Friday, April 29, 2005
Dave Matthew’s Band Hits iTunes
If these walls came crumbling down
Fell so hard to make us lose our faith
From what's left you'd figure it out
And makes lemonade taste like a sunny day
Wow! iTunes Music Store now has a pre-release single from the Dave Matthews Band. I love DMB, but they we’re irritating the hell out of me with their refusal to release songs to Apple’s iTunes Music Store.
The big deal was that they wanted to control their own distribution channel. No offense to Dave and fellow band mates, it’s just that no one really wants to have to purchase from 10 different stores to get 10 different albums are songs. While I agree in concept — artist should take more control over the distribution of their music— it’s the implementation that was problematic.
Artists like Ben Folds and John Mayer rapidly embraced the iTunes Music Store, releasing a slew of EPs, concert albums and singles; all while working towards building an album for release. To that regard, I think these artists gained access to new audiences.
I was never a big Ben Folds/Ben Folds Five fan, until I started notice random EPs being released almost ever month or two on iTMS. I started clicking through far more frequently, and then purchasing far more often. My library of Ben Folds songs increased from one— the ever popular 1997 release Brick — to 23 songs, including the iTunes specific EP releases of Speed Graphics, and Sunny 16. I’ve learned to enjoy, appreciate, and even on occasion love, Ben’s quirky sound and piano driven music. Even better, I’ve learned to admire him as an artist, which means I’m far more likely to spend money on his music than I was last year.
That said, “Welcome Dave Matthews and Band!!” I look forward to spending more money on your music. I’ve already purchased and listen to American Baby four times, and maybe up to six or eight before the end of the day. Love that intro. Can’t wait for the full album.
Update: AOL Music has the video for American Baby. Go to the Dave Matthew’s Band page at http://music.channel.aol.com/artist/main.adp?artistid=196505
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