Unofficial "We Refuse to Spend $3 On One Song" Thread

[Kariodude]

Why pay $3 for Atomic when you can spend $2 next week on Cartman?

[Runesmith]

I love Blondie and I love Atomic, but I could buy 3 other songs I love equally as much for the 3 dollars they're charging.

[G_tarRoCK3R]

I love Blondie and I love Atomic, but I could buy 3 other songs I love equally as much for the 3 dollars they're charging.

This!

We need to keep this thread @ #1 spot to get more support!

[Charron]

This is why I don't even tell bands I'm working with that $3 is an option.

Because it's not, really.

The Beatles didn't even demand $3 a song. If the Beatles can't get away with it, nobody can.

[Cbarnes86]

Stairway to Heaven would be the only song I would pay more than 2 dollars on.

[Thom1234]

Why pay $3 for Atomic when you can spend $2 next week on Cartman?

Or spend 240MSP, the price of "Atomic," on 3 songs at 80MSP, all of which will likely be much more fun than that song.

Charon makes a great point, as well. The Beatles charged 160MSP per song, and they are one of the few bands where people would willingly buy for more than the regular price. Rule of thumb; if it's good enough for the Beatles, it's good enough for you.

Also, for the record, HMX could've charged anything for the Cartman song and I'd still buy it. It transcends earthly concepts like price.

[HelloMaster]

I'm not going to pay 240msp for songs clocking in between 2-4 minutes, doesn't matter whether it would be a random indie artist, Metallica, Led Zepellin or Michael Jackson.

Bring on epic 10-20min songs and I'm gonna open my wallet, EMI

I agree with this sentiment, although 10-20 minutes songs aren't doable on RBN at this time. (software/hardware limitations).

But absolutely I'd be willing to pay more for longer songs. It's an enormous effort to put up even a 4-minute track, and some of those are selling for $1. I'd happily pay $3 for a 7-10 minute track (and longer, if ever possible). Of course, it'd be nice if that extra money actually went to the playtesters somehow, since they're the ones that suffer the burden of the longer development process.

[SystemSCSnake]

Same, not paying $3 unless it's either Beatles, something I absolutely must have, or a past 15-min song. For a song like this, it's just not worth it.

[GeneralGilliam]

Yeah, it should be:

Unsigned Band 1-6 minutes: $1
Unsigned Band 7+ minutes: $2
Signed Band 1-6 minutes: $2
Signed Band 7+ minutes: $3
Unsigned or Signed 15+ minutes: $3

[Thisnameislame]

When I can get Don't Stop Believing, More Than a Feeling, Smells Like Teen Spirit, All You Need is Love, Baba O'riley, Under the Bridge, and much more heavy hitters for no more than $2 apiece, why on Earth would I be expected to pay $3 for Blondie's 3rd most famous song?