Musicrooms.net: Editors Advice For Radiohead

Editors Advice For Radiohead
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MusicRooms on 18 October, 2007
 
Thom Yorke and co. famously shook up the music industry on October 10 by making
their seventh album In Rainbows available for download at a cost the customer
chooses - a misjudged decision, in the opinion of Editors' Russell Leetch.
After admitting that he hadn't downloaded the record, Leetch said: "I think if
Radiohead wanted to be really clever then they should let people listen to it
first then decide what to pay."
Clearly sceptical about the shift in the way music is sold, the bassist voiced
his concerns that it was only established artists that were able to give albums
away for free.
He said: "I worry for new acts and where that leaves them when they need
financial help and support from a record label."
Resisting the digital age, Russell also dismissed the suggestion that the days
of the CD are over.
"I still like buying things on vinyl and CD as a collector. I don't quite trust
bitrates and hard drives," he said.
"We've all seen those films where super electronic meltdown happens. We don't
want that to happen with music!"