11-25-2009, 02:21 PM
Here in the UK, I have been playing some Hip music for friends who really like what they hear. Most of them then ask me for album recommendations they can listen to, at which point I rattle off a few (often Day For Night, Fully Completely, Phantom Power as good starting points). Since most people use Itunes these days, they innevetibly come back quickly saying Itunes only have Music@Work, In Violet Light and the current record on there. Why only those?
The other major way people check out music here in the UK is Spotify, which is a music streaming service where the artists actually get paid. It's hugely popular here and has caused a mini-revelution. Here again The Hip's management seemed to have missed a trick, as they only have We Are The Same and a song from a movie called Brain Candy on there (95% of well known bands have their entire catalogue on this system). It's really odd they don't have more content on this site.
I find this strange/disappointing. The Tragicaly Hip are over here in Europe supposedly promoting themselves and their records, but people in earnest can't get a hold of some of their best records in the most common ways people access music these days? Feels like they're behind the times.
It's a shame becuase people spreading the word organically about a great band like this is precisely how they will develop dedicated following in new countries, but if you make it too hard for people, they don't make the effort (or download illegally). The Hip's management should sort this out. Anyone else find this?
The other major way people check out music here in the UK is Spotify, which is a music streaming service where the artists actually get paid. It's hugely popular here and has caused a mini-revelution. Here again The Hip's management seemed to have missed a trick, as they only have We Are The Same and a song from a movie called Brain Candy on there (95% of well known bands have their entire catalogue on this system). It's really odd they don't have more content on this site.
I find this strange/disappointing. The Tragicaly Hip are over here in Europe supposedly promoting themselves and their records, but people in earnest can't get a hold of some of their best records in the most common ways people access music these days? Feels like they're behind the times.
It's a shame becuase people spreading the word organically about a great band like this is precisely how they will develop dedicated following in new countries, but if you make it too hard for people, they don't make the effort (or download illegally). The Hip's management should sort this out. Anyone else find this?