them all. IIRC, Lars Ulrich said he fully expected all this material to be illegally traded on file-sharing networks, so maybe these downloads were an attempt to save face after the Napster debacle. Thanks for the info. Recently Seen:SMALLVILLE: Season 7, "Nim's Island," "Leatherheads," "I See You.com," "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" Current TV Roster:ENTOURAGE, HEROES, MY NAME IS EARL, THE OFFICE, THE SIMPSONS, KING OF THE HILL, FAMILY GUY, AMERICAN DAD, LITTLE BRITAIN USA, CALIFORNICATION, SNL, KATH & KIM, Recently Heard: NIGHTWISH: "Dark Passion Play," METALLICA: "Death Magnetic, " "NIGHTWISH: "End of an Era," NIGHTWISH: "Oceanborn"