Do Hadouken have a point?
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http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a196242/hadouken-lady-gaga-can-f-off.html
Hadouken front man James Smith has criticised Gaga for re-releasing her album.
Does he have a point, because Gaga must have made millions from the original album in a industry which is getting very tough, is it ethical to re-release the same album with a few songs extra?
Hadouken front man James Smith has criticised Gaga for re-releasing her album.
Does he have a point, because Gaga must have made millions from the original album in a industry which is getting very tough, is it ethical to re-release the same album with a few songs extra?
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I know that there'll be fanboys/girls of Lady Gaga (most of which would have never heard of Hadouken) saying things like "omg, who ar Hadouken!" "who do they think they are!" "How many records have they even sold!"
Why do you always have to point out to everyone that record sales aren't everything? We get the point! And yes I do know who Hadouken! are.
In response to OP - to be fair to Lady Gaga, she said that The Fame Monster was a complete body of work and separate to The Fame, and she wanted it to be released as a whole new album - which it was in many countries, including America. Why it wasn't here I don't know, but I'm certain that wasn't Gaga's decision. Hadouken can blame her record label for that if anyone. But still, a re-release with 8 extra songs (and very good ones at that) is a lot better than the usual re-release with just 1 extra song and 1 or 2 remixes/videos.
The Lady Gaga album possibly isn't the best example of this being a rip-off, though, as it did at least include 8 extra tracks.
Music is a business, and if record labels can make money they will.
I'm sure if they were as big as Lady Gaga and KOL then they wouldn't be complaining at raking in the extra cash.
It's always smaller bands craving critical acclaim or very rich bands who criticise this kind of stuff.
The 8 new tracks are good but I so resented having to fork out again for an album I already owned. It was pure greed on Gagas part.
If the same album is then re-released with extra tracks I just steal the extra tracks off the internet.
No, it was on the record label's part. Like I said before - Gaga always said herself that The Fame Monster was a complete and separate piece of work to The Fame - and it did get released on it's own as an 8-track EP in America, amongst other countries. We were one of the unlucky countries in which the label didn't allow it to be released on it's own. Blame them, not the artist.
Completely agree. I don't like buying deluxe albums nor should artists expect people to buy them but releasing them is an artists prerogative and whoever wants to buy them will. This type of attitude from people like him smacks of 'the peasants who buy pop music don't know what they're doing' - she's hardly holding a gun to their head.
I don't really think it's fair to use Gaga as an example of this either. I mean, she made a whole different LP instead of merely going the direction her label planned of releasing only a deluxe album. Beyoncé would've been a much better example to use.
Considering how some re-releases only add two new tracks or a few live performances, Lady Gaga has at least given her fans eight new songs which she wanted packaged as a whole new album.
He's just peddling his own album, which will probably suck.
It is unethical to release the same album with a couple of extra tracks and crummy photos, but then Gaga fans are probably not the brightest bunch out there and will lap it all up.
Anyone else slightly annoyed? :rolleyes:, I am though I'm a fan.
I for one, so far, have refused to buy the fame monster as I already have the fame and feel that UK fans should've been given the option, on iTunes at least, to get the 8 tracks as an EP