Basically the only newsworthy tidbit in this article the part regarding the From The Basement Performances. Aside from that, could journalists stop busting a nut everytime Bono has an opinion about something? Why are people still treating Bono like he’s the friggin pope or something?

It is newsworthy because he is disagreeing with his manager to clear up any confusion. It has nothing to do with papal treatment the U2 singer. In fact i would argue that the opposite is true: most anyone in the music industry can make a comment about something, but when Bono does so, he gets reactions like “Why are people strill treating Bono like he is the Pope?” Give me a break. He’s just a musician like anyone else, issuing a letter to clear up some comments made by his manager.

Of course Radiohead were courageous, but what of Nine Inch Nails? I suppose Bono overlooked Trent Reznor releasing “The Slip” for FREE, in a variety of formats. That seems even more forward-thinking and revolutionary than the “In Rainbows” release.

Does everyone forget that the Smashing Pumpkins released two whole albums for free ont he internet years ago?

Well if not for Radiohead’s move, I doubt Nine Inch Nails would be brave enough to try the new format.

Yah didn’t we learn from south park, that hes really just a big pile of crap

The Smashing Pumpkins did this years ago….Corgan and Chamberlain are far better than that pile of garbage they call radiohead. screw bono too.

when these losers create albums like gish, siamese dream, or mellon collie they can talk. until then they can shut up

Lisa L.

Ummm…Gish sucked and the Pumpkins are really bad. You just don’t know how to get out of your high school nostalgia and grow up musically. Thos albums you listed are fair compared to Joshua Tree or Ok Computer. Maybe you just dont get it….

Saying someone has not grown up musically is probably one of the most arrogant comments I have seen on the internet today. Congratulations BONO, you have become todays biggest internet douchebag.

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I know I’m leaving this comment a tad late, but some people here apparently don’t see the difference between selling an album at a price the consumer states and releasing it for free. They are 2 completely different things, so stop comparing them to Nine Inch Nails and Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead did this shit first.