Bungalow with Stairs album

[purlieu]

Originally Posted by BrotherLovesDub

I have more money than you, hahahahahahahahaha.

End of conversation here.

Back to people who are willing to enter into an actual discussion, can anyone describe the catalogue? Is it worth the £30 along with the disc? Is it on special paper, or is it like a magazine? How many pages? Obviously the lack of anybody actually mentioning it so far shows how essential it actually is (and how the band have yet again misjudged what fans actually want), but I'm curious whether it's worth the cash or if the whole thing is a massive pocket filler for the band.

I'd agree with the comments re: Trent Reznor, he actually seems to care about getting music to his fans in all ways, catering for collectors but also making sure that people who aren't able to fork out a hefty amount of money get the same musical content. It's hard not to respect what he does, which is something I can't say for what's happening in the UWLive camp these days, and that's a shame. Underworld are one of my absolute favourite bands, and I'd really like a copy of Bungalow With Stairs, because from all reports it seems like the kind of album I'd really enjoy. However, given the ridiculous price, I and many others cannot afford to buy it, and that is nothing more than letting fans down, which is shoddy behaviour.

When they did the Riverruns, it seemed like they were taking advantage of new media, but with all the criticisms of this, how the singles have been packaged and spread out over various sites, having to pay to remix Bird 1 (there's another lesson they could take from Reznor) and the whole Barking Deluxe box fiasco, they really seem like they're fumbling around in the dark. I hope they've been reading the board over the past few months, because if nothing else they might be able to learn something from all the fans they've pissed off.