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Originally Posted by BigEyedFerg
I honestly think the success of Big Whiskey will manifest itself in concert tickets in coming years. New fans are being made by this record, even if they aren't going out and buying it... Like Panther41 said, this album is being shared with a ton of people who have never bought a DMB album before
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Which is the way everything's headed these days. The significant money will be in merchandising (T-shirts, posters, anything bearing a band's name and imagery) and licensing songs for commercial use.
The RIAA and the government keep fighting this thing, but the times are a-changin' and they won't be able to sustain the old model anymore. Already iTunes has pretty much taken over the field.
EDIT: I can't take credit for this rant, it was a friend of mine--the above argument was pretty much his analysis of the situation, which I happen to agree with.