Comments on: Well Now I Feel Bad http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/07/25/well-now-i-feel-bad/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:25:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Riverbelle http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/07/25/well-now-i-feel-bad/#comment-1313 Riverbelle Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:37:32 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/07/25/well-now-i-feel-bad/#comment-1313 Some interesting ideas. Is it possible to get notified of future updates from your blog? Cheers, Wayne Some interesting ideas. Is it possible to get notified of future updates from your blog?

Cheers,

Wayne

]]> By: JC http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/07/25/well-now-i-feel-bad/#comment-144 JC Wed, 03 Aug 2005 13:07:00 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/07/25/well-now-i-feel-bad/#comment-144 Oops, sorry Glenn. I should know better. -Johnathon Oops, sorry Glenn. I should know better.

-Johnathon

]]> By: Glenn http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/07/25/well-now-i-feel-bad/#comment-143 Glenn Tue, 02 Aug 2005 14:37:23 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/07/25/well-now-i-feel-bad/#comment-143 Alack! Jonathan has fallen into the typographically-challenged clutches of my evil and misspelled twin! The atomic lemurs will not be happy about this, oh no. I have contacts in Canada, we may be able to ship them lemurs disguised as glass-fused radioactive waste. Hmm. Alack! Jonathan has fallen into the typographically-challenged clutches of my evil and misspelled twin!

The atomic lemurs will not be happy about this, oh no.

I have contacts in Canada, we may be able to ship them lemurs disguised as glass-fused radioactive waste. Hmm.

]]> By: JC http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/07/25/well-now-i-feel-bad/#comment-134 JC Tue, 26 Jul 2005 16:29:14 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/07/25/well-now-i-feel-bad/#comment-134 Sean brings up a good point: free music, fine, but why so much? Keep in mind, I rarely play live, which means that word-of-mouth (the internet kind) is the main way for me to get new listeners. Without the bloggers and emailed links I'd probably sell one CD a year. My theory is, more free music = more links. But what do I know. You're probably right that the number is a bit high at the moment. Glen: I would like you to take over Canada - the border is not very well guarded, and I know the lemurs would like the climate. Let me know when this is taken care of. Jpez: Forums is smart. You are all very smart. I think Jpez actually has a JC forum somewheres, n'est-ce pas? Amis: That is the correct logo. Terrifying, yet confusing. They won't know what hit them. And you're right, the streams can be stolen pretty easily, but probably not by the average bear. I'd rather that everyone be able to listen to the whole song than protect against the small percentage of industrious hacker types, who will eventually defeat me anyway. Sean brings up a good point: free music, fine, but why so much? Keep in mind, I rarely play live, which means that word-of-mouth (the internet kind) is the main way for me to get new listeners. Without the bloggers and emailed links I’d probably sell one CD a year. My theory is, more free music = more links. But what do I know. You’re probably right that the number is a bit high at the moment.

Glen: I would like you to take over Canada - the border is not very well guarded, and I know the lemurs would like the climate. Let me know when this is taken care of.

Jpez: Forums is smart. You are all very smart. I think Jpez actually has a JC forum somewheres, n’est-ce pas?

Amis: That is the correct logo. Terrifying, yet confusing. They won’t know what hit them. And you’re right, the streams can be stolen pretty easily, but probably not by the average bear. I’d rather that everyone be able to listen to the whole song than protect against the small percentage of industrious hacker types, who will eventually defeat me anyway.

]]> By: Amis http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/07/25/well-now-i-feel-bad/#comment-133 Amis Tue, 26 Jul 2005 14:56:04 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/07/25/well-now-i-feel-bad/#comment-133 I agree with Sean. The leechers should be paying for your work. Also, I agree with him in that you should change the way in which the content is made available. The current tracks that are offered for full download is the right amount, in my opinion. However, you also offer full streams (at a nice quality) of all of the other tracks. Someone could easily use Audio Hijack (on Mac anyways) to essentially rip the song from the stream. Perhaps, as Sean pointed out, previews may be more appropriate for gathering a little more cash. But, then again, some may say that being heard will draw more to buy. Well, I'm sure your evil genius will think of something. Either way, I think we, as your minions of faith, can work on increasing attention to this place here that is nestled in the bowels of the internet. Perhaps we could use Dawkins' Theory of Meme to take over the internet with your presence whilst you continue furthering your plans for world domination? Everyone, behold the greatest (maybe) image to be linked to this site in the universe! http://www.vanillasoap.com/forumimages/jcdominate.png (Someone of real artistic talent please create something much better then my "copy/paste/resize/add-text" job) I agree with Sean. The leechers should be paying for your work. Also, I agree with him in that you should change the way in which the content is made available. The current tracks that are offered for full download is the right amount, in my opinion. However, you also offer full streams (at a nice quality) of all of the other tracks. Someone could easily use Audio Hijack (on Mac anyways) to essentially rip the song from the stream. Perhaps, as Sean pointed out, previews may be more appropriate for gathering a little more cash. But, then again, some may say that being heard will draw more to buy. Well, I’m sure your evil genius will think of something.

