somethingvinyl Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 So, long time lurker, first time posting... I'm a subscriber of feedbands, if anyone has any questions, or wants to call me a moron for falling for the marketing gimmicks. I have two albums from them. I got the Unknown Relatives last month and just received my second album today. Who says this as if this is a call-in talk radio show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyrobotty Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 So, long time lurker, first time posting... I'm a subscriber of feedbands, if anyone has any questions, or wants to call me a moron for falling for the marketing gimmicks. I have two albums from them. I got the Unknown Relatives last month and just received my second album today. I'm on to you Mr. Been-A-Member-For-Two-Days guy from feedbands.com. Jefferson Howells post above offers some hard but practical criticisms of feedbands. They would be smart to fix their whole marketing approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 First time long time? I call shenanigans. Requesting timestamped pics and such. Also I can't believe this thread is active when NOBODY is on board for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothingnatural Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 I hope some shitty pop punk or Thricey type band puts out a release through this feedbands thing. All the pissing, moaning and complaining about missing out on their feedbands copy would provide some great future lulz. tml-7 and mrrom92 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollyronnie Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 So, long time lurker, first time posting... I'm a subscriber of feedbands, if anyone has any questions, or wants to call me a moron for falling for the marketing gimmicks. I have two albums from them. I got the Unknown Relatives last month and just received my second album today. Question were asked. Get to answering them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrsbck11 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 What's the second album you received. How long did it take between releases? Did you like the second album? Was is a similar in genre to the first release? When does the month end and when does it start? You get a free month, so is that a free record or can more than one record come out in a month? Do you get back releases in you sign up now? Tells us everything... from the moment you signed up to the first time money was taken from your account to how much shipping was how well was is packaged how long did it take to get to you.... c'mon man spill the beans man...spillem 2nd album received was The Vliets. I think it's self-titled. 10 tracks. It was about a month between releases. My credit card was charged twice, exactly one month apart. I got shipping notifications usually a few days after my card was charged. I like The Vliets more than last month's album. I honestly really like them both, though. Last month was a little more surf-rock, where as this month the album is more psychedelic, I guess. Both are definitely in the rock genre. I'm not sure when the month starts/ends. On the 1st of June they put up the samples and description for the June band. So I'm guessing it starts on the first of every month. I think it all depends on what day you sign up on. My first month was free, so all I paid for was shipping. Only one record comes out a month, I believe. I believe the service started in May. I know they sold out of the May record and you can't get that record if you sign up now. I have both May and June records so I don't have a reason to ask for previous releases. So I signed up on May 10th and they immediately charged my card for $4.95 shipping. A few days later I got an email that told me my record has been shipped. Then I got the record in the mail. The packaging was fine, though it looked like USPS didn't treat it very well. Opened up the package, and it had a piece of paper with a write up about the band (Unknown Relatives). When I opened the actual record, it was a translucent orange. The jacket also contained a download card for the album that's plantable. So I used it and then planted it. The sound quality of the actual album is really good. I don't know, I really enjoyed it. Then on June 10th my credit card was charged again, this time for $24.90. I received another shipment notification the next day. A few days later, I got the June album, The Vliets. Everything was exactly the same as the Unknown Relatives, except it was a different album. This one was light purple with flecks of blue and red in it. Oh, and they included some extra stuff in the package, like some guitar picks and stickers and stuff. All in all, I'm satisfied. I have the spendable cash to do something like this and I'm the kind of person that enjoys not knowing what an album sounds like until the needle hits it. I agree that their marketing is a little obtrusive and sketchy. But so far, they've delivered on everything they claim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrsbck11 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Who says this as if this is a call-in talk radio show? Sorry? It was late and I just thought I could be a useful source of information. I didn't really know what to say other than that I was a subscriber. I don't usually ever participate in forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrsbck11 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 I'm on to you Mr. Been-A-Member-For-Two-Days guy from feedbands.com. Jefferson Howells post above offers some hard but practical criticisms of feedbands. They would be smart to fix their whole marketing approach. I agree. Their marketing approach is super sub-par. Something about it interested me though, so I figured I would give it a shot. I mean, it could be worse. I could have gotten scammed completely. But they have actually delivered so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrsbck11 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 I would assume the only people who would take part in this would be rich pretentious vinyl collectors who drool at the words "first press". Not going to lie. I might be one of those people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipsterasfolk Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 I want to make something like this....and when I am approaching bankruptcy I will make an album using the FartFarm.com discography! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeekanchors Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 I'm gonna say, I don't hate the two releases they've put out.. And I don't care about limited this, first that I think it would be fun to have something come to your house every month that you have NO idea what it's going to be or if you're going to like it or not.I like the excitement.I might do it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 I don't think may "sold out". Just that you can't order past months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrsbck11 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I don't think may "sold out". Just that you can't order past months. Maybe, but from the sounds of their blog/facebook, I think they actually sold out. http://feedbands.com/blog/feedbands-has-sold-out/ At least that's how I interpreted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeekanchors Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I going to see what they say about my question.."If I sign up today, will I receive the next release or the previous release or both for the first shipment?"Then I'll determine if I'm going to sign up or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthyrich Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I hope some shitty pop punk or Thricey type band puts out a release through this feedbands thing. All the pissing, moaning and complaining about missing out on their feedbands copy would provide some great future lulz. Not gonna lie, this made me laugh. I can see you guys begging for months with "WTB: Feedbands variant." And the occasional "Make me an offer" thread that turns into an $800 eBay auction. I'm honestly amazed SRC hasn't already tried this gimmick. zeekanchors 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeekanchors Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I got emails back right away from their support team. I think I'm in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothingnatural Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Not gonna lie, this made me laugh. I can see you guys begging for months with "WTB: Feedbands variant." And the occasional "Make me an offer" thread that turns into an $800 eBay auction. That's exactly how I see it happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingvinyl Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 That's exactly how I see it happening. Thirded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chutterhanban Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 I just saw a promoted tweet in my timeline from feedbands... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasma36 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 I feel like their demographic is the intersection of people who primarily listen to Rock Radio and people who like gambling. Feedbands isn't for me, I take enough chances with $1 records that I usually end up selling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisapple Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 I got the Vliets for the shipping only deal. Not bad for 5 bucks but I still promptly canceled. Canceling sort of sucks because you have to send a couple emails back and forth where they sales pitch to keep you. 3/10 would not bang again. mrrom92 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konk Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 That's douchey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisapple Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 That's douchey. Canceling? Why? I didn't care for the sound quality of the record I recoeved and the preview of the upcoming band are not appealing to me. I don't think it makes sense to subscribe blindly to a music subscription service. dedlee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konk Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Because you canceled after the first. Whether that was your plan all along or not. You should have at least paid for one or sent it back. Almost as bad as the Best Buy scheme. chiefwahoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smailtronic Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Because you canceled after the first. Whether that was your plan all along or not. You should have at least paid for one or sent it back. Almost as bad as the Best Buy scheme. One of the giant print bullet points on their site is "Don't like it? Don't pay for it", so they're sort of bringing it on themselves. chutterhanban 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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