Are you glad streaming ended deluxe versions?

[culturalbaptism 2,873]

1 hour ago, ToxicHot said:

I mean, I guess it doesn’t really bother me because I normally always buy the deluxe version anyway - PRIMARILY through iTunes. If there are additional deluxe tracks that I cannot actually purchase, I will pirate them online or rip them from YouTube or something. Because I’d love to buy them but if they’re unavailable to purchase through conventional means I have to improvise.

There are some artists that for example, will re-release their album with extra/deluxe tracks (Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded as Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - The Re-Up, or Dua Lipa as Dua Lipa: Complete Edition), and I find it annoying why they/their label couldn’t just put out the new content as an EP.  Because let me tell you something, there’s a pretty high chance that I will NOT be going to purchase the entire album AGAIN. Only the new songs, which wouldn’t even help album sales anyway just sales for those individual tracks. (OBVIOUSLY, this doesn’t apply towards physical editions since people love collecting those). I love that Gaga did this with The Fame Monster, because it is essentially a deluxe version of The Fame album but still an entirely new body of work (artistically and commerically). 

Also, greatest hits albums are literally USELESS in the streaming era. Just create a playlist of the hits.....  Again, this doesn’t apply towards physical albums but still.... Why would I buy your greatest hits album when I already own ALL your albums? Especially if they’re digital copies. 

This! Maybe I should open a new thread about GH so we can discuss it in more details.

[Salvador Sequea 813]

42 minutes ago, culturalbaptism said:

This! Maybe I should open a new thread about GH so we can discuss it in more details.

I'll be here for a greatest hits album tbh a la Inmaculate Collection 

But in the world of streaming, no hit is greater than the other