Tom Petty For Digital Downloads

[pettyfree]

Hey Tom Petty Fans,

Im interning at Universal and I just found out that the entire Tom Petty catalog on MCA records is now available on Napster!!! Petty has always been a supporter of cheaper music and Napster can get you songs for only a buck!!! Reply back with your thoughts on Petty's albums.

[DudeAsInCool]

I love Tom Petty. He picked up where the Byrds left off musically, and is a pretty cool guy, too. Congrats on your internship

[Shawn]

I agree with Dude. Petty is one of the rock legends in my mind. I even think it's cool that somebody was bright enough to offer his entire catalog. He's someone I've always been willing to shell out to hear.

But...

1. $1/song is too much for my taste. No offense to Petty, because as mentioned above he's pretty cool, but his stuff is usually findable in the bargain bins.
2. He has been one of the stars to speak out against p2p. If I thought that record sales even accounted for 1/3 of his income I'd understand, but I don't think it does. The classic rockers seem far more adept at profiting from touring than album sales. P2P seems more likely to keep the guy's music in people's minds than he may think.

[spraymonkey]

One of the best opening lines in any song ever"you think you're gonna take her away with your money and your cocaine"The entire alblum Damn The Torpedeos is one of my personal favorites.

[pettyfree]

Hey,

In terms of getting Tom Petty's albums in Bargain bins instead of at a dollar/song, you should know that entire albums on iTunes are only $9.99. That's cheaper than your average $14.00 CD at a CD store. So, downloading an entire album is a bargain

[rainbowdemon]

So, downloading an entire album is a bargain

It usually is!!

[Kooperman]

I still buy albums that my favorite artists, such as Van Morrison, Fleetwood Mac, etc., put out. Probably I still buy a good percentage of what I would have bought before the p2p era started. Anything else I get, I wouldn't have ordinarily bought.