#Reddit Music

Mostly music sharing, and usually more obscure stuff––nothing from the Hall of Fame here.

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Why didn’t Thom Yorke’s BitTorrent idea take off?

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Why didn’t Thom Yorke’s BitTorrent idea take off? Having seen the thread regarding Spotify’s CEO bathing in the value of his musical clients (https://old.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/1hkrhc4/spotify_ceo_becomes_richer_than_any_musician_ever/), I’m reminded of that time in 2014 when Thom Yorke tried to launch an ‘experiment’ in selling one’s own music directly to the public, bypassing record labe…

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[Queensrÿche]- [Speak] [Prog rock] (1988) album [Operation Mindcrime] is a prophecy of our time.

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– (1988) album is a prophecy of our time. The whole album is ahead of its time, and I know folks use that phrase loosely, but it’s quite literally ahead of its time. Especially their song Speak, it’s scary how well it captures this exact moment in time. It could be the anthem of Luigi Mangione. The point of my post, is I recently found this song after 38 years and I’m blown away listen…

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POP by U2 released [1997] has been their last creative and relevant album.

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POP by U2 released has been their last creative and relevant album. Its often derided as the worst album that they have ever released but listening to it in 2024, it was clearly ahead of its time. I would go even a step further and says its their second best album since ‘Joshua Tree.’ Since then they have been nothing but corporate songbirds, selling out to Apple, RCA, and others. I still love the band but each …

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