Either way, I think we, as your minions of faith, can work on increasing attention to this place here that is nestled in the bowels of the internet. Perhaps we could use Dawkins’ Theory of Meme to take over the internet with your presence whilst you continue furthering your plans for world domination? Everyone, behold the greatest (maybe) image to be linked to this site in the universe!

http://www.vanillasoap.com/forumimages/jcdominate.png

(Someone of real artistic talent please create something much better then my “copy/paste/resize/add-text” job)

]]> By: Glenn http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/07/25/well-now-i-feel-bad/#comment-132 Glenn Tue, 26 Jul 2005 00:52:21 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/07/25/well-now-i-feel-bad/#comment-132 I have already purchased your albums through CDBaby, and continue to inculcate my friends. My next plans are buying a bunch of t-shirts, and developing an army of atomic lemurs to conquer a small nation to be renamed in your honor. Any preference? I have already purchased your albums through CDBaby, and continue to inculcate my friends. My next plans are buying a bunch of t-shirts, and developing an army of atomic lemurs to conquer a small nation to be renamed in your honor. Any preference?

]]> By: jpez http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/07/25/well-now-i-feel-bad/#comment-131 jpez Mon, 25 Jul 2005 23:59:39 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/07/25/well-now-i-feel-bad/#comment-131 I bet firing up some forums would draw some visitors in... I bet firing up some forums would draw some visitors in…

]]> By: Sean Carman http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/07/25/well-now-i-feel-bad/#comment-130 Sean Carman Mon, 25 Jul 2005 18:18:52 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/07/25/well-now-i-feel-bad/#comment-130 Or, I suppose, try this out for one album and see how it goes. In cany case, rock on. Or, I suppose, try this out for one album and see how it goes. In cany case, rock on.

]]> By: Sean Carman http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/07/25/well-now-i-feel-bad/#comment-129 Sean Carman Mon, 25 Jul 2005 18:17:26 +0000 http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2005/07/25/well-now-i-feel-bad/#comment-129 I love your work, and it's great that you offer stuff for free, and I sent some love your way, but if your goal is to make money from your work, which is a perfectly fine and respectable goal, you should probably not be giving it away. Give away one song per album and make us buy the album if we want to hear the other songs. Or give us snippets but make us pay a buck for the whole song. I'm sure you'll see more income that way, and it's a fair trade. Don't feel bad for charging us. We SHOULD have to pay for your stuff. It's worth it. Art has value, etc. etc. These are just my thoughts. I'm sure all will work out splendidly for you in any case. If, that is, "splendidly" is actually a word. If not, things will work out in some other way that bears the same substantive meaning as would "splendidly" if "splendidly" were in fact a word. Whatever you do, keep making music! Your stuff is really, really good. I love your work, and it’s great that you offer stuff for free, and I sent some love your way, but if your goal is to make money from your work, which is a perfectly fine and respectable goal, you should probably not be giving it away. Give away one song per album and make us buy the album if we want to hear the other songs. Or give us snippets but make us pay a buck for the whole song. I’m sure you’ll see more income that way, and it’s a fair trade. Don’t feel bad for charging us. We SHOULD have to pay for your stuff. It’s worth it. Art has value, etc. etc.

These are just my thoughts. I’m sure all will work out splendidly for you in any case. If, that is, “splendidly” is actually a word. If not, things will work out in some other way that bears the same substantive meaning as would “splendidly” if “splendidly” were in fact a word.

Whatever you do, keep making music! Your stuff is really, really good.

